SJR 13 Delaware Senate · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

DIRECTING THE DELAWARE JUDICIARY TO ESTABLISH A PILOT COURT DATE REMINDER PROGRAM AND TO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE PROGRAM STATEWIDE.

Summary
This Senate Joint Resolution recognizes that missed court appearances create costs for the justice system and negative consequences for individuals, and that reminder notifications can reduce failure-to-appear rates. It directs the Delaware Judiciary to report on the cost, timeline, and requirements to build a court date reminder program for the Justice of the Peace Court and to expand it to the Court of Common Pleas, Family Court, and Superior Court and provides that DELJIS shall build the program if funding is appropriated.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 19, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House May 14, 2026

How they voted

200
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Apr 15, 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
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 Favorable
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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