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SJR 21 Delaware Senate · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF THE AUTOMATIC STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.

Summary
This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to study the feasibility of the automatic storage of biological evidence.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeThe bill directs a study on automatically storing biological evidence, which aims to improve forensic capabilities and case resolution, thereby strengthening the criminal justice system.75% confidence
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jun 17, 2026 Last action Jun 25, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2026 · House Jun 25, 2026

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jun 18, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Kyra Hoffner
Kyra Hoffner
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13