Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 3)
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB126
Introduced
4/17/25
Refer
4/17/25
This Act exempts from State income tax any income received by a full-time hourly wage-paid employee for overtime work performed in excess of 40 hours in a week. This exemption applies for taxable years beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending before January 1, 2028.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB127
Introduced
4/17/25
Refer
4/17/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/15/25
Enrolled
6/17/25
Passed
6/24/25
This Act restructures the Manufactured Homes Installation Board to reduce its size. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB128
Introduced
4/17/25
Introduced
6/20/25
Refer
4/17/25
Engrossed
6/24/25
Refer
5/6/25
Refer
6/24/25
Refer
6/25/25
Enrolled
6/30/25
Passed
7/30/25
This substitute for House Bill No. 128, like House Bill No. 128, does the following:
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB129
Introduced
5/1/25
Refer
5/1/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/15/25
Enrolled
6/24/25
Currently, if a childs criminal case is transferred by the Family Court to Superior Court, or if a child files an application in Superior Court to have their criminal case transferred to Family Court and the Superior Court denies the application, there is no recourse for appeal until the childs criminal case is finally adjudicated in Superior Court. In State v. Roberts, Del.Supr. 282 A.2nd 603 (1971) the Delaware Supreme Court stated its jurisdiction over such appeals by an accused, may only be by operation of law. This Act permits the child to enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and appeal an amenability denial to the Delaware Supreme Court within 30 days of being sentenced by the Superior Court. This Act also prohibits any plea being conditioned on waiving this right of appeal. This Act also clarifies that the Superior Court will not retain jurisdiction over the child if the Supreme Court reverses the Superior Courts Order.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB13
Introduced
1/23/25
Introduced
4/3/25
Introduced
6/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
6/17/25
Like under House Bill No. 13 (HB 13) and House Substitute No. 1 for HB 13 (HS 1 for HB 13), this Act adjusts the existing personal income tax brackets and applicable tax rates. Under this Act, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, taxable income between $60,000 and $150,000 will continue to be taxed at a rate of 6.6%, but taxable income above $150,000 will be taxed at higher rates.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB130
Introduced
4/17/25
Introduced
5/6/25
Refer
4/17/25
Refer
5/6/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/13/25
Enrolled
6/10/25
This Act addresses information and access rights relating to bargaining units, which are defined under existing law as groups of public employees designated by the Public Employment Relations Board as appropriate for representation by an employee organization for purposes of collective bargaining.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB131
Introduced
5/1/25
Refer
5/1/25
This Act fosters the humane treatment of animals and prevents animal cruelty by prohibiting retail pet stores from selling dogs or cats. It further authorizes retail pet stores to collaborate with animal shelters and animal rescue organizations to offer space to showcase dogs or cats for adoption. The Office of Animal Welfare will be responsible for enforcing this Act. Retailers will receive a civil penalty of no more than $500 for each prohibited sale.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB132
Introduced
5/1/25
Refer
5/1/25
Refer
5/15/25
Delaware relies on fees imposed as surcharges by the criminal legal system to generate revenue for government services. These criminal fees can be an unstable revenue generator, especially when there are recessions, pandemics, or other major economic events. This Act repeals three fees that currently fund videophone systems used by state and local agencies, personnel, equipment, and training expenses related to judicial branch security, and victim notification initiatives. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General Assembly, in its December 7, 2023 report. The Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group also recommended replacement of lost revenue for affected agencies as needed with General Funds. In repealing these fees, the General Assembly intends to eliminate any outstanding balances owed on these fees.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB133
Introduced
5/1/25
Refer
5/1/25
Currently, even when a defendant or individual obviously does not have the means to pay a financial penalty or fee, Delaware Courts are unable to waive certain mandatory minimum fines or fees at sentencing. This can create a constitutional crossroads, as our justice system has long recognized that the Fourteen Amendment prohibits punishing a person for his poverty. Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660, 671 (1983). This Act gives courts the discretion to waive fines and fees, in whole or in part, in appropriate circumstances. It also creates a presumption that fines and fees will not be imposed when a defendant shows evidence of certain conditions, including receiving a public assistance benefit (like Medicaid, SNAP, or veterans benefits) or being represented by the Office of Defense Services. It also creates a hearing process for anyone already sentenced to pay a fine or fee. The changes in this Act are based on recommendations of the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General Assembly, in its December 7, 2023, report.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB134
Introduced
5/6/25
Refer
5/6/25
This Bill updates Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to animal cruelty. After 2 misdemeanor violations of this section, currently class A misdemeanors, all further violations are to be upgraded to class F felonies. Also, after the first felony violation of the statute, currently a class F felony, which involves intentionally killing or causing serious injury to any animal in violation of the statute, all further violations are to be upgraded to class E felonies. Also, any person convicted of a felony violation a second time shall be prohibited from owning or possessing any animal for the remainder of their life without exception.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB135
Introduced
5/6/25
Refer
5/6/25
Refer
5/7/25
Because Delaware lacks an adequate amount of emergency shelter beds, housing support services, and affordable housing units, only 952 out of 7,131 households that contacted the Housing Alliance Delawares homelessness hotline in 2024 were referred to housing assistance. Without adequate shelter available, thousands of individuals experiencing homelessness are forced to seek shelter on the streets, parks, parking lots, and sidewalks, which puts them in constant conflict with local residents, businesses, and the police. Instead of providing adequate housing, local governments are using emergency services, hospital services, and the criminal justice system to remove unhoused individuals from public spaces, exacerbating the barriers unhoused individuals face to achieve stable housing and wasting taxpayer money. This Act seeks to incentivize localities to coordinate or create adequate emergency housing, permanent housing, and wrap-around services for individuals experiencing homelessness, which will ease the financial burden placed on emergency services, hospitals, and the criminal justice system, while providing unhoused individuals stability and dignity.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB136
Introduced
5/6/25
Refer
5/6/25
Engrossed
5/20/25
Refer
5/20/25
Enrolled
6/25/25
A placard must be prominently displayed at any entrance of a massage and bodywork establishment that has failed to obtain a valid license or has a license that is suspended, revoked, or expired. This Act provides that no placard can be removed unless the removal of the placard is approved by the Division of Professional Regulation. This Act makes the unlawful removal of the placard a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and up to a $2300 fine.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB137
Introduced
5/6/25
Refer
5/6/25
This Act clarifies that the Merit Employee Relations Board does not have jurisdiction to interpret or apply the Fair Labor Standards Act. Instead, disputes concerning the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources interpretation of this federal law as applied to state personnel must be determined as outlined in Title 29 of the United States Code.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB138
Introduced
5/6/25
Refer
5/6/25
This Act requires the Department of Transportation to install and operate a traffic light signal violation monitoring system at an intersection within 60 days of a request for it by a member of the General Assembly.
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Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware House Bill HB139
Introduced
5/6/25
Introduced
6/5/25
Refer
5/6/25
Engrossed
6/12/25
Refer
6/12/25
Enrolled
6/26/25
This substitute to House Bill No. 139 grants the Insurance Coverage Office, which is tasked by statute with adjusting all claims and paying losses covered by the Fund, standing to participate in line of duty death claims. Like House Bill No. 139, this substitute also eliminates a requirement for the Insurance Commissioner to hold a hearing for every Line-of-Duty Death claim, and instead mandates they occur only if the claim is contested, and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Drafting Manual.