Daily Report for 6/10/2026

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SCR 203Passed SenateBucksonThis Senate Concurrent Resolution designates September 13-19, 2026, as "Adult Education and Family Literacy Week" in the State of Delaware.DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2026, AS "ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HCR 148CommitteeKamela SmithThis Concurrent Resolution urges the Delaware Department of Human Resources to develop a statewide educational strategy on menopause to support public and private organizations and to improve understanding of menopause’s impact on Delaware’s workforce. This report is due no later than June 30, 2027. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY ON MENOPAUSE.
HA 1 to SS 1 for SB 300PWBSpiegelmanThis amendment deletes the main body of Senate Substitute #1 for Senate Bill 300 and in lieu thereof creates a new Task Force for the development and implementation of Best Practice Guidelines for Delaware Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs). The focus of the Task Force will be threefold: (1) Identifying best practices for preventing and reporting straw purchases. (2) Training FFLs and gun shop employees how to identify and avoid straw purchases, and (3) best practices designed to assist the FLL with fundamental security issues. The original bill holds a projected price tag of $4,899,488 taxpayer dollars and does nothing more than duplicate current federal laws, regulations, recordkeeping, and procedures while exposing the individual businessperson to unduly burdensome expense which will most likely result in at least half of Delaware’s law-abiding FFLs being forced out of business. If the true goal of SS#1 for SB 300 is to increase FFL vigilance and prevent potential straw purchases, this Amendment meets that goal head-on and saves the Delaware taxpayer roughly $4,899,488 over a three year period while also saving the from potential loss the Gross Receipt and Income tax dollars of those FFLs who would otherwise be forced out of business by the extravagant financial mandates contained in the original.  
HS 1 for HB 276Out of CommitteeCookeThis House Substitute for House Bill No. 276 permits the value of items stolen at separate times to be grouped and prosecuted as one charge, if the thefts were part of a course of conduct. This House Substitute differs from the original in that it defines “course of conduct” and restructures the statute to place the additional language regarding a course of conduct in the operative language regarding what must be shown in order to elevate the penalty for higher dollar value thefts. This means that the course of conduct is an element of the offense that must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The theft statute otherwise remains the same. Like the original bill, this substitute makes technical corrections to conform with the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT.
HA 1 to HB 300PWBRoss LevinHouse Amendment No. 1 to House Bill No. 300 removes "other programmatic information as determined necessary by the Coordinator to evaluate compliance" from the data that school districts and charter schools must post and report.  
HS 1 for HB 450CommitteeBushThis Act is a Substitute for House Bill No. 450. Like House Bill No. 450, this Substitute Act is to be known as the Reforming Opportunities and Accelerated Development for Delaware Act (“ROAD-DE Act”) and will make significant changes to Delaware’s land use permitting process by building on Governor Meyer’s Executive Order No. 18, which created the Permitting Accelerator to reform policies, processes, and procedures that have accumulated over decades and are holding back jobs, housing, and other critical infrastructure statewide. In 2019, a study of Delaware’s permitting process was undertaken. The study concluded that Delaware’s permitting process was significantly longer and more challenging than those of surrounding states in the region. In 2025, this State began digitizing permitting processes. During the initial stages of that effort, more than 52 hours of interviews with 57 stakeholders were conducted across state agencies, local governments, developers, and technical experts. Those interviews revealed that statewide delays are not driven by isolated performance issues. Rather, they stem from structural misalignment, sequential review processes, incentive distortions, and capacity constraints that compound across agencies. Delaware’s permitting process can stretch beyond 24 months, placing this State at a distinct economic development disadvantage when it comes to attracting and growing businesses. In the region, Delaware’s competitors, including Maryland and Pennsylvania, can achieve substantially faster permit approvals, making them more attractive locations for economic development and affordable housing. The 2019 and 2025 studies resulted in recommendations that the permitting process be streamlined and modified to improve accountability and eliminate redundancies within various government agencies, particularly within the Delaware Department of Transportation (“DelDOT”). To implement these recommendations, this Substitute Act, like House Bill No. 450, does all of the following: (1) Section 1 of this Substitute Act requires DelDOT to base the threshold for determining if a traffic impact study is required on peak-hour trips, not vehicle trips per day, and set the minimum peak hour trips threshold at 500 peak-hour trips for residential developments and 500 peak-hour trips, excluding pass-by trips, for all other development types. (2) Sections 2, 4, 6, and 8 of this Substitute Act require the counties and municipalities to base their threshold for determining if a traffic impact study is required on the same requirements as required for DelDOT in Section 1 of this Act. (3) Sections 3, 5, 7, and 8 of this Substitute Act provide for