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Spiegelman told the House Administration Committee the bill is modeled on review systems used in other states and on Delaware’s sunset committee process and said the bill’s intent is to give the General Assembly a mechanism to review regulations that have the force of law. “This bill empowers this committee to look at things in the Department of Finance that would be federally illegal for the Department of Finance to give to this committee,” he said, noting those and other agency concerns are legitimate and that he intended to work with agencies to revise the proposal. He also said he intended to table the bill to allow more work on language.

Members raised questions about politicization of rulemaking and about workload. Representative Lesinski said regulation drafting is often a technical, nonpolitical task carried out by agencies and cautioned that review could reintroduce politics to technical rules. Spiegelman responded that the review process would allow the legislature to call agencies back when regulations diverge from legislative intent and that an oversight mechanism incentivizes agencies to correct problems earlier.

Jeff Hagen, former state registrar of regulations, testified on the scope and workload. He estimated there are roughly 20,000 regulations in Delaware overall but said many are technical or federally mandated and would be exempt from review; he estimated a committee would typically examine “25 to 30” packages in a month and argued the workload could be managed and that legislative oversight is appropriate. A DHSS representative thanked the sponsor for tabling the bill and said the department has “over a hundred sets of regulations” covering Medicaid eligibility, social services and behavioral health and warned that automatic expirations after 12 months would create instability for individuals served by the department.

Committee members discussed alternatives, including aligning reviews with agencies’ existing five‑year review cycles and focusing on a subset of potentially problematic regulations rather than renewing every regulation annually. Spiegelman said he would work with agencies to address HIPAA and other federal privacy concerns and to refine a schedule that would avoid annual expiration of all regulations.

Later in the hearing members moved to table the bill for further work. The transcript records a motion “to the table” by Representative Speedgoin, seconded by others; recorded votes included Chair Harris — yes; Vice Chair Zelensky — yes; Speaker Minor Brown — yes; Representative Zelensky — absent; Representative Steven Lee — yes. The committee announced the motion carried and the bill was tabled for revision and further stakeholder consultation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Administration Committee Meeting Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 3:00 PM - 3:58 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Lawmakers and agency officials debated House Bill 5, which would establish a committee process to review and renew executive‑branch regulations; sponsors and agency representatives flagged concerns about scope, federal preemption and workload and the committee agreed to table the measure for further work.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature DE Collection, Legislative, Delaware","taxId",77708,"location","Delaware","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6106737,"Del. House committee releases bill to honor 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion",815,272000,1087429,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2779619-6453a5a3a9c8076b8e0f95cb698999f5&start=272&end=1087","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2779619-6453a5a3a9c8076b8e0f95cb698999f5/thumbnail_272000.jpg","/articles/6106737/Delaware/Del-House-committee-releases-bill-to-honor-6888-Central-Postal-Directory-Battalion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106737-f7ce7ac191fe81d2249c284e2044a751/orig.mp4?Expires=1770864358&Signature=eNnN9AgATkelA4-6uUh5XNBcEYTIleo3AcQG5USq~xc5fUEy2t6qPLO-liYoga-V~DjIY3AZh-rzWsGwBJmHZMPMtTHSCCqAzNOvU9X4mAbLlq1K1hR-qGT3zkbhOSaHD08tgIsxB7HABSZ3f-gz9KHsfdcdqzjGJDrWI2YnXG3yo4SZ~Lwm9a2gh7KQP0hWQlvy2udUAQDA1CT2B~0oZvwoaJngEX8EUd7ent6nOxuXwrW8gURTn-kZWb2u8MzJ9lSwel6YjjG5G0zckMBzpz8oQ6VDiCmVItF4ZDgacn66Bk1HLf3BkGjUtsGdCbgq-kFGJl8e3WFyaSmvZA~c3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Johnson introduced House Bill 68 to amend Title 1 of the Delaware Code to designate March 9 as 6 Triple 8 Central Postal Directory Battalion Day.

The bill sponsor told the committee it was “both a privilege and an immense honor” to present legislation remembering the battalion and its role in World War II. Dr. Carmen Jordan Cox, who identified herself as an ambassador for the 6 Triple 8 battalion descendants, provided background on the unit and its work sorting millions of pieces of mail to restore communication between soldiers and families.

The sponsor said the all‑female, largely African American unit deployed after the War Department lifted recruitment restrictions in 1944 and that the battalion faced difficult conditions and limited recognition on return. Dr. Jordan Cox said descendants are organizing and looking to formalize a group to preserve the battalion’s legacy and that public awareness has increased since national recognition in 2009 and a 2022 congressional gold‑medal award.

Committee members asked questions and offered remarks about recent documentary portrayals and surviving veterans; Dr. Jordan Cox and others identified two living veterans by name who reside in Arizona and Wisconsin. The committee clerk recorded that there were no in‑person or virtual public comments on the bill during the hearing.

Representative Spiegelman moved to release House Bill 68 from committee; Speaker Minor Brown seconded. The committee conducted a roll‑call vote. Recorded votes in the hearing transcript were Chair Harris — yes; Vice Chair Rosinski — yes; Speaker Minor Brown — yes; Representative Dukes — yes; Representative Stegeman — yes. The committee announced the motion carried and that, having received the required number of signatures, the bill would be reported out on the legislative website and announced on the House floor.

The bill’s text in the hearing references an amendment to Title 1 of the Delaware Code to create the commemorative day; the measure was advanced out of committee for further consideration by the full House.","The House Administration Committee voted to release House Bill 68, a measure introduced to designate March 9 as 6 Triple 8 Central Postal Directory Battalion Day in Delaware to honor the WWII all‑Black, all‑female battalion; supporters described the battalion’s role in restoring troop morale by clearing backlog mail in Europe.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee debates House Bill 5 to create legislative review of agency regulations; sponsors agree to pause for revisions

Del. House committee releases bill to honor 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion