Sen. Ray Seigfried

This Joint Resolution establishes the Small Restaurant Regulatory Reform Task Force, established for the goal of reducing unnecessary burdens created by the regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Social Services. By June 1, 2026, the commission is to identify the unnecessary burdens created by the regulations, concrete steps that can be taken to ease the burdens, and what state funding, if any, would be necessary to ease those burdens.

Maddy summarySCR 50 is a ceremonial resolution designating April 5-11, 2025, as "Week of the Young Child" in Delaware. It formally recognizes this period to highlight early childhood development and education initiatives across the state. This resolution does not create new laws, allocate funding, or impose obligations; it serves solely to raise public awareness about supporting young children's well-being. The resolution directly affects Delaware residents by encouraging community engagement with early childhood programs during the designated week.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of March 2025 as “Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month” in Delaware and aims to highlight the prevalence of developmental disabilities both nationally and within Delaware, emphasizing the importance of awareness, inclusion, and advocacy to support and empower individuals with developmental disabilities.

This Concurrent Resolution designates March 26, 2025, as "Epilepsy Awareness Day" in Delaware and calls upon State agencies and the people of Delaware to undertake suitable efforts to increase epilepsy awareness.

This Concurrent Resolution promotes minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2025, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations in the State of Delaware.

This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Department of Health and Social Services to submit a state plan amendment increasing eligibility for Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports to 300% of SSI, which is consistent with the eligibility limit in all other states and the District of Columbia.

This Act limits circumstances in which personal identifiable information about applicants or holders of driving privilege cards may be released to those instances where the Delaware Attorney General gives specific approval or where the request for information is in a valid court order. It also amends existing provisions relating to disclosure of driver and motor vehicle information to limit the disclosure or re-disclosure of citizenship or immigration status information and related sensitive personal information. Such information may be released pursuant to a court order, with the approval of the Delaware Attorney General, for voter registration purposes, and where otherwise explicitly authorized by statute.

This Act prohibits the DOE, public schools, and operators of companies that hold digital student data from sharing student information with immigration enforcement agencies without permission from the DE AG.

This Act creates a right to free legal counsel for a relative seeking to adopt a child in the relative’s family after parental rights over the child have been terminated and the child is in the custody of the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. Relatives of a child for whom adoption is being sought who are eligible for free legal counsel in adoption proceedings include siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, first cousins, first cousins once removed, great-grandparents, grandaunts or granduncles, half-siblings, stepparents, stepsiblings, stepaunts or stepuncles, or stepgrandparents. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Maddy summaryHCR 23 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing April 24, 2025, as "AKA Day at the Capitol" in Delaware to honor Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. It has no policy impact or funding provisions - it is purely symbolic recognition of the sorority's annual event at the state Capitol. This resolution does not affect any laws, regulations, or individuals. It is a standard procedural gesture to acknowledge community organizations.