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    <description>Legislation Passed by Delaware State Senate</description>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143210</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SB 296 w/ SA 1</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH FUND.<br><br>This Act adds a new paragraph (c) to § 137 of Title 16, which provides that the Attorney General shall use the Delaware Health Fund to enforce and litigate the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and the 2018 Non-Participating Manufacturers (NPM) Adjustment Settlement Agreement (NPMSA) between the State and the tobacco manufacturers pursuant to 16 Del. C. § 137 and 29 Del. C. chs. 60C and D.

This Act also adds a new paragraph (i) to § 137, which provides that the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Division of Public Health, shall administer a competitive grant program to make recommendations for the expenditure of money appropriated from the Delaware Health Fund in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph (i) to make recommendations for the award of grants to private organizations, consistent with the purposes and criteria in § 137.  

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143365</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 296</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment allows the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to identify an individual to serve as the Secretary’s designee on the Delaware Health Fund Advisory Committee. This amendment also makes an exception for the upcoming fiscal year, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, for the Division of Public Health to issue requests for proposals to private organizations for programs and services consistent with the purposes set forth in § 137(d) of the Public Health Fund, to allow sufficient time to prepare the requests for proposals.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:25:23 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143100</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SB 280</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT.<br><br>Scams and fraud related to gift cards are rapidly becoming a major issue in the United States. The Federal Trade Commission reported more than 41,000 gift card fraud reports or $212 million in losses in 2024 with the final numbers for 2025 expected to be similar. With advancements in technology, these scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated and consequential for consumers. 

This Act sets forth the definitions and elements of crimes related to gift card theft. It establishes that a person is guilty of gift card theft if one of the following criteria is true (with the intent to defraud):
1. Acquires or retains possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information without the consent of the cardholder, card issuer, or gift card seller.
2. Alters or tampers with a gift card or the packaging in which it is offered for sale.
3. Devises a scheme to obtain a gift card or gift card redemption information that has been obtained in violation of paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section or as a result of a scheme described in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
4. Uses, for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value, a gift card or gift card redemption information that has been obtained in violation of paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section or as a result of a scheme described in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.

Lastly, this Act establishes that gift card theft is punishable under § 841(c) and § 841(d) of Title 11.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143240</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SS 1 for SB 255</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS.<br><br>Currently, window tint or other material placed on the front side windows of a motor vehicle must have a visible light transmission of 70% or greater unless the vehicle’s owner has a statement signed by a licensed practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine or optometry verifying that tinted windows are medically necessary. Currently, there is not a visible light transmission requirement for the side windows behind the driver or the rear window.

This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 255. Like Senate Bill No. 255, this Act does all of the following:
(1) Changes the visible light transmission requirement for window tint or other material placed on the front side windows.
(2) Clarifies that there is not a visible light transmission requirement for the side windows behind the driver or the rear window.
(3) Clarifies the exception for vehicles operated by a law-enforcement officer by exempting these vehicles from this law.

This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 255 by changing the visible requirement for window tint or other material placed on the front side windows, and side wings, from 35% or great to 50% or greater. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143190</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SS 1 for SB 161</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.<br><br>This Act revises Delaware law governing behavioral health treatment provider organizations by establishing a comprehensive statutory framework governing licensing, oversight, enforcement, client rights, provider duties, incident reporting, and investigations relating to behavioral health treatment services. The Act consolidates and modernizes statutory provisions governing behavioral health treatment oversight and clarifies the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health's authority to license programs, investigate incidents, and enforce compliance with this chapter.

This Act is a substitute for and differs from Senate Bill No. 161 by doing all of the following:

