Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB58
Introduced
2/20/25
Introduced
5/14/25
Refer
2/20/25
This Act provides a remedy for convicted persons relating to changes in forensic scientific or technical information. Specifically, a convicted person may apply to the Superior Court for relief if certain forensic scientific information was not available to be offered by the convicted person prior to the conviction or if it undermines forensic scientific evidence that was presented at trial. The court must grant relief if (1) the convicted person files an application asserting that the relevant forensic evidence is currently available and was not ascertainable through the exercise of reasonable diligence by the convicted person before or during trial or before the date of entry of a plea, and (2) the court determines that, had the evidence been presented at a trial, there is a reasonable likelihood that the result at trial would have been different or that the convicted person would not have been convicted.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB59
Introduced
2/21/25
Refer
2/21/25
Engrossed
3/20/25
Refer
3/25/25
Public utilities are regulated monopolies. Practically speaking, a public utility has no competition in its service territory and, therefore, does not face the economic risks that a for-profit, non-utility company must face. By law, a public utility is authorized the opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return on the costs it incurs in operating its business.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB6
Introduced
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
This Legislation is the Delaware Pre-Authorization Reform Act of 2025.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB60
Introduced
2/21/25
Refer
2/21/25
Engrossed
3/20/25
Refer
3/25/25
This Act requires the Delaware Public Service Commission to ensure that all regulated utilities do not use customer funds to subsidize unregulated activities for example, lobbying activities, political contributions, charitable contributions, and certain advertising and public relations activities. This Act places a cap on annual capital expenses in the amount of $125 million for electric distribution companies. This Act also contains a severability clause.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB61
Introduced
2/21/25
Refer
2/21/25
Engrossed
3/20/25
Refer
3/25/25
This bill requires disclosure of votes cast at meetings of, or matters before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB62
Introduced
3/6/25
Introduced
3/24/25
Refer
3/6/25
Refer
3/24/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/14/25
Like Senate Bill No. 62, Senate Substitute No. 1 for SB 62 clarifies that state agencies, including public schools, may enter into agreements to trade in or sell materiel other than vehicles, including computer technology, by making the following technical changes to § 7002 of Title 29:
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB63
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/14/25
Chapter 35 of Title 19 prohibits an employer from improperly classifying an individual who is an employee as an independent contractor. Not only is this improper classification unfair to employees because it violates state and federal laws related to income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, wage laws, and workers compensation, it is also unfair to contractors who comply with Chapter 35 and these other employment laws.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB64
Introduced
5/20/25
Refer
5/20/25
Subchapter 11-A of Title 7 delineates the Regional Green House Gas initiative, including where proceeds from C02 allowance auctions shall be expended. This Act fixes the overall amount of proceeds directed to purposes currently in the Delaware Code to 2025 levels and instructs DNREC that any auction proceeds above 2025 levels be directed to a rebate program to defray the cost of electricity to ratepayers. Under this Act, Delmarva Power and Light would receive the rebate amounts and be required to distribute those proceeds in the form of electric bill reeducations to retail electric customers.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB65
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
This Act removes Delaware from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) as the state has already exceeded its CO2 reduction goals, cutting emissions by 45%. Despite this progress, Delaware faces high electricity costs and slow economic growth, ranking 46th in GDP growth. RGGI compliance costs are passed on to consumers, making energy more expensive for families and businesses. States outside RGGI have maintained lower energy prices while still reducing emissions. Exiting the program will allow Delaware to pursue policies that support both economic growth and energy affordability.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB66
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/20/25
Beginning in 2002, schools, school districts, and licensed child care providers have been required to keep binders of community notifications with information about registered sex offenders. This requirement was enacted based on recommendation from the Community Notification Task Force that schools have a role in community awareness. However, this requirement has created financial, administrative, and emotional burdens for staff who maintain the binders. The binders are rarely reviewed by the public and they do not necessarily provide up-to-date information or information on sex offenders in the immediate geographic area of the school, school district, or licensed child care provider. Additionally, in its March 31, 2002, report, the Community Notification School Task Force found that schools do not have the expertise to answer inevitable questions regarding the nature of particular offenses or the risk posed by particular offenders, and that it is not an appropriate role for educators to answer those questions.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB67
Introduced
3/11/25
Refer
3/11/25
This Act codifies that a criminal history report obtained by a home-care agency through the BCCs criminal screening process is valid for 3 years from the date of the applicants fingerprinting.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB68
Introduced
3/11/25
Refer
3/11/25
Engrossed
3/25/25
Refer
3/26/25
Enrolled
4/17/25
Passed
5/7/25
This bill establishes the pilotage rates for the Pilots' Association for the Bay and River Delaware for 2026, 2027, and 2028.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB69
Introduced
3/11/25
Refer
3/11/25
Engrossed
4/17/25
Refer
5/1/25
Enrolled
5/13/25
Passed
5/22/25
This Act prohibits a school district or charter school from selling or serving breakfast, lunch, or competitive food on campus during the school day that contains the color additive Red dye 40 (CAS no. 25956-17-6). Competitive foods are sold through the school nutrition programs, and include items sold in vending machines on campus or served a la carte.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB7
Introduced
5/15/25
Refer
5/15/25
Refer
5/21/25
Engrossed
6/12/25
Refer
6/12/25
This Act is based on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill No. 4 of the 152nd General Assembly, which modernizes Delawares probation system, including by directing the courts, the Board of Parole, and the Bureau of Community Corrections to use the least restrictive probation and parole conditions and the most minimally intrusive reporting requirements necessary to achieve the goals of community supervision.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB70
Introduced
3/12/25
Refer
3/12/25
Engrossed
4/9/25
Refer
4/10/25
Enrolled
5/15/25
This Act allows licensed genetic counselors to order genetic tests.