House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 9th Legislative Day

Tuesday, March 10, 2026·2h 25m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Delaware House passed eight legislative items on its 9th Legislative Day, including a subpoena power bill for county assessors (SS 1 for SB 230) that had previously been pulled from the agenda over process concerns, a teacher academy scholarship bill (HB 12), and a division renaming bill (HB 254), all by 37-0 roll call margins with 4 absent.

Key Actions

·Consent Calendar 17 – HCR 87, HCR 99, SCR 121, SCR 137Passed

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Controversies

Legislative process for SS 1 for SB 230 — subpoena power bill

Spiegelman argued the bill had been 'rushed through the Senate shortly before our budgetary breaks, slammed through and then pushed through here with the sense of urgency that didn't match the bill itself,' and that 'serious concerns were raised,' praising House leadership for pulling the bill and correcting it — adding 'unlike perhaps another chamber in this building that I shall not mention.' No named Senate member responded and no named House member disputed Spiegelman's characterization.

Notable Quotes

“House Amendment one addresses some things that may have been implicit in the bill itself, but are now made explicit. So the type of assessment that is being addressed in the bill is only used for commercial properties. But now we've added in explicitly that it says non residential properties rather than just implying it in because of the methodology used for the assessment.”
Representative Burns — Burns explained what House Amendment 1 to SS 1 for SB 230 — the county assessor subpoena power bill — changed from the underlying bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar 17 (HCR 87, HCR 99, SCR 121, SCR 137)Passed

House Amendment 1 to SS 1 for SB 230 with Senate Amendment 1Passed

SS 1 for SB 230 with Senate Amendment 1 and House Amendment 1Passed

Yes (32)Berry, Bolden, Burns, Bush, Carson, Chukwuocha, Collins, Dukes, Gorman, Gray, Griffith, Harris, Hilovsky, K. Johnson, Jones Giltner, Lambert, Lynn, Morrison, Morrison, Neal, Osienski, Phillips, Postles, Romer, Ross Levin, D. Short, Shupe, Kamela Smith, Michael Smith, Spiegelman, K. Williams, Madam Speaker

Absent (4)Heffernan, Hensley, S. Moore, Ortega

Senate Concurrent Resolution 134Passed

Senate Concurrent Resolution 132Passed

House Amendment 1 to House Bill 12Passed

House Bill 12 with House Amendment 1Passed

Absent (4)Heffernan, Hensley, S. Moore, Ortega

House Bill 254Passed

Absent (4)Heffernan, Hensley, S. Moore, Ortega

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TranscriptPreview

The house will please come to order. Members and guests, please take your seats and silence your cell phones. Mr. Chief clerk, are there any communications? Yes, madam speaker. Madam speaker, the senate wishes informed the house that it passed on january 29, 2026. Senate bill 185 with senate amendment 1. Senate substitute 1 for senate bill 67. Senate substitute 1 for senate bill 220. Senate bill 106 with senate amendment 2, and house amendment 2, and senate bill number 228 with house amendment number 2. And request the concurrence of the house. Madam speaker, this includes reading of the communications. Thank you, Mr. Chief clerk. Leader harris. Madam speaker, I move that we adjourn the current legislative day. The house stands adjourned. The house will come to order. Mr. Chief clerk, please call the roll. Mrs. Berry. Present. Mrs. Barry. Present. Ms. Bolden. Present. Ms. Bolden. Present. Mr. Burns. Present. Mr. Burns. Present? Mr. Bush. Present. Mr. Bush. Present. Mr.— carson. Mr. Carson. Present. Mr. Chukwocha. Present. Mr. Chukwocha. Present. Mr. Collins. Mr. Collins. Present. Mr. Cook. Present. Mr. Cook. Present. Mr. Dukes. Mr. Dukes. President. Ms. Gorman. Ms. Gorman. Present. Mr. Gray. Present. Mr. Gray. Present. Mrs. Griffith.…

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