(1) Expands the definition of the protection and advocacy system to reference all applicable federal protection and advocacy statutes. 
(2) Revises the client rights provisions by reorganizing and clarifying the rights framework, adding rights related to discharge planning and continuing care, clarifying the standard for permissible limitations on client rights, including a requirement that any limitation be for the shortest duration feasible, and revising the standard governing the use of restrictive intervention to align with existing Delaware law. 
(3) Expands standing to enforce client rights to include clients and their authorized representatives in addition to the Attorney General and the protection and advocacy system. 
(4) Adds a savings clause clarifying that nothing in this Act abrogates the rights and requirements applicable to long-term care facilities under Chapter 11 of Title 16. 
(5) Adds elopement to the definition of incident for purposes of the incident reporting requirements. 
(6) Modifies the provisions relating to the protection and advocacy system by expanding the system's access authority to reference all applicable federal and State law, adding a requirement that the Division notify the protection and advocacy system no more than 72 hours after receiving a report of a client death, authorizing staff to make discretionary reports to the protection and advocacy system, and extending anti-retaliation protections to staff who report to or cooperate with the protection and advocacy system. 
(7) Adds a framework for the confidentiality of incident reports and investigation records while authorizing the Division to publish aggregate, de-identified information regarding incidents and trends across the behavioral health system. 
(8) Adds an injunctive relief pathway allowing the Department to seek a temporary restraining order in the Court of Chancery when a provider organization's activities create an imminent risk of substantial harm to clients. 
(9) Updates language throughout to reflect current person-centered terminology consistent with the preferences of the disability community. 
(10) Makes technical and conforming changes for clarity and consistency.

This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to create a new crime within the jurisdiction of any inferior court of this State. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143292</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SB 317</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VETERANS MONTH.<br><br>This Act designates the month of May as "Veterans Month" in the State of Delaware. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143254</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SS 1 for SB 300 w/ SA 1</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS.<br><br>This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 300. Like SB 300, this Act requires firearm dealers to obtain a state license to sell or transfer firearms under Chapter 9B instead of the license to sell deadly weapons under Chapter 9 of Title 24. Like SB 300, this Act does all of the following: 
-Establishes in statute factors that make a person ineligible to obtain a state license to sell or transfer firearms or to serve as a responsible person for a state license holder (licensee).
-Heightens and adds more specific security requirements.
-Heightens and centralizes recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
-Requires background checks for contractors and volunteers with access to the licensee's firearms or performing certain tasks for a licensee. 
-Establishes training requirements.
-Includes a recurring inspection by the DSP to ensure licensees are in compliance with State law.
-Establishes civil penalties and possible license revocation in the event of violations.

This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 300 as follows: 

-Changes the definition of firearm to reference 11 Del. C. § 222.

-Removes the license fee ranges that are dependent on the number of firearms sold or transferred and instead sets flat and established license fees at $300 for an initial license and $250 to renew a state license. This Act makes corresponding changes throughout to account for the change in license fee structure.

-Removes the licensee requirement to report firearm trace information to the Attorney General and the Attorney General’s publication of an annual report. Instead, firearm trace information will be provided as part of a licensee’s renewal application and will be provided to the General Assembly by the Delaware State Police (DSP). 

-Background checks are required once every 2 years, instead of annually. Relatedly, the background check obtained by a licensee or responsible person is valid for 2 years for purposes of applying for an initial license or a license renewal under this chapter. 

-Establishes December 31 of each year as the date that license renewal applications are due. Initial licenses that are granted after January 1 of each year may receive a prorated license fee. This Act makes corresponding changes throughout to account for the date change.

-Changes the DSP report about licensee status from an annual report due by December 1 to a biennial report due on March 1. 

-Adds that the Delaware Department of Justice also has general investigative authority to investigate a breach of Chapter 9B. Under SB 300, only DSP had this authority. 

-Removes the requirement that a licensee maintain all security system recordings for at least 3 years. DSP shall promulgate regulations that establish how long a licensee shall maintain recordings.

-The General Assembly shall expend any money collected in the Firearm Licensing Fund in furtherance of implementing this Act and Chapter 9 of Title 24. 

-Delays implementation and gradually phases in the requirements in this Act, beginning by July 1, 2028, with DSP notification to people with valid special licenses to sell deadly weapons under Chapter 9 of Title 24 about the changes in law and the potential that a license under this Act may be required. 

Changes made by this Act to Delaware’s licensing system are in recognition of a growing body of evidence that demonstrates that firearms dealers’ sales practices affect the probability of firearms entering the illegal market, and that policies designed to hold dealers accountable can curtail illegal use of firearms and the concomitant crimes.

