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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 82: DIRECTING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM TO PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE STATE OF PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

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Plain-language summary

HCR 82 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Delaware House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DIRECTING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM TO PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE STATE OF PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. Primary sponsor: Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Valerie Giltner (Republican), Marie Pinkney (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2026): Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This House Concurrent Resolution establishes the purpose and protocol for the creation of a state of the state report on perinatal mental health in Delaware. The report is to be prepared by the Behavioral Health Consortium in consultation with its Maternal Mental Health Working Group, the Department of Health and Social Services, the Delaware Health Commission’s Health Workforce Subcommittee, the Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and the Maternal and Child Death Review Committee for review by the Governor, the Delaware State Senate, the Delaware House of Representatives, the Senate Health and Social Services Committee, the House Health and Human Development Committee, and the Director and Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services by December 1, 2026, and is to include a summary of current state programming, training and education, gaps in services, funding streams, demographic information, performance outcomes, and utilization data as well as any recommendations for addressing access and racial and socioeconomic disparities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa Minor-BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Valerie GiltnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Nnamdi ChukwuochaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Debra HeffernanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Tizzy LockmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Rae MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
DeShanna NealCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Sophie PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  2. Passed In House by Voice Vote
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 13 Favorable
  4. Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source