certain residential density requirements. (4) Section 9 of this Substitute Act requires DelDOT to deploy, operate, and maintain technological systems for the automated monitoring, analysis, and management of transportation infrastructure and traffic operations. (5) Section 10 of this Substitute Act provides that engineering studies or traffic investigations conducted by DelDOT may include automated or continuous data collection systems, remote sensing technologies, digital imaging, algorithmic analysis of traffic patterns, and other technological methods used to evaluate roadway safety, traffic operations, and infrastructure conditions. (6) Section 11 of this Substitute Act requires DelDOT to establish and collect transportation impact fees throughout this State and to use the moneys collected to fund off-site improvements to bring existing transportation infrastructure up to current State standards. Additionally, this Section requires DelDOT to use the moneys collected in the county in which the transportation impact fee was collected unless the county or the municipalities within the county fail to adopt the traffic impact study and residential density requirements under Sections 2 through 8 of this Act. This Substitute Act differs from House Bill No. 450 as follows: (1) Changes the residential density requirements provision contained in Sections 3, 5, 7, and 8 of this Substitute Act for the original Act. (2) Requires DelDOT to consult with the applicable municipal government on how to spend the money collected from the transportation impact fee. (3) Increases the amount of the surcharge DelDOT must assess on the transportation impact fee from 1% to 2%. (4) Adds the Brownfield Development Program as 1 of the programs to receive money from the surcharge assessed on the transportation impact fee by DelDOT. This Substitute 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, whether directly, by amendment to a specific municipality’s charter, or, as in this Act, indirectly, by a general law. This Substitute Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 17, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE.
SB 345CommitteePooreUnder current Delaware law, a minor cannot be guilty of the crime of prostitution under § 1342 of Title 11. This Act removes references to minors engaging in prostitution and being prostituted in favor of using the term "exploited" or “exploitation”, which is defined to mean acts by a minor that would constitute prostitution under § 1342(a) of Title 11 if that minor were 18 years old or older. This change is twofold. (1) It creates a separate term to refer to the exploitation of a minor since minors cannot be guilty of prostitution and prostitution is not otherwise defined outside of the offense in § 1342(a) of Title 11, which excludes minors; and (2) Recognizes a growing trend nationally and internationally to remove language that misleadingly implies that children are able to consent to, and participate in, prostitution. The Interagency Working Group on Sexual Exploitation of Children, comprised of representatives from the United Nations, INTERPOL, and organizations working to end the sexual exploitation of children, published a manual containing terminology guidelines for the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. While there is no single recommended term, attempts should be made to avoid stigmatizing a child and suggesting that the child had culpability in any acts undertaken. Sections 8 through 11 of this Act update internal references elsewhere in the Code to account for the addition of subsection designations in §§ 1352 and 1353. Sections 12 through 13 of this Act add the definition of “illicit massage establishment” from House Bill 409 and update it to account for the change in terminology that this Act makes. This addition of and update to the definition of “illicit massage establishment” only occurs if House Bill No. 409 is enacted. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC INDECENCY.
HB 471CommitteeHarrisThis Act clarifies that the operation of an off-highway vehicle (OHV) on shared private roadways within communities is presumed non-permissive. It also clarifies the time period for impoundment of an OHV. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 RELATING TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES.
HA 2 to HB 59PWBLynnThis amendment removes adults "suspected of" crimes from the prohibition on publication or distribution of photos and names. 
HA 1 to HB 385PWBMinor-BrownThis Amendment to House Bill No. 385 adds federally qualified health centers to the list of facilities that may participate in the grant program. This Amendment also makes a technical correction. 
HB 480CommitteeBushThis Act gives the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs discretion to allow interment of a member of the Delaware National Guard who served for less than 20 years.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY.
HB 469CommitteeHilovskyThis Act provides for the creation of three Deputy Ombudspersons who can assist the Common Interest Community Ombudsperson by serving as the main point of contact in each of the three Counties. These Deputy Ombudspersons will also be permitted to assist with investigations of alleged violations under this Chapter, and will have powers and duties as delegated by the Ombudsperson. Also established is a Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Fund, to be funded by Appropriations made by the General Assembly, Grants and contributions from other sources, and fees collected for various forms of alternative dispute resolution. These funds are to be used to support the infrastructure of the Office, fund the salary of the Deputy Ombudspersons, and various other costs.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE IN REGARD TO THE OFFICE OF THE COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY OMBUDSPERSON.
