Votes at a glance: Delaware House passes lead-screening, advisory membership and realty-tax tweaks; several resolutions adopted
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Summary
On April 14, 2026, the Delaware House passed a package of measures including HB 259 (lead screening reporting), HB 264 (adds school nurse to lead-prevention advisory committee), HB 283 (realty transfer tax exemptions tweaks) and adopted multiple commemorative resolutions and SCR 143 establishing a Blockchain Task Force.
The Delaware House adopted several bills and resolutions during its April 14, 2026 session.
Resolutions and proclamations - House Concurrent Resolution 109 recognized Black Maternal Health Awareness Week (April 11–17). Dr. Priscilla Posey, chair of the Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium, noted DHMIC’s 20-year history and said the consortium receives an allocated $4,000,000 a year to support maternal and child health work in Delaware. HCR 109 passed by voice vote. - House Concurrent Resolution 126 recognized Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and included remarks honoring the late Anne Jaffe; the resolution passed by voice vote. - Senate Concurrent Resolution 166 recognized Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day at the Capitol; Gemma Lowry, vice president of the Mu Psi Sigma alumni chapter, spoke and thanked the House; SCR 166 passed by voice vote. - Senate Concurrent Resolution 164 recognized Child Abuse Prevention Month in April and cited national and state statistics (the sponsor cited more than 2,000 child fatalities nationally related to abuse/neglect and said Delaware’s Division of Family Services received over 24,000 reports in FY24); SCR 164 passed by voice vote. - Senate Concurrent Resolution 143 establishes a Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force to study blockchain and digital asset policy and to deliver a report by July 1, 2027; SCR 143 passed by voice vote.
Bills passed by roll call - House Bill 2 59: Amends Title 16 relating to screening for lead poisoning. House Amendment 1 (submitted at Public Health’s request to change the annual report date to Jan. 1) was adopted by voice vote; a roll call recorded 38 yes and 3 absent and HB 259 as amended passed the House. Sponsor Representative Williams said the bill requires the Division of Public Health to report aggregated, de‑identified school screening data and post it on its website to evaluate statewide screening efforts.
- House Bill 2 64: Adds a school nurse as a voting member of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee; sponsor said school nurses strengthen screening and prevention efforts. The House passed HB 264 by roll call (38 yes, 3 absent).
- House Bill 2 83: Makes two minor changes to exemptions under the Realty Transfer Tax (Title 30 of the Delaware Code); sponsor characterized the bill as "two minor tweaks" to current exemptions. The House passed HB 283 by roll call (38 yes, 3 absent).
Procedural notes - Many of the resolutions were adopted by voice vote. Several bills were amended on the floor before passage; where amendments altered statutory language or deadlines (for example, HB 259’s report deadline), the change is noted above.
What’s next - Bills passed by the House will follow the standard legislative process for consideration by the Senate and, if enacted, implementation by the relevant state agencies.
