Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB71
Introduced
4/9/25
Refer
4/9/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/14/25
This Act creates a special open enrollment period for persons who are already enrolled in a Medicare supplement policy or certificate to cancel their existing policy or certificate and purchase another Medicare supplement policy or certificate that provides the same or lesser benefits. Only persons who are already enrolled in a Medicare supplement policy or certificate are eligible for the special open enrollment period. The special enrollment period begins 30 days before an eligible person's birthday and remains open for at least 30 days following the eligible person's birthday. During this special open enrollment period, individuals switching from one Medicare supplement policy to another cannot be denied coverage and coverage and rates cannot be dependent upon the persons medical history. The Act also obligates issuers to notify eligible persons who are enrolled in their Medicare supplement policies or certificates of the dates of the open enrollment period, at least 30 days before it begins, and of any modification to the benefits provided by the policy under which the person is currently insured.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB72
Introduced
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/14/25
This Act requires the Division of Public Health (Division) to create a website where Delaware residents can find out the level of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, in their public drinking water systems. This Act also requires the Division to notify public water utilities if the PFAS in their water exceeds certain limits, known as maximum containment levels, or MCLs. Water companies receiving this notice from the Division must then notify their customers that the PFAS levels in their water exceed the MCLs.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB73
Introduced
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
4/9/25
This bill clarifies that only law enforcement officers may petition for emergency relief in the Justice of the Peace Court pursuant to Title 10, Section 7703. The statute is currently ambiguous with regard to who may file pursuant to Section 7703. Section 7701(4) defines a "Petitioner" as a law enforcement officer or any person who would be qualified to file a Petition for Protection from Abuse. Section 7702(a) provides that "a petitioner may request relief under section 7703 (Emergency hearings) or Section 7704 (Nonemergency hearings)." However, Section 7703 only addresses the process a law enforcement officer must follow to procure a Lethal Violence Protective Order ("LVPO") and fails to mention any other class of petitioner. At the time of the passage of the LVPO statute, there was specific discussion and intention to prevent individuals from filing for emergencies in the Justice of the Peace Court for the same reason that citizen warrants are no longer accepted in that Court. This conclusion is borne out by the fact that Section 7703 does not prescribe any procedure or burden of proof an individual would need to meet to prevail in an emergency petition for a LVPO. As with Weapons Relinquishment Orders governed by Section 1448C of Title 11, this proposed bill requires requests for emergency relief to come through a law enforcement agency rather than directly from an individual member of the public. The bill removes the confusion that exists with the current wording of the statute.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB74
Introduced
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Engrossed
4/9/25
Refer
4/10/25
Enrolled
5/6/25
Passed
5/22/25
This Act amends Title 6 by adding "lease-purchase property" to the Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB75
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Engrossed
4/15/25
Refer
4/16/25
Refer
5/22/25
This Act limits the restrictions a county may impose on the operation of marijuana establishments as follows:
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB76
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Engrossed
5/7/25
Refer
5/8/25
Enrolled
5/22/25
This Act replaces the phrase "United States Armed Forces or of the National Guard" with "uniformed services of the United States," and defines "uniformed services of the United States" as meaning any of the 8 of the United States service branches and the National Guard. Usage of "Armed Forces" or "military" is often misunderstood to mean only the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Space Force, and United States Coast Guard. Using "uniformed services of the United States" more accurately includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corp. This Act makes clear that veterans all 8 services branches are qualified to obtain veteran designation on their driver licenses.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB77
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
This Act prohibits the sale of electronic smoking devices and nicotine vapor products that are not included in a directory of manufacturers and products eligible to be sold in the state. To be added to the directory, manufacturers of electronic smoking devices and nicotine vapor products must certify that they have complied with federal tobacco product premarket application requirements and pay annual fees.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB78
Introduced
3/24/25
Refer
3/24/25
This Act prohibits discrimination in public schools, including school districts and charter schools, based on race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protective hairstyle, body size, pregnancy or childbirth or related conditions, disability, genetic information, socioeconomic status, familial status, immigration status, or housing status. Under this Act, the Department of Education is required to update its regulations to align the protected classes therein with those in the general non-discrimination provision created by this Act.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB79
Introduced
3/25/25
Introduced
5/13/25
Refer
3/25/25
Refer
5/13/25
Refer
4/17/25
This Act creates a right to free legal counsel for certain relatives seeking to terminate parental rights and adopt a child in the relatives family who has been in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (Department). The right to free legal counsel applies at all stages of the termination of parental rights proceedings, including any appeals. This Act also requires the Department or a licensed agency with which the Department contracts to prepare and file the social study and report required as part of the termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings at no cost to the relative.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB8
Introduced
5/15/25
Refer
5/15/25
Refer
6/11/25
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 8. Like Senate Bill No. 8, this Act codifies the standard conditions of probation to be used by the courts and the Department of Correction. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 8 by doing all of the following:
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB80
Introduced
3/25/25
Refer
3/25/25
Engrossed
5/14/25
Refer
5/15/25
This Act adopts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act ("the Act") authored by the Uniform Law Commission. The Uniform Law Commission provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law. The Act was adopted by the Uniform Law Commission in October 2020 and has been adopted in 10 states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and is currently pending in 10 states.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB81
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Engrossed
5/14/25
Refer
5/15/25
This Act removes the time restriction that only allowed for certain teachers or specialists who were hired after August 9, 2023, to obtain additional experience credit for purposes of salary computation. This Act would allow for teachers or specialists hired before August 9, 2023, to qualify for the same experience credit for purposes of salary computation.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB82
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/20/25
This Act changes the period of time for which relief may be granted under a lethal violence protective order from 1 year to 5 years.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB83
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Engrossed
5/14/25
Refer
5/15/25
This Act amends the long-term care residents bill of rights to provide that residents may not be subject to discrimination based on their membership in a protected class. Specifically, this Act does the following:
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB84
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
This Act strengthens Delawares existing Right to Farm laws by expanding protections for agricultural operations against nuisance lawsuits. Specifically, this Act removes the current requirement that an agricultural operation have existed for 1 year or more in order to benefit from statutory protections against nuisance suits. Under this Act, an agricultural operation cannot be deemed a nuisance as long as it is operating in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal requirements and is not being conducted in a negligent or improper manner. This protection cannot be used against a federal, state, or local agency that is enforcing air, water quality, or other environmental standards under federal, state, or local law.