All Bills - Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB79
Introduced
3/25/25
Refer
3/25/25
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 and adoption proceedings, including any appeals. This Act also requires the Department to prepare and file the social study and report that is a required part of the termination of parental rights and adoption process at no cost to the relative.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB80
Introduced
3/25/25
Refer
3/25/25
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
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
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
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.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB85
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
This Act creates the criminal offense of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult. A person found guilty of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB86
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Currently, the Delaware Volunteer Fire Service Revolving Loan Fund may only obtain funding from the General Assembly through appropriation. This Act would allow for funding and donations to be made by any person, charitable organizations, and counties of the State. When a county contributes to the Fund, the Act requires the Fund ensure county specific contributions are spent on loans to fire companies within that county.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB87
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delawares housing supply. In order to expand affordable housing opportunities, this Act requires local governments to permit the construction of ADUs within their jurisdictions without prohibitive barriers or onerous application or zoning requirements.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB88
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Engrossed
4/15/25
Refer
4/16/25
This bill will improve customer service by extending the due date on toll violations from the thirty-first day to the sixty-first day, after the date the violation is transmitted. This bill amends the administrative fee by stating that the fee may be "up to" $25.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB89
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
This Act prohibits a seller that regularly accepts payment by credit card from (1) imposing a credit card surcharge greater than the percentage processing fee charged by the credit card company, for transactions of $1,500 or less, and (2) refusing to accept payment by credit card or imposing any credit card surcharge, for transactions that exceed $1,500.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB90
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
The Delaware State Inspire Scholarship Program (Inspire scholarship) pays undergraduate tuition for 8 semesters at Delaware State University (DSU). Some students complete their undergraduate degrees in less than 8 semesters because they take heavier than average course loads each semester or because they earned college credits during high school. This Act aims to reward students for their hard work and provide additional access and opportunity for them to continue their higher education by allowing students to use the Inspire scholarship program towards additional levels of higher education if the student obtains their undergraduate degree before using all 8 semesters of eligibility.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB91
Introduced
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
This Act requires schools that receive federal funding ensure students, staff, and faculty are protected from sex-based discrimination and sex-based harassment. The Act further requires schools to communicate to students, through their website, the existence of Title IX administrators as required by federal law. The Act requires the schools website provide information explaining the roles and duties of Title IX administrators, how to contact the appropriate Title IX administrator, and the schools Title IX policy. The Act ensures that students have access to the appropriate forms to start a complaint and access to the FAQ link provided by U.S. Office of Civil Rights. The Act instructs the school to provide an explanation and examples of possible supportive measures for students who experience sex-based discrimination or sex-based harassment.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB92
Introduced
4/8/25
Refer
4/8/25
Section 2527 of Title 16, which will become effective on September 30, 2025, originates from Section 27 of the Uniform Law Commissions Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. The Uniform Law Commission found that the word other was added in error to the final Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. This Act adopts this correction by deleting the word other from § 2527 of Title 16.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB93
Introduced
4/8/25
Refer
4/8/25
This Act updates the terminology used to describe or citations used to reference those who make financial or health-care decisions on behalf of a principal or individual, including when that principal or individual lacks capacity. This Act takes effect on September 30, 2025, to coincide with when the Delaware Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act of 2023 (DUHCDA 2023) takes effect.