All Bills - Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB22
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Enrolled
3/26/25
Passed
4/14/25
This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24, the Act adds constables to the list in § 4103 of Title 21 of persons invested by law with the authority to direct, control, or regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These changes will enable constables to provide additional public safety support to employers such as schools, which may benefit from assistance with directing traffic during busy times of day such as pickup and drop off.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB23
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Enrolled
4/17/25
This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law:
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB24
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
This Bill amends the Charter of the Town of Delmar in multiple respects. In Section 7 of the Charter, which involves Nominations and Elections, every person over the age of 18 years who has resided in the town for 30 days prior to the election will be permitted to vote in the election, as opposed to the previous six-month residency requirement. The Town of Delmar will also adopt the State's Voter Registration System as the source of its list of registered voters but reserves the right to deny any names from the list of voters who have moved from the Town, no longer own property within the Town, or are otherwise disqualified from voting. Section 24 of the Charter is also amended to raise the permissible bond amount to be authorized via resolution by Town Council from one million to 10 million dollars.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB25
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Enrolled
4/17/25
This bill amends the charter of the Town of Millsboro to authorize redistricting of the Town's 3 municipal election districts using the 2020 federal decennial census by January 1, 2026 and to thereafter redistrict within 2 years of the latest federal decennial census. This bill also changes the process to fill a vacancy on the Town Council so that: (1) the Town Council shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy when there is less than 1 year remaining in the vacant term; (2) a special election is required to fill a vacancy when there is more than 1 year remaining in the vacant term; and (3) the Town Council shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy if no one files to run in the special election. This bill also clarifies that the Secretary shall be one of the members of the Town Council and describes the duties of the Secretary.T
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB26
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
3/25/25
Refer
3/25/25
This Act makes it unlawful to possess, operate any motor vehicle with, purchase, install, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise distribute a number plate flipping device. A number plate flipping device means a manual, electric, or mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle that does either of the following: a. Switch between two or more number plates for the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change the number plate displayed on the operator's vehicle; or b. Hide a number plate from view by turning the number plate so that the number plate registration number is not visible. The penalty for violation of this statute is for the first offense, a fine not less than $50 nor more than $200, imprisonment not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. For each subsequent like offense, such person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300, be imprisoned not less than 90 days nor more than 6 months, or both.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB27
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
This Act makes changes to the operating requirements for the Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB28
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
This bill removes certain limitations placed on Sussex County Vocational Technical High School, thereby allowing the school district the same rights and privileges as Polytech (Kent County) and New Castle Vo-Tech.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB29
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Each year, the Department of Education (Department) publishes data regarding all Delaware public schools, currently known as School Performance Data Reports (reports). These reports are available on the Departments website as the Delaware Report Card.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB292
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Refer
3/20/25
This Act requires the Department of Elections to review every political committees contribution and expense report and to note the report, on the Departments website, as either Submitted but Not Reviewed or Reviewed and Final. If the Department discovers any violations of this chapter, it must work with the candidate to rectify the violations. Once the violations are corrected and the candidate submits an amended report, the reports status shall be updated on the Departments website and clearly marked as Reviewed and Final. This Act will apply to all contribution and expense reports submitted after March 1, 2026.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB3
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
This Act creates a breastfeeding and lactation program within the DOC to provide lactation support to women in DOC custody. Among other things, it permits women to collect breast milk for later retrieval and delivery to an infant or toddler by an approved person. It also requires the DOC to provide nutrition information and a meal plan specific to pregnant, post-partum, or lactating women, based on national best practices. This Act further requires that DOC publish an annual report regarding the number of participants in the program and the nature of services provided.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB30
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
Engrossed
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Enrolled
1/30/25
Passed
2/27/25
This Act amends the Public Laws of Delaware relating to the Affordable Housing Production Task Force by extending the deadline for the provision of the final report of the Task Force from March 1, 2025 to April 7, 2025.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB31
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
This act regulates persons who receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits earned by serving our nation in the military. This bill would not prohibit persons or business entities from receiving compensation for advice to Veterans that is unrelated to veteran claims or services available to veterans from the V.A. or its accredited agencies. Investment, insurance, banking, and other advice or services not provided by the V.A., or its accredited agencies may be obtained by veterans and fees charged for such services.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB32
Introduced
12/19/24
Refer
12/19/24
This Act establishes school officer units to fund school resource officers or constables in all Delaware public schools.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB33
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Engrossed
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Enrolled
3/18/25
Passed
4/14/25
This Act allows criminal charges of using, consuming, or possessing other than a personal use quantity of a marijuana or other substance containing tetrahydrocannabinols and charges of public consumption of the same, where the offense is committed in the City of Newark by a person over 18 years of age, to be heard initially at either the Aldermans Court or in the Court of Common Pleas. This Act likewise allows a civil violation for a person under the age of 21 using, consuming, or possessing a personal use quantity of a marijuana or other substance containing tetrahydrocannabinols to be heard initially at the Aldermans Court where the violation is committed in the City of Newark by a person over 18 years of age.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB34
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Engrossed
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
This Act amends the Newark Charter by authorizing the City of Newark to levy and collect a per student, per semester tax on Colleges and Universities that host in person classes which are located within the boundaries of the City of Newark. This tax applies to all colleges and universities including any organizations that are considered subdivisions or agencies of the State of Delaware or are otherwise tax exempt, including but not limited to the University of Delaware. The amount of the tax will be adjusted annually in an amount not to exceed the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, not seasonally adjusted). It also limits the available payment methods to restrict the use of credit cards for the payment of the aforementioned tax. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend a municipal charter.