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HCR 83 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

DESIGNATING JANUARY 23, 2026, AS "MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

HCR 83 designates January 23, 2026, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in Delaware through a symbolic resolution. This resolution does not create new laws or policies but formally recognizes the day to highlight maternal health issues. It directly affects Delaware residents by encouraging community awareness and education efforts on maternal health during this designated observance. The resolution passed both the House (34-7) and Senate (20-1) in January 2026.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Jan 21, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2026 · House Jan 21, 2026

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jan 21, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 7 ABSENT. Reason Taken: HCR 83 revote after reconsideration
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Josue Ortega
Josue Ortega
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Kam Smith
Kam Smith
DDemocratic
DE
15
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melanie Ross Levin
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Ray Seigfried
Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17