DE HB 388
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LOSS OF DRIVERS' LICENSES DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUES.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Did DE HB 388 pass?
Yes. DE HB 388 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-08): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 388 about?
This Act seeks to address the undue burden placed on individuals who are required to surrender their driver's license due to a medical condition. Under current law, individuals must physically surrender their license, often during already traumatic circumstances, and are then, in some cases, required to purchase a separate identification card to maintain a valid form of ID during the suspension period. This Act allows a medically disqualified individual to retain the individual's physical driver’s license for identification purposes by signing an affidavit acknowledging the individual is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle. This approach balances public safety with compassion, streamlines administrative processes, and eliminates unnecessary costs for affected individuals. This Act also makes technical corrections to existing law to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors DE HB 388?
John "Jack" Walsh, David P. Sokola, Spiros Mantzavinos and 6 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 388.
Description
This Act seeks to address the undue burden placed on individuals who are required to surrender their driver's license due to a medical condition. Under current law, individuals must physically surrender their license, often during already traumatic circumstances, and are then, in some cases, required to purchase a separate identification card to maintain a valid form of ID during the suspension period. This Act allows a medically disqualified individual to retain the individual's physical driver’s license for identification purposes by signing an affidavit acknowledging the individual is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle. This approach balances public safety with compassion, streamlines administrative processes, and eliminates unnecessary costs for affected individuals. This Act also makes technical corrections to existing law to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-30
- Latest action
- 2026-09-08 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Cyndie Romerprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-08
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2026-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-09
Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-09
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 5 ABSENT
passage
2026-05-19
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-30
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Votes
2/3
2026-06-09 · pass · 35-1
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: other
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: other
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: other
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: other
- 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
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