The Delaware House adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 36, recognizing Greek Independence Day, and took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 31, designating April as Second Chance Month, during the floor session.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 36, sponsored in part by Representative Ortega and Senator Mansavinos, was read in the House and approved by voice vote. The resolution commemorates Greek Independence Day and honors the contributions of Greek Americans, calling for cultural observances and reflection on the values of liberty and democracy.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 31, presented by Representative Cook for third and final reading, calls for recognizing April as Second Chance Month and describes barriers faced by people with criminal records. The resolution text as read cites national and state figures — for example, it notes an estimated 77,000,000 Americans with criminal records, more than 600,000 people returning to communities from state and federal prison each year, about 153,000 Delawareans with conviction records, and roughly 2,145 Delawareans released from prison annually — and emphasizes employment and reentry supports as predictors of successful reintegration. The transcript shows a request for a voice vote on SCR 31, but it does not record the outcome of that vote in the provided excerpts.
Leader Harris yielded the floor to Representative Cook to present SCR 31; later Representative Ortega presented SCR 36. The measures were handled as concurrent resolutions (ceremonial and awareness proclamations), and no amendments or substantive debate are recorded in the supplied transcript segments.
Votes at a glance
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 36 (Greek Independence Day): Passed by voice vote (recorded in transcript). Sponsor(s): Senator Mansavinos; Representative Ortega (house sponsor noted). Outcome: approved.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 31 (Second Chance Month): Read for third and final reading; voice vote requested. Sponsor(s): not fully specified in the transcript excerpt. Outcome: not specified in the transcript.
The session also included standard opening business such as roll call and communications, but the recorded excerpts supplied here focus on these two concurrent resolutions.