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DE HB 388

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AN 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

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
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-24 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-30

    Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 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

  3. 2026-06-09

    Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 5 ABSENT

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  4. 2026-06-09

    Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

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  6. 2026-06-24

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

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Versions

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Documents

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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

Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143186

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