According to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Gun Violence Solutions, utilizing data from the Centers for Disease Control, firearms are used in 78% of homicides that occur in Delaware. In addition to loss of life, firearm violence has an economic impact, costing Delawareans $1.3 billion per year, which amounts to $1,236 per resident. An article in the Journal of Urban Health found that in-state trafficking was 64 percent lower in places with strong firearm dealer regulations and oversight. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health, examining 20 years of data, found that state licensing requirements and laws requiring or allowing inspections or audits of firearm dealers were independently associated with significantly lower firearm homicide rates. The ATF has oversight over firearms dealers, but its efforts are insufficient. Though the ATF aims to inspect firearm dealers at least every three years, at the rate inspections are performed, a dealer can expect inspection only once every 9 years. ATF data reveals that, when they occur, dealer inspections generally yield a large number of violations. In sum, the frequency of violations and the rarity of inspections allow the possibility that dealers are violating law each year without any corrective action by the ATF. 

According to data compiled by Brady United, there is State-specific evidence to suggest Delaware’s firearm licensing system would benefit from reform to protect the health and safety of our residents. According to 2017 through 2021 ATF data, 6,626 firearms were recovered in Delaware by law enforcement, after either having been used in a crime, found at a crime scene, or where the purchase or possession of the firearm was itself illegal (“crime guns”). Half of these crime guns were recovered by law enforcement within 3 years of retail purchase, which is indicative of potential firearm trafficking. The data also raises concerns about potential straw purchasing in our State, as there was a mismatch in the identity of the firearm purchaser and firearm possessor during a criminal offense in 72% of the traceable cases. Furthermore, 67% of the firearms recovered by law enforcement in this State were sourced from in-State firearm dealers. Delaware is also a significant supplier of crime guns to other states, most significantly Maryland (12.2% of the crime guns recovered come from Delaware dealers) and Pennsylvania (8.9% if the crime guns recovered come from Delaware dealers).</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:20:09 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143373</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 300</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment removes the requirement that a licensee shall make the licensee’s records available to a law-enforcement agency and to the manufacturer of the firearm on request.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:20:42 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143024</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SB 272 w/ SA 1</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.<br><br>This Act requires that if public works project is for a school district and has an aggregate cost of $1 million or more, a contract relating to that public works project, advertised after December 31, 2026, must include a project labor agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council unless there was only 1 bid for the craft under the contract. 

A project labor agreement is a type of collective bargaining agreement in the construction industry that is generally negotiated before construction begins. Project labor agreements are intended to provide a legally binding and enforceable contract primarily related to labor conditions and labor-management relations. 

The requirements under this Act are not regulatory. Under existing law, school districts must comply with the procurement requirements for State agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29. As such, the requirements under this Act apply only to contracts where this State is acting as a market participant and has a proprietary interest.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:17:09 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143370</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 272</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows:
•	Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.
•	Instead of exempting contracts if there was only 1 bid for the craft, the requirement to have a project labor agreement only applies if 2 or more bids for the craft are from a business legally bound to a collective bargaining agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:13:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143177</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SB 293 w/ SA 1</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS.<br><br>This Act simplifies the licensing requirements for youth camps that are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) by requiring that the Department of Education's Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) deem a youth camp as meeting all equivalent health and safety requirements necessary for a youth camp license if the youth camp has ACA accreditation through August 30 of the current calendar year. By streamlining the OCCL licensing requirements for youth camps, this Act also increases the availability of summer child care that is eligible for provider reimbursement from the Purchase of Care (POC) program. 

Under existing OCCL regulations, a youth camp has the option of applying for either license exempt status or a license. To obtain a license, a youth camp must meet very detailed and specific requirements that are challenging, if not impossible, for many youth camps. ACA accreditation requires that a camp satisfies health and safety requirements that are similar and equivalent, but not identical, to the OCCL license requirements. However, an ACA accredited but license-exempt youth camp is unable to receive POC provider reimbursement because under the state plan for the federal Child Care and Development Fund, license exempt child care providers are not eligible for provider reimbursement. 

This Act also codifies the following policies that are in the current OCCL child care licensing regulations:
•	A youth camp license and the definition of “youth camp”.
•	The requirement that a youth camp must have a valid Division of Public Health permit to be licensed or approved as license exempt.
•	The school-age care, programs, and activities that are exempt from child care license requirements. 

This Act is effective immediately and § 3003A(c)(4)b. of Title 14 must be implemented no later than December 31, 2026. 

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:08:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143378</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 293</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment corrects a typographical error.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:05:05 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143236</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Senate Legislation</category>
      <title>SS 1 for SB 278</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.<br><br>Like Senate Bill No. 278, Senate Substitute No. 1 for SB 278 requires that the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) regulations for Purchase of Care (POC), this State's child care assistance program, provide authorization for a child care provider that a child will attend during the summer at any time after January 1 because current regulations do not provide authorization for summer care early enough for families to enroll children in summer camps before camps are full.

