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Votes at a glance: House passes resolutions, corporate bills and education measures on April 21, 2026
Summary
During a single session the House adopted ceremonial resolutions for Crime Victims' Rights Week and Library Week, approved a national home visiting week resolution, and passed multiple bills including corporate law updates, a child-support service change, autism services reporting updates and a municipal charter update for Arden.
The Delaware House on April 21 handled a mix of ceremonial resolutions and statutory measures. Key outcomes recorded in the House transcript include:
- HCR 113 (Crime Victims' Rights Week): Adopted by voice vote; sponsors recognized award winners and sought continued support for victim services.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 171 (Delaware Library Week): Adopted by voice vote; Representative Berry recognized library staff present in the chamber.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 172 (National Home Visiting Week): Adopted by voice vote; Representative Jones Giltner cited programs such as Nurse-Family Partnership and Early Head Start and noted statewide home visits numbers cited from program data.
- Consent Agenda I (included multiple bills such as HB 287–288, HB 312, HB 321, SB 185 with amendment, and Senate Joint Resolution 12): Passed on roll call (37 yes, 1 no, 3 absent).
- HB 343 (third reading): Allows Division of Child Support Services to serve noncustodial parents via any mail service with proof of delivery (USPS, FedEx, UPS); passed on roll call (39 yes, 2 absent).
- HB 353 (corporate-package bill, as amended): Amendment adopted; amended bill passed by two-thirds roll call (38 yes, 3 absent).
- HB 352 and HB 354 (LLC and limited partnership code updates): Passed on roll calls (each recorded as 37 yes, 4 absent).
- HB 309 (education, autism services): Amendment adopting additional data and reporting provisions passed by voice vote; the amended bill passed on roll call (38 yes, 3 absent).
- Senate Substitute 1 for SB 220 (Village of Arden charter amendments): Passed on roll call (38 yes, 3 absent).
Several items were introduced, read by title for final reading, and passed with constitutional majorities; where the transcript recorded roll-call tallies those figures are listed above. The House recessed until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22.