HA 1 to HS 1 for HB 396PWBNealThis Amendment requires The Division of Public Health to provide written notice to all retail establishments about the requirements of this Act. 
HA 1 to HS 1 for HB 394PWBNealThis Amendment to House Bill No. 394 changes the language used in the bill from "provide" to "make available" and "must" to "is encouraged to". 
HA 1 to HB 382PWBLynnThis Amendment removes a driver’s liability for loss of use damages for negligent acts caused by a third party, but retains liability for loss of use damages for acts that are intentional, wilful, or criminal.  
HB 472CommitteeBushThis Act removes from the Town of Cheswold certain parcels of real property within the Nobles Pond development that are currently within the territorial limits of the Town of Cheswold. 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, whether directly, by amendment to a specific municipality’s charter, or indirectly, by a general law.AN ACT RELATING TO THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF CHESWOLD.
SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 196PWBMantzavinosThis amendment clarifies the requirements for printed informational brochures used by a long-term care facility. Specifically, it clarifies that all printed informational brochures must include the website addresses of the long-term care facility and Department of Health and Social Services on all printed informational brochures for more information regarding ownership of the long-term care facility. 
SA 1 to HB 190PWBParadeeThis Amendment revises the eligibility requirements for organizations and programs to receive a grant-in-aid and codifies oversight and accountability mechanisms that apply to recipients of grants-in-aid. This Amendment also eliminates the creation of the Grant-in-Aid Subcommittee and changes the effective date of this Act from January 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028. This Amendment requires that an organization must do all of the following to receive a grant-in-aid: • Adopt a conflict of interest policy for members of the organization’s Board of Directors (Board) and a whistleblower policy for employees and volunteers, including Board members. The organization must submit a signed certification that each member of the Board has received a copy of this conflict of interest policy with either a statement that all members of the Board have attested to being in compliance or a list of potential or perceived conflicts. • Submit a copy of the organization’s most recent audit and requires that the organization’s accounting and budget procedures be in writing and available upon request. It allows an organization that received a grant-in-aid in an amount under $250,000 for the current fiscal year to submit a copy of the organization’s most recent review or compilation of financial statements instead of an audit and if the organization cannot provide either an audit or a review or compilation of financial statements, to provide an explanation and other supporting documentation. • Provide testimonials from Delaware residents to document community support, if the organization received a grant-in-aid during the current fiscal year. This Amendment revises eligibility requirements for a program to receive a grant-in-aid as follows: • Clarifies that programs are eligible if they are complementary or supplemental to other programs. • Makes programs that provide child care for school-age children eligible. • Expands the requirement that a program fund at least half of its operations from sources of revenue other than a grant-in-aid to include any funding from this State other than Medicaid payments. This Amendment strengthens oversight and accountability of grants-in-aid by codifying the authority of the Controller General to do all of the following: • Contract for or conduct a performance or financial audit of the receipt, handling, or expenditure of a grant-in-aid by an organization that is not a state agency. • Delay or withhold an installment payment if an organization misspends a grant-in-aid, ceases operation, or is not providing the programs or services for which the grant-in-aid was appropriated. • Require that an organization repay money dispersed under a grant-in-aid after determining, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Joint Finance Committee, that the organization misused grant-in-aid money. This Amendment also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. 
SS 1 for SB 334Out of CommitteePinkneyThe Health Care Professional Access Act requires carriers to participate in uniform processes with specific timetables to create speed-to-market for health care professionals. Currently, health care professionals may be employed for 6 months or more with no ability to collect insurer reimbursement due to lengthy carrier credentialing process. Ensuring uniformity across carriers, as well as relevant procedural standards, will help attract and retain health care professionals in our state, enable movement between practices and the creation of new ones, and ensure nondiscrimination in credentialing decisions. Under this Act, credentialing processes are limited to 45 days. This Act additionally provides for provisional credentialing, whereby reimbursement ability is provided even more quickly for certain health care professionals, including FQHCs, and in designated shortage areas which currently include mental health professionals statewide and primary and dental care in Kent and Sussex Counties, or is offered if timelines are not met. Oversight of compliance with this Act falls to the applicable regulatory agency. The Act also ensures specific processes and health care professional rights during a carrier’s intent to terminate a credential. More than 30 states have credentialing standards in law, with additional jurisdictions considering relevant legislation. Components of this legislation are derived from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Health Care Professional Credentialing Verification Model Act. This substitute differs from the original in that it does the following: - Clarifies that it applies to those carriers that require credentialing and does not require carriers to create a credentialing process if they do not already do so; - Clarifies the process for credentialing of health care professionals whose primary or home state is not Delaware and prefer to use the credentialing process in their primary or home state; - Allows a carrier to require earlier recredentialing to address activity that could disqualify a health care professional from credentialing; - Allows for certain electronic delivery of recredentialing notices; - Simplifies the language for the basis to deny, suspend, nonrenew, or terminate a health care professional’s to align with NCQA standards; - Clarifies that the penalties and remedies in this Act are in addition to those already otherwise available; and - Makes technical changes to information about CAQH. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SA 2 to SB 325PWBPettyjohnThis amendment changes SB 325 by applying the requirements noted to new firefighters only.  
