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Delaware House adopts ceremonial resolutions recognizing legislative services, healthy vision month and National Nurses Week
Summary
The House passed three ceremonial resolutions by voice vote on May 6, 2026: HCR 117 marking the 60th anniversary of the Division of Legislative Services, SCR 179 recognizing Healthy Vision Month, and HCR 119 designating National Nurses Week. The chamber heard remarks from division staff and the Delaware Nurses Association.
The Delaware House of Representatives unanimously adopted three ceremonial resolutions and heard guest remarks during its floor session on May 6.
House Concurrent Resolution 117, celebrating the Diamond State Division of Legislative Services' 60th anniversary, was read by title and approved by voice vote. Leader Harris described the division's functions, including bill drafting, editing and publishing administrative regulations, graphics and printing, records keeping and legal research. Holly Vaughn Wagner, deputy director of the Division of Legislative Services, thanked the House and described staff roles from the print shop to the register of regulations.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 179, recognizing May 2026 as Healthy Vision Month, was presented and adopted by voice vote after Representative Pawlowski reviewed national and state statistics on vision problems and their economic costs. Representative Pawlowski cited figures including large direct and indirect costs and noted the prevalence of treatable conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma.
House Concurrent Resolution 119 designating May 6'12 as National Nurses Week in Delaware passed by voice vote. Christopher Otto, executive director of the Delaware Nurses Association, addressed the chamber on the theme "The Power of Nurses," noted the association's long history, and introduced nursing students and colleagues in the gallery.
All three measures were approved by voice vote; the House did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript. The resolutions are ceremonial and do not enact statutory change.
