DE HB 343
died on adjournmentAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO METHODS TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER RESPONDENT IN FAMILY COURT AND THE DUTY TO SUPPORT.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
Description
This Act allows the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) to serve a non-custodial parent’s summons for family court hearings by any form of mail with proof of delivery, including using the United States Postal Service or other commercial delivery services such as Federal Express (FedEx) or United Parcel Service (UPS).
- Introduced
- 2026-04-09
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Franklin D. Cookeprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Cyndie Romerprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Darius J. Brownprimary
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuochaprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-04-09
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-04-15
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 13 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-04-21
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
passage
2026-04-21
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
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Votes
SM
2026-04-21 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: other
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: other
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
3/4
2026-06-24 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
Related bills
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