SS 1 for SB 319Out of CommitteePooreThis Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 319 and makes all of the following changes: 1. Changes the definition of “hormone replacement therapy” to clarify that hormone replacement therapy must be approved by the United States Food and Drug and Administration. 2. Removes pellet medication from the definition of “hormone replacement therapy” because it is not currently approved by the United States Food and Drug and Administration for treating menopause or perimenopause. 3. Makes technical corrections. Like Senate Bill No. 319, this substitute requires individual health insurance plans, group and blanket health insurance plans, the state employee health plan, and state Medicaid insurance to cover medically necessary diagnostic services and treatment for menopause, perimenopause, and symptoms of menopause or perimenopause, including all of the following: 1. Consultation and diagnostic testing. 2. Hormonal therapies, including hormone replacement therapy and bioidentical hormone treatments, that are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. 3. Non-hormonal treatments, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, neurokinin B antagonists, and other medications to manage menopause symptoms. 4. All drugs, devices, and combination products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of menopause and perimenopause symptoms. 5. Therapy to treat menopause induced by a hysterectomy. 6. Behavioral health care services. 7. Pelvic floor physical therapy. 8. Bone health treatments due to hormonal changes related to menopause and perimenopause, including screenings and medications. 9. Preventative services for early detection and treatment of health conditions related to menopause and perimenopause, including osteoporosis and cancer. 10. Counseling and education regarding menopause management. Additionally, an insurer or carrier must provide clear and accessible information about covered diagnostic services and treatment for menopause, perimenopause, and menopause and perimenopause symptoms to each covered individual or Medicaid recipient. Menopause and perimenopause diagnostic and treatment benefits or assistance must be provided to the same extent as benefits or assistance for other medical conditions, but coverage for medically necessary hormone replacement therapy provided under this Act may not be any of the following, except as otherwise provided by federal Medicaid law: 1. Denied or limited, if the use of the hormone replacement therapy is supported by national clinical guidelines, national standards of care, or peer-reviewed medical literature for the treatment of menopause, perimenopause, or menopause and perimenopause symptoms. 2. Subject to prior authorization or step therapy requirements. The Act provides a religious exemption for group and blanket health policies. If the coverage requirement conflicts with a religious employer’s bona fide religious beliefs or practices, the religious employer may request a coverage exclusion for the coverage required under Section 2 of this Act and an insurer shall grant the exclusion. A religious employer who is granted an exclusion must give its employees reasonable and timely notice of the exclusion. This Act applies to all policies, contracts, or certificates that are issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2027.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COVERAGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR MENOPAUSE, PERIMENOPAUSE, AND MENOPAUSE AND PERIMENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS.

Legislation Passed By Senate

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SB 45 w/ SA 1CommitteeMantzavinosThis bill adds a new crime of application insurance fraud under the criminal code to include fraudulent statements submitted in support of an application to obtain or renew insurance or made for purposes of obtaining a commission or other payment from an insurer. This bill makes application-related insurance fraud a class A misdemeanor unless the benefits wrongfully obtained or sought to be obtained is at least $1,000, in which case application insurance fraud is a class G felony.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.
SA 1 to SB 45PassedMantzavinosThis amendment raises the aggregate value of the wrongfully obtained property, services, or other benefit from $1,000 to $1,500 for application insurance fraud to constitute a class G felony. 