SS 1 for SB 278 differs from SB 278 as follows:
•	Does not codify the POC eligibility for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families.
•	Revises the requirement that a summer child care provider must be authorized after January 1 so it clearly applies to all children receiving POC assistance.
•	Clarifies that an authorization for a summer child care provider must be provided in addition to all provider authorizations for the child’s care during the school year. 

Like SB 278, SS 1 for SB 278 does all of the following:
•	Adds the name of this State's child care assistance program, "Purchase of Care" or "POC" to Chapter 5 of Title 31.
•	Codifies the current policy that parent copayments are determined based on household size and income.
•	Requires that parent copayments also be based on whether the child receives assistance for a full or half day of child care.
•	Provides that the authorization for a summer child care provider provided in advance of attendance may be for purposes of enrollment only and is subject to meeting eligibility requirements at the time the child attends.
•	Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

This Act is effective immediately because under § 10113 of Title 29, amendments that make existing regulations consistent with changes in basic law are exempt from the procedural requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:02:40 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143358</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 309</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment discharges all balances owed by individuals ordered to pay a share of the costs of incarceration under § 6532(f)(3) of Title 11 of the Delaware Code.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:45:05 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143302</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 308</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment adds specific matters that the Delaware Public Service Commission should consider when the Commission investigates the methodologies, data, and assumptions used by Commission-regulated electric distribution companies in developing load forecasts submitted to PJM.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:31:14 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143360</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 310</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds the Secretary of DNREC, or the Secretary's designee, to the voting membership of the RAC. It also makes a technical correction. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:20:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143319</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 249</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment does the following:
(1) Authorizes the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to coordinate with State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to establish voluntary deflection and referral pathways to connect individuals to harm reduction programs and behavioral health treatment services, including pathways available before and after arrest.
(2) Makes clear the Superior Court retains jurisdiction over a violation of § 4771(d) of Title 16 (formerly § 4774(e) of Title 16).</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143293</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SJR 14</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment removes the requirement that the report includes a recommended hourly, weekly, and bi-weekly rate. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:06:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143288</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 189</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 189 clarifies that an individual seeking to rescind a release of a claim must have the return a notice of rescission and settlement proceeds to the releasee or releasee's legal representative or insurance carrier confirmed by certified mail, certificate of mailing, ACH tracking number, or other recognized method of funds tracking. In addition, this Amendment clarifies that in order to be subject to this Act, a release must be signed by an individual within 30 days of the motor vehicle accident.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:53:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142984</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 233</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to Senate Bill No. 233 exempts farm tractors and farm vehicles from the requirements of the Act. “Farm tractor,” in this context, has the same definition as that term is defined in § 101 of Title 21 and includes motor vehicles designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry. “Farm vehicle” means a vehicle registered as a farm vehicle exempt from inspection pursuant to § 2113 of Title 21. “Farm tractor” and “farm vehicle” do not include vehicles that are registered as farm trucks, semitrailers, or trailers pursuant to § 2113 of Title 21; such vehicles are not exempt from the requirements of the Act.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:12:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143216</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 141</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment aligns Delaware law with other state statutes that permit 12 auctions per calendar year and do not distinguish between in-person and online auctions.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:09:37 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143156</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HB 195</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment provides that notwithstanding the lowering of the minimum bartending age in this State to 18 years old, a person who is under 19 years of age may not be involved in the preparation of alcoholic liquor while the person is enrolled in a secondary school program.   </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:43:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143130</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 283</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment gives the Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene time to develop regulations by providing that the Act must be implemented the earlier of the following:

(1) 1 year from the date of the Act's enactment.
(2) Notice by the Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene published in the Register of Regulations that the final regulations to implement this Act have been promulgated.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:27:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143191</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 259</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment adds definitions for the terms “modified” and “renovated”.  This amendment also adds an effective date of February 1, 2027.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143206</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 275</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity. The Commission will coordinate with Delmarva 811 on education and public awareness programs  to the mutual benefit of both organizations and the public. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:06:49 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143207</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 18</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies the scope of “payroll processing services” by excluding certain designated agents of a payor. It further clarifies that securities broker-dealers, broker-dealer agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives are exempt from registration under this chapter.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:57:20 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143153</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 281</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment removes the requirement for admission to the Eleanor Cain Center that an applicant be refused from all private long-term care facilities in Delaware.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:46:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143163</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 216</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment strikes Section 2 of Senate Bill No. 216, which would have required the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation to provide notice when the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact became effective. As of April 1, 2026, the Compact is effective therefore this notice provision is no longer needed. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:09:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143167</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 16</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies what is required of an out-of-state state bank or out-of-state state trust company in order to apply for a charter with the Commissioner in a conversion.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:36:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143136</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 246</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment allows students to fulfill the requirements of the driver education program during the summer, in addition to during the regular school year. This Amendment also requires that a principal collaborate with the student’s individualized education plan team when deciding if a student is eligible for driver education certification.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:58:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=143146</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 3 to SB 254</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds a member who is a poultry grower in this State to the State Farmland Evaluation Advisory Committee. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:53:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142985</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 254</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to Senate Bill No. 254 makes several changes to the State Farmland Valuation Advisory Committee.

First, the Amendment increases the length of a Committee member's initial term from 3 to 4 years. 

Second, the Amendment increases the number of additional terms a Committee member may serve from 1 to 2. 

Third, the Amendment provides that the Committee shall meet once every 6 months, rather than once every quarter. 

Fourth and finally, the Amendment adds "qualified farm structures" to the list of categories for which the Committee is required to review its valuation formula and methodology utilized to determine the ranges of fair value.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:50:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142929</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 238</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment changes existing language in § 716 of Title 24 and § 2621 of Title 24 to make to make it clear that health insurance plans and contracts are prohibited from placing annual or lifetime numerical limits on chiropractic visits or physical therapy visits for the treatment of the spine and other neuromusculoskeletal structures, including extremities.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142922</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 243</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment removes from the definition of “restaurant” the requirement that 60% of a restaurant's gross receipts must result from the sale of food for the restaurant to be eligible to be granted a license to sell alcoholic liquors for on-premises consumption.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:48:40 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142959</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 116</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds language to clarify that the allowed payment restrictions are consistent throughout the Act and also changes the requirements regarding accepting certain payments from any entity to only charitable organizations or government entities.  It also makes clear that a judgment vacated under this Act still counts as a judgment for purposes of calculating whether a tenant as had 3 judgments in the previous 24 months to make the tenant ineligible to use the Right of Redemption. It also makes a technical correction on line 31.
</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:32:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142936</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HB 266</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment removes the limitation that a municipality must have a population of 30,000 or more to permit the rental of low-speed motorized scooters by ordinance or other regulation.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:29:45 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142921</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 226</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to SB 226 limits the scope of the Act to licensed acute care hospitals and clarifies that a patient or the patient's caregiver must notify the patient's attending physician of the patient's use of medical marijuana.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:17:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142757</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 211</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that the Council on Agriculture must include at least 1 member from the poultry or livestock producer community and that this requirement is a minimum threshold, allowing for the Council to have multiple members from the poultry and livestock producer community, if appropriate.  </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:32:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142837</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 185</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment replaces the word "spirit" with "whiskey or whisky” to clarify that alcohol to-go under the Liquor Control Act may include 1 bottle of private label whiskey or whisky. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:32:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142807</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 230</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that the Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Finance of New Castle County is a "county authority" as that term is defined in Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 230.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:04:12 -0500</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142782</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 213</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment does all of the following:
(1) Exempts long-term acute care hospitals from the budget submission and review procedures adopted in the Hospital Budget Review Act, House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill No. 350 (152nd General Assembly).
(2) Makes technical corrections to lines 52 through 54 of this Act to clarify the intent to require hospitals to report expenditures, revenues, and other financial information for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, redlined against the fiscal year immediately preceding it. This is consistent with the structure of this Act and reflects the intent of the parties who negotiated the term sheet reflected in this Act.
(3) Requires the hospital’s chief executive officer to attest in writing that the hospital is not in breach of any material provision of, has not received a waiver of any penalties during the term of, and the penalties and risk provisions of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement have not been modified during the term of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement.
(4) Requires the hospital to report to the Board any breach, receipt of a waiver of any penalty under, or negotiation of new terms of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement during an applicable benchmark compliance year.
(5) Makes a technical correction to line 124 of this Act to correct grammar in the existing law.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:46:19 -0500</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142774</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 27</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment places a three-year sunset provision on the act. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142676</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to HB 29</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment requires the Department consider the percent of low-income students, the percent of students with IEPs, and the percent of students who are ELL when creating the reports subject to House Bill No. 29. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:50:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141967</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HB 29</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment corrects punctuation errors in House Amendment No. 1 to this Act. Like House Amendment No. 1, this Amendment requires that the information about each school provided on the Department of Education's website include information about sports and other extracurricular activities. The information must include for each sport, if the school has a team for girls, a team for boys, or the team is co-ed.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:45:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142659</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HB 21</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>Although tianeptine is added to Schedule I by House Bill No. 21, this amendment is meant to ensure that no civil or criminal penalties are imposed on an individual for possession of a small quantity of tianeptine.  The purpose of House Bill No. 21 is to take tianeptine off the shelves, but not to punish an individual who buys a bottle of tianeptine from a gas station or convenience store.   </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:53:40 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142674</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to HS 2 for HB 70</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment revises the implementation provisions so that only the feasibility review under § 5410 of Title 25 and the provisions related to the safety of workers performing lead-based paint work under § 2612(d)(6) of Title 16 are implemented immediately upon enactment. The other provisions of this Act must be implemented 12 months after all necessary legislation and appropriations for implementation and enforcement have been enacted and final regulations have been promulgated or by March 1, 2028, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise provided by a subsequent act of the General Assembly. This Amendment also make corresponding changes to the references regarding the implementation date.

