DelawareHB 270153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)House

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE BOND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND CERTAIN OF THEIR AUTHORITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026.

Sponsored By: Debra Heffernan (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

8 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 3 mixed.

Leftover funds support state facility work

The Office of Management and Budget’s facilities division can use leftover funds for Delaware State Police Firing Range Improvements. It can use leftover Ferris Window project funds for the Cleveland White project. It can also use leftover Department of Correction funds for the W1 Building heating and cooling project at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. No amounts are stated.

State funds can build animal exhibit

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control can use its appropriated funds to build a mixed-species exhibit. The exhibit brings different animal species together. No funding amount is stated.

Transportation funds cover one-time project reimbursements

Delaware’s transportation department can use Community Transportation Funds for one-time project reimbursements. The provision does not name the projects, recipients, or payment amounts. These are project payments, not recurring household benefits.

Chemical reporting applies to either substance

The law changes stationary-source reporting language from “propane and ammonium nitrate” to “propane or ammonium nitrate.” Regulated sites reporting either substance fall under the rule; both substances are no longer needed for it to apply. This does not create a household reporting duty.

Red Clay buses lose light-timing requirement

Red Clay School District buses are exempt from the amber warning-light activation-timing rule while equipped with and operating stop arm cameras. Both camera conditions must apply. The exemption concerns timing, not a general removal of warning lights.

Bond funds shift toward veterans cemetery

The law adds the Department of Labor’s Sussex Facility to transfers into the State Treasurer’s Agency Bond Reversion Account. It also adds the Delaware Veterans Cemetery Expansion to projects receiving transfers from that account. No funding amounts are stated.

Milford community money changes recipients

The law shifts Community Redevelopment/Reinvestment Fund money away from Downtown Milford, Inc. The new recipients are the City of Milford, Delaware Nature Society, and Kent Sussex Industries. They also include the Milford District Fee Public Library Commission and Milford Housing Development Corporation. No amounts or planned uses are stated, and households receive no direct payment.

Warwick School transfer gets state approval

The law authorizes the transfer of Warwick School No. 203 to Indian Mission Properties, Inc. It does not state a price, other financial terms, or the property’s future use.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Debra Heffernan
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

William Bush
Democratic • House
Franklin D. Cooke
Democratic • House
Ronald E. Gray
Republican • House
Kendra Johnson
Democratic • House
Spiros Mantzavinos
Democratic • Senate
Michael F. Smith
Republican • House
Marie Pinkney
Democratic • Senate
Nicole Poore
Democratic • Senate
Bryant L. Richardson
Republican • Senate
John "Jack" Walsh
Democratic • Senate
David L. Wilson
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 62 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/29/2026

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 1/28/2026