SB 9 w/ SA 1CommitteeHansenThis Act institutes a State nontidal wetlands program to include additional wetlands that are no longer regulated at the federal level. The State wetlands program will cover both tidal and nontidal wetlands, and in that manner fill in gaps in federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act and mitigate the uncertainty surrounding the limits to federal jurisdiction and improve efficiencies in the wetland permitting processes. Section 1 of the Act makes a number of changes to Chapter 66 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code: Section 1 adds definitions to § 6603 of Title 7, including for "aquatic habitat functions and services"; "Community Water Access Structure"; "Delaware Wetland Screening Tool," which is a screening tool o be developed in regulations to determine whether an area has the potential to qualify as a wetland; "Exceptional Value Wetlands", which are wetlands that are unique or high functioning, that support flora or fauna that are endangered or threatened, that are located in public water supply Source Water Protection Areas, or located within designated natural areas; "foot bridge"; "linear utility infrastructure projects"; "mitigation"; "normal residential gardening and lawn and landscape maintenance"; "pilings"; "unique wetlands," meaning wetlands that are categorized by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) as Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, inner-dune depression meadows, peatland fens, Piedmont stream valley wetlands, bald cypress swamps, Atlantic white cedar swamps, or black ash seepage swamps; "voluntary wetland habitat restoration project"; and "wetland walkway". In addition, the definition of "wetlands" is revised to include all tidal and nontidal wetlands in the State, and will be further clarified in regulations adopted by DNREC. Section 1 also amends § 6604 of Title 7 to provide that an applicant for a wetlands permit has the burden of proving whether a proposed activity is within tidal or nontidal wetlands. In addition, Section 1 amends § 660 of Title 7, concerning activities that are exempt from permit requirements under Chapter 66 of Title 7. Under the Act, the following activities are exempt: farming, provided certain requirements are met, including that farming or an intent to farm has been conducted on the land in the prior 10 years on a rolling basis; silvicultural activities permitted by the Department of Agriculture; conservation practices on lands that are engaged in programs through certain federal or state governmental agencies; hunting, fishing, trapping, and duck blinds; wildlife nesting structures; mosquito control activities authorized by the DNREC; construction of certain drainage ditches, tax ditches, swales, and other drainage features; artificial ponds and borrow pits; construction of directional aids to navigation; placing of boundary stakes; foot bridges; normal residential gardening and lawn and landscape maintenance. In addition, other activities are conditionally exempt: certain activities that would be allowed under a nationwide permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; nontidal wetlands equal to or less than a contiguous 0.50 acres, provided certain criteria are met; work performed by a state, county, or municipal government or conservation district, or such an entity's designated contractor, on nontidal wetlands in the Delaware Atlantic Coastal Plains Province with a contributing drainage area of less than 800 acres; maintenance, reconstruction, or retrofitting work performed by or with the assistance of any state, county, or municipal government or conservation district in nontidal wetlands; certain work in agricultural drainage ditches; the creation or maintenance of certain ponds constructed in uplands; and wetland walkways, under certain conditions. Section 1 also amends § 6607 of Title 7, concerning the procedures, regulations, and application fees associated with permit applications. The Act provides that initial regulations promulgated under Chapter 66 will establish the Delaware Wetland Screening Tool. Further, in addition to the regulations the Secretary of DNREC is already directed to adopt, the Secretary is instructed to adopt regulations affording additional protections to Exceptional Value Wetlands; reducing duplication with the permitting requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; improving the State's ability to account for impacts from wetlands permitting actions; promulgating mitigation strategies to facilitate no overall net loss in wetland acreage and function and to protect the State's resilience to the impacts of climate change; and establishing general permits for common and environmentally beneficial activities with minimal environmental impact. Section 1 further amends § 6607 concerning the timeline for DNREC issuing a decision regarding a permit application Section 1 creates a new § 6621, establishing the Wetlands Regulatory Advisory Committee. The Committee is directed to assist DNREC in developing the initial regulations required under Chapter 66 of Title 7 and to evaluate the permitting processes for activities regulated by state and federal agencies. The Committee is to be made up of 23 members, including the County Administrator or County Executive, or the County Administrator's or County Executive's designee; representatives from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the conservation districts, various environmental advocacy groups, an environmental justice organization, the Home Builders Association of Delaware, the Delaware Association of Realtors, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Delaware, the Delmarva Chicken Association, a general business group, a private wetlands consultant certified by the Society of Wetlands Scientists, and members from higher education institutions with specialization in wetlands science, agricultural economics, and with knowledge of forestry or soil conservation. The Committee is directed to review DNREC's implementation of the initial regulations required by Chapter 66 and provide a final report recommending legislative or regulatory improvements. Section 2 of the Act deletes Chapter 66A of Title 7 of the Delaware Code, "Nontidal Wetland Standards," which had created a Wetlands Advisory Committee to assist the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in developing wetland protection priorities for the State and identifying a comprehensive approach for improving nontidal wetland conservation, restoration, and education to recommend to the General Assembly, and to evaluate the permitting process for activities regulated by state and federal agencies. Section 3 of the Act provides that activities in private nontidal subaqueous lands authorized under a nationwide permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and in effect in the state are exempt from any requirements under Chapter 72 of Titel 7 of the Delaware Code, if a water quality certification has been received from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, where necessary. Section 4 of the Act provides that §§ 6621 and 6622 of Section 1 of the Act, and Section 2 of the Act, are effective upon enactment; Section 3 of the Act is effective 60 days after enactment; and the remaining provisions of the Act are effective upon the adoption of initial regulations by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF WETLANDS.