In addition, this Amendment clarifies that the advocate member of the Lead-Based Paint Remediation Certification Committee must be a lead remediation advocate.
</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:54:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142667</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to HCR 74</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to the list of members of the task force. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:41:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142600</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 180</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment makes changes to language to correctly reflect the intent of the paragraphs regarding licensure and remain consistent with current practices.  It also modifies an existing definition term to provide clarity in the circumstances the term is meant to apply and makes the requisite change to that term in the relevant statutory section. The Amendment also adds a provision that allows a pharmacist licensed in another state to practice in Delaware under emergency circumstances as determined by the Board and the Secretary of State.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:05:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142615</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HS 2 for HB 116</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment clarifies language on lines 30 to 34 of House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill No. 116 by reordering paragraphs (4) b. and c.  This amendment also adds a definition of the term “low-income residential customer”.  </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:39:10 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142623</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HS 1 for HB 203</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 203 would allow students to obtain a ½ credit for financial literacy through Social Studies or elective curriculum.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:44:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142622</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HB 82</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds an exception to the time required in the district to remain an inhabitant when a school board member’s absence is due to an event that can neither be anticipated nor controlled.  This exception mirrors the exception for state legislators under Article II, § 3(d) of the Delaware Constitution.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:39:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142574</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 123</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment removes Section 3 of Senate Bill No. 123.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:18:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142448</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HS 1 for HB 50</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment allows qualifying Delaware residents to receive support for energy bills from the Delaware Energy Fund provided that they first exhaust funding options from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:01:21 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142532</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 145</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment clarifies the process for a claimant to receive certain workers’ compensation payments by direct deposit.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:41:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142560</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SS 1 for SB 156</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment makes technical corrections to Senate Substitute No.1 for Senate Bill No. 156. It also adds a section delaying the effective date of the Act.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:36:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142516</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 156</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment clarifies the definition of medical debt created in Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 156.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:34:20 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142535</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SJR 11</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 11 changes the temporary Chair of the Delaware Juvenile Justice Educational Transitions Task Force to be the State Senate majority caucus member who is appointed to serve on the Task Force by the Senate Pro Tempore of the Senate.  
 
This Amendment also makes technical corrections. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:17:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142523</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 174</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment establishes a right of an individual convicted of an animal abuse offense to file a petition for removal from the public list maintained by the Office of Animal Welfare on their website. An individual convicted of a misdemeanor offense may petition after 2 years from the date of conviction and an individual convicted of a felony offense may petition after 7 years from the date of conviction. The Amendment sets forth factors a Court must consider before removal. Any individual who obtains an expungement of the underlying conviction must be removed from the animal abuse offender list and the public website.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:07:34 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142492</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 142</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment provides greater flexibility for student education about the dangers of sexual extortion by removing a reference to the criminal definition of sexual extortion and helps schools work with law enforcement to report sexual extortion by clarifying that the crime of sexual extortion means as defined in § 774 of Title 11.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:57:55 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142524</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 178</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>Senate Bill No. 178 exempted Level IV and Level V Department of Correction facilities from restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam food service packaging that were created by Senate Bill No. 51 of the 152nd General Assembly. 