SA 1 to SB 9PassedHansenThis amendment makes a technical addition to expressly notify the Code Revisors that redesignation is needed with this bill. 
HB 338PassedGormanThis Act clarifies that individual, group, and blanket health insurance carriers must provide for and pay for services (including immunizations) that were recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that were in effect as of January 1, 2025. They must also cover immunizations that were supported by national clinical guidelines or national standards of care in effect on January 1, 2025. To that end, this Act removes provisions that permit carriers to deny coverage for these items or services simply because they are not currently recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC and the comprehensive guidelines supported by the HRSA. This Act also removes obsolete United States Preventative Task Force provisions related to breast cancer screening from 2009.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARRIER COVERAGE OF IMMUNIZATIONS AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES.
SS 1 for SB 120CommitteeMantzavinosThis Act requires that individual, group, State employee, and public assistance insurance plans provide coverage for biomarker testing, when the test is supported by medical and scientific evidence. The Act applies to all such policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2027. This Act is a substitute for and differs from Senate Bill No. 120 in that this Act clarifies that it does not prevent a provision restricting coverage to services by a licensed, certified, or carrier-approved provider or facility, restrict the use of utilization management, or require coverage of biomarker testing for screening purposes or coverage of investigatory and experimental biomarker tests. In addition, the Act differs from Senate Bill No. 120 in that it applies to policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2027, rather than December 31, 2026. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18, 29, AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
SB 275 w/ SA 1 + HA 1PassedPooreThis Act updates and clarifies the Underground Utility Damage Prevention and Safety Act (UUDPSA), which dates from the mid-1990s. Specifically, the Act clarifies the obligations of facility owners and facility operators, which the Act defines as the person or entity that owns, operates, or controls an underground or submerged conductor, pipe, or structure used to provide electric or communications service, or an underground or submerged pipe used to carry, provide, or gather gas, oil, sewage, water, or other liquid service. Under the Act, in addition to their existing obligations under the UUDPSA, facility owners and facility operators must respond to requests from an excavator concerning the location of their facilities within 3 business days after receipt of the request, and must provide information to the excavator via the Owner/Operator/Excavator Information Exchange System, which is an interactive system that facilitates communication for that purpose. In addition, "designers," meaning an architect, engineer, or other person who prepares or issues a drawing for a construction or other project requiring excavation or demolition work, are required to meet with a facility owner or facility operator who requests more information on the scope of a project and to make reasonable efforts to prepare construction drawings in a way that avoids damage and minimizes interference with facilities in the construction area. "Excavators," meaning any person proposing to engage in excavation or demolition work, must ascertain the location and type of facilities by contacting the Owner/Operator/Excavator Information Exchange System, and may not begin excavation until a positive response code of "clear" or "no conflict" or "marked" is received from each facility owner or facility operator through the Owner/Operator/Excavator Information System. In the event of an emergency that the excavator discovers or creates, the excavator must immediately notify the occupants of the premises, and, in the event of damage to a facility by the excavator resulting in the escape of a flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid, or other event that poses a danger to life, health or property, the excavator must immediately notify 911 and the facility owner or facility operator. The excavator is required to exercise due care and take all reasonable steps to avoid injury or interference with facilities, and, in the case of a complex project, to meet with the facility owner or facility operator or their agents before construction begins. The Utilities Service Protection Center of Delmarva, Inc. is required to provide for the approved notification center that, among other things, receives and records information regarding the location of facility owners' and facility operators' facilities within the State and notice by excavators and designers of intended excavation and demolition activity and notifies facility owners and facility operators of the information received from excavators and designers. A facility owner's or facility operator's failure to perform an act required under the UUDPSA is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1 million, for violations that result in a death; up to $500,000 for violations causing damage to a structure, and up to $100,000 for all other violations. For all violations other than those resulting in death or damage to a structure, the Public Service Commission of Delaware may determine that training provided by the approved notification center may be substituted in lieu of a civil penalty. The imposition of a civil penalty does not prevent any party from obtaining civil damages for personal injury or property damage in a private action. Civil penalties will be used by the approved notification center for public awareness programs, training and education programs for members and violators of the UUDPSA, improvements to the approved notification center, or to reduce the cost to members of the approved notification center. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY ACT.
SB 22 w/ HA 1PassedTownsendApproximately one in five adults report experiencing a mental health condition. At the same time, many individuals continue to face delays or barriers when trying to access care, even when they have insurance coverage. Delays, denials, or truncation of treatment leave families and their doctors battling for coverage instead of focusing on treatment and recovery. Families must pay out of pocket for care, on top of premiums for coverage they are not receiving. Further, Delawareans are five times more likely to go out-of-network for mental health care than for primary care, resulting in higher costs. This Act, known as the Fair Standards in Mental Health Care Act, builds on previous work to advance mental health parity and aims to ensure patients with private insurance can access timely, evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder care in Delaware. This Act supports improved access to mental health disorder and substance use disorder treatment by: 1. Adding and refining key terms, including definitions of mental health disorders and substance use disorders, level of care criteria, medically necessary treatment, utilization review and utilization review criteria to ensure consistency with widely accepted clinical standards of treatment and service intensity determination. This bill forges gold-standard clinical guidelines through requiring insurers to use transparent, evidence-based standards from independent experts, including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2. Requiring coverage for all medically necessary treatment, including emergency services and all clinically appropriate levels of care. This bill ends prior authorization delays for mental health and guarantees emergency mental health coverage, just as Delaware already does for addiction treatment. 3. Requiring at least one formulation of certain FDA-approved medications to treat substance use disorders to be placed on the lowest-cost tier of drug formularies. 4. Prohibiting discrimination against individuals with current or predicted mental health disorders or substance use disorders. 5. Requiring carriers to arrange coverage of medically necessary out-of-network services without additional cost to the enrollee if in-network options are unavailable within applicable network access standards, thus ensuring real network access. 6. Removing language currently in the code barring a private right of action for violations of 18 Del. Code § 3343. In addition, the Act clarifies that carriers must provide nonquantitative treatment limitation parity analysis (NQTL parity analysis) that they are required to have completed under federal law to health care providers and current and prospective covered persons, free of charge, upon request. This Act applies to individual health insurance policies under Chapter 33 of Title 18 and group and blanket health insurance policies under Chapter 35 of Title 18. This Act applies to all policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2027. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE.
SB 311CommitteeHuxtableThis Act does the following: 1) On line 6, the Act deletes a provision about the Department of Agriculture issuing a biennial license for $100. 2) The Act requires certified private applicators to maintain records with respect to applications of pesticides and to make the records available for inspection by the Department. 3) The Act expands the definition of “Landscaper” to include commercial entities that install their own nursery stock. 4) The Act removes the requirement that Grain Inspector License applicants furnish satisfactory evidence of good character to the Department. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SJR 15CommitteeBucksonThis Senate Joint Resolution directs the Delaware Department of Education to reevaluate the use of the SAT within Delaware’s accountability system while continuing to offer the SAT during the school day for students who wish to take it. The Resolution further directs the Department to engage educators statewide in developing a modernized accountability framework, explore additional measures permitted under federal law, recognize career readiness indicators such as industry credentials, dual enrollment, and work-based learning, and clarify that proficiency results are one indicator of postsecondary readiness rather than a sole measure of school quality. The Department will explore and develop a coherent high school assessment system, including a standards-aligned high school summative assessment and learning progress assessments, designed to provide timely, instructionally useful data while maintaining full compliance with federal accountability requirements. DIRECTING THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REEVALUATE THE USE OF THE SAT IN DELAWARE, ENGAGE EDUCATORS IN MODERNIZING THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A COHERENT HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, AND DEVELOP ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND READINESS.