This Amendment removes the blanket exemption for Level IV and Level V correctional facilities and requires the Department of Correction to comply with restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam food service packaging as of July 1, 2026.
</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:52:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142507</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 164</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment clarifies language at lines 44 to 49 of the bill. This amendment also deletes lines 55 through 64 of the bill, because it was determined that it is unnecessary to make any changes to the existing provision in the Delaware Code. This amendment also adds an effective date.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:25:21 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142499</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 7</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment does all of the following:
(1) Clarifies that a probation and parole officer retains the ability to suspend enforcement of special conditions as a graduated incentive.
(2) Makes a technical correction.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:17:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142482</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 32</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment does the following:

(1) Changes the definition of “publicly post” or “publicly display” to require intentional communication. 
(2) Clarifies that prohibited conduct is limited to those who publicly post or publicly display protected personal information. 
(3) Removes the section prohibiting a person from transferring a correctional officer’s personal information to any other person through any medium, which would allow for companies that provide services like credit reporting, identity verification, and fraud detection to provide these services to correctional officers and their spouses and children. 
(4) Clarifies that the private right of action is limited to personal information that is publicly posted or publicly displayed. 
(5) Makes technical corrections to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:44:37 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142465</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 159</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment makes a technical correction so that the retroactive effective date of Senate Bill No. 159 coincides with the signing by the Governor of Senate Bill No. 170 in 2023, as intended.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:33:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141929</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 28</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that funeral expenses for deceased volunteer firefighters must be paid from the same self-insurance fund as line-of-duty disability benefits for firefighters under § 6707 of Title 18. This clarification is consistent with current procedure but is necessary because the section providing funeral expenses for deceased volunteer firefighters is in Chapter 67A of Title 18, not Chapter 67. 

This Amendment also redesignates the section providing funeral expenses for deceased volunteer firefighters to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:28:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142348</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 138</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment to Senate Bill No. 138 adds the Delaware Nurses Association to the list of organizations that may make nonbinding recommendations to the Governor for appointments to the Delaware Health Information Network Board (“Board”). The Amendment also provides that representatives of nurses must be included as Board members.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142376</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 3 to SB 4</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment revises the membership of the Selection Panel so that instead of the Governor appointing the 3 public members, the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each appoint 1 public member.

This Amendment also makes small typographical changes to how sections of the Delaware Constitution are identified.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:15:59 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142334</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 4</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment requires that beginning July 1, 2032, the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee conduct a full review of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and compile a report with findings and recommendations, including revisions to Chapter 90E of Title 29 and if the OIG has sufficient resources.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:13:08 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141985</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 4</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that the Inspector General may only contract for an audit if the Auditor of Accounts refuses to perform or contract for a requested audit.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:10:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142386</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 102</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment removes “elevators” from § 1402(13) and (15) of Title 24 of the Delaware Code.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 14:43:12 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142356</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 106</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment changes the date that school districts and charter schools must post their adopted cell phone policies online from August 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 16:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141906</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 40</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>Senate Bill No. 40 adds a new subsection (c) to § 7005 of Title 25.  Under the new subsection (c), a pattern or practice of violations of the provisions of subchapters I through V of Chapter 70, or a pattern or practice by a landlord of a provision of a rental agreement shall be deemed an unlawful practice under § 2513 of Title 6 and a violation of subchapter II of Chapter 25 of Title 6 if certain facts are true, for example: (1) The violation was not the direct result of a condition caused by the want of due care by the tenant, a member of the family, or any other person on the premises with the tenant’s consent; and (2) The landlord had actual or constructive notice of the condition that caused the violation.  This amendment removes the language that allows the landlord to be held accountable if the landlord had “constructive notice” of the violation, and preserves the language holding the landlord accountable if the landlord had "actual notice" of the violation.  </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 14:55:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142323</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 12</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that a health-care provider may determine that a covered health-care service delivered on an expedited basis is an “urgent health-care service.”
In addition, this Amendment provides that any compensation paid to a health-care provider or consulting healthcare provider for review of a clean pre-authorization request submitted by a health-care provider other than a physician, or of an appeal from an adverse determination of such a request, may not be contingent upon the outcome of the review.
</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 16:40:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142296</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 82</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 15:28:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142318</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 86</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that corporations may also donate to the Delaware Volunteer Fire Service Revolving Loan Fund. The Amendment also clarifies that loan funds are received from a county, not by a county. The Amendment adds a section to provide 90 days for the effective date of the Act. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 15:05:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142281</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 81</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment provides clarity that credit for years of experience begins at the date of completion and approval of an application to the employer. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:59:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142130</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 81</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that a valid paraprofessional permit is required for a teacher or specialist to qualify for salary computation pursuant to this section.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:57:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142241</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 63</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment clarifies that a general contractor is not subject to debarment for a subcontractor's violations.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 15:13:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142242</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 72</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment provides that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopts an MCL that is lower than an MCL established by this Act, the lower MCL established by the EPA will become the MCL for this State.