SB 257CommitteePooreThis Act requires animal shelters that operate in this State to be licensed by the Department of Health and Social Services (Department). Licenses must be renewed annually, and the Department may charge a reasonable license and license renewal fee not to exceed the costs of administering Subchapter I of Chapter 30F of Title 16 (this subchapter). An animal shelter applying for licensure for the first time is subject to an inspection to ensure ability to comply with this subchapter. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a license, if the person does any of the following: (1) In any jurisdiction that requires licensure, operates an animal shelter without a license or under a revoked or suspended license. (2) Fails to meet the requirements of this subchapter or any applicable regulation. (3) Knowingly, or with reason to know, makes a false statement of a material fact in, or falsifies, any of the following: a. An application for a license or a license renewal. b. Any data or document submitted to the Department. c. Records required to be kept under this subchapter or under applicable regulation. (4) Refuses to allow representatives or agents of the Department to inspect any of the following: a. All or any portion of the animal shelter. b. Any documents, records, or files required to be maintained by the animal shelter. (5) Does not correct a previously identified violation. (6) Has unpaid fees or fines. (7) Has a history of noncompliance with animal welfare laws or applicable regulations. The Department has discretion to issue provisional licensure for an applicant seeking license renewal. An animal shelter that fails to comply with the licensure requirement is subject to a warning or a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation. Each day that the animal shelter continues to operate without a license is another violation. This Act moves the existing definitions section from § 3001F to § 3000F to fit the licensure requirement within the animal shelter operation subchapter. This Act also amends internal citations and word use to account for the movement of the definitions section and the addition of new definitions. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. This Act requires a greater-than-majority vote for passage because Article VIII, § 11 of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 3/5 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly when a new tax or license fee is imposed. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027. The initial inspection requirement is not applicable to an animal shelter that has been operating in this State before January 1, 2027, so long as that animal shelter has had a satisfactory inspection under § 3008F(b) of Title 16 within the year preceding January 1, 2027. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL SHELTER OPERATION.
SJR 18CommitteeHansenThis Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2026 as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in Delaware and requires the state flag to be flown at half-staff in observance and to honor those whose lives were taken too soon.DESIGNATING AUGUST 31, 2026, AS "INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND REQUIRING THE STATE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE.
HCR 142PassedK. JohnsonThis House Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 2026 as National Homeownership Month in Delaware and highlights updated housing data and program impact.RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JUNE AS NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH IN DELAWARE.

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SCR 199PassedPinkneyThis Senate Concurrent Resolution designates May 25, 2026, as “Africa Day” in the State of Delaware.DESIGNATING MAY 25, 2026, AS “AFRICA DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 202PassedRichardsonThis Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 2026 as "Sacred Heart of Jesus Month" in the State of Delaware.RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS “SACRED HEART OF JESUS MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 201PassedBucksonThis Senate Concurrent Resolution designates June 14-21, 2026, as "Men's Health Week" in the State of Delaware.DESIGNATING JUNE 14-21, 2026, AS "MEN'S HEALTH WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

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Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate

NomineeStatusCommission/BoardReappointment
Adams, John J.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for Sussex CountyReappointment
Berry, Michael R.ConfirmedMember, State Public Integrity CommissionNew
Bey, Khayree E.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardReappointment
Booker, Dennis L.ConfirmedMember, State Board of ElectionsReappointment
Brannigan, Caroline L.ConfirmedCommissioner of the Family Court New
Crouse, C. DouglasConfirmedMember, State Public Integrity CommissionNew
Culp, Dawn R.ConfirmedMember, Victims' Compensation Assistance Program Appeals BoardReappointment
Cunningham, Emily W.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardReappointment
Hershey, Krystal M.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardNew
Hobbs, Amber L.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardReappointment
Jones, Equetta S.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardNew
Kohan, David S.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardReappointment
Kowal, Kerry M.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for New Castle CountyReappointment
McCormick, Sean P.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for New Castle CountyReappointment
McMullen, Charles F.ConfirmedAlderman, Town of Bethany BeachReappointment
Potts, John J.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for New Castle CountyReappointment
Robinson, Anastasia L.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardReappointment
Sammons, Jennifer N.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for Sussex CountyReappointment
Tingle, Matthew P.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for Sussex CountyReappointment
Tipton, Michael H.ConfirmedCommissioner of the Superior CourtNew
Willey, Scott H.ConfirmedJustice of the Peace in and for Sussex CountyReappointment
Wolford, Jennifer L.ConfirmedMember, Professional Standards BoardNew