This Amendment also changes the effective date of Senate Bill No. 72 from 90 days after enactment to January 15, 2026. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:51:32 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142066</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to HB 38</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment provides that House Bill No. 38 takes effect 1 year after its enactment into law. </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 14:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142110</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 48</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Senate Amendment adds bus attendants as follows:
(1) Identifies that bus attendants may be giving the order to exit the school bus and therefore adds that a person may be guilty of disorderly conduct if they refuse to comply with the lawful order made by the bus attendant.
(2) Adds that a person may be guilty of disorderly conduct if they threaten a bus attendant. 

This Amendment specifies that it is not a “threat” for purposes of paragraph § 1301(a)(3)b.3. if a person makes a statement that they plan to hire an attorney, seek a legal remedy, or inform others about concerns.

This Amendment also gives additional protections for the parents of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 plan to address a health or safety concern.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 14:34:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142141</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 76</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds 2 forms to the list of documents that qualify as proof that an applicant is a veteran, to ensure that a member of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration can receive veteran designation on the applicant's driver license.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 17:03:42 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142093</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 75</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>Under this Amendment, a county may not prohibit the operation of a retail marijuana store, in an area zoned for commercial or industrial use, because the location is within 500 feet of a place of worship.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:37:17 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142092</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 75</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment adds a reference to § 1335A of Title 4 because both § 1335A and § 1335B of Title 4 apply when a compassion center is granted a conversion license for a retail marijuana store.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:24:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142094</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 70</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment makes technical corrections to make § 1799J consistent with the rest of Subchapter XI of Title 17.   </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:59:57 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=142016</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SJR 3</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment deletes the provision in Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 that allows Public Service Commission-regulated utilities, which include Delmarva Power & Light Company, to recover all reasonable costs associated with the design, deployment, and operation of the pilot projects involving battery storage systems, including administrative and Information Technology and Operational Technology systems expenses, less any funding received from the DESEU.  Furthermore, the amendment requires Delmarva Power & Light Company to develop its battery storage pilot project without passing on the costs to ratepayers, and instead must rely entirely upon the funding received from the DESEU and any available grant funding.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:36:02 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141826</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 38</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment changes the amount available for reimbursement to the owner of a retired law-enforcement horse from up to $3,000 to up to $5,000 per year for documented farrier and veterinary care expenses.   </div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:20:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141970</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 61</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment changes the reporting requirements in Senate Bill No. 61 for the disclosure of voting at meetings of, or matters before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:51:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141968</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 60</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions. With respect to the $125 million dollar cap on annual capital expenses at lines 37 through 40 of the bill, this amendment adds an exception for emergency or extraordinary circumstances, including natural disasters and tariffs, that require the electric distribution company to incur greater capital expenses above the cap.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:44:36 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141806</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 2 to SB 43</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This amendment makes a technical correction to the definition of State HVACR License and adds the 2/3 vote requirement to the enactment clause that is noted in the bill’s synopsis.

</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:13:53 -0500</pubDate>
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      <link>https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=141805</link>
      <category>Delaware Senate - Passed Legislation</category>
      <title>SA 1 to SB 42</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<div>This Amendment changes the effective date of this Act and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 174 (152nd General Assembly) to February 9, 2025.</div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:15:34 -0500</pubDate>
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