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Rich Collins R

State Representative
Delaware House of Representatives District 14
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (17)

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This Act creates a special license plate for Preservation Delaware, Inc., a statewide nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to the preservation of Delaware’s architectural heritage and historic settings through education, public policy initiatives, and technical assistance. This Act requires a greater-than-majority vote for passage because Article VIII, § 4 of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 3/4 of …
Jun 23, 2026 · source · details / share
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This bill amends the charter of the Town of Millsboro to authorize redistricting of the Town's 3 municipal election districts using the 2020 federal decennial census by January 1, 2026 and to thereafter redistrict within 2 years of the latest federal decennial census. This bill also changes the process to fill a vacancy on the Town Council so that: (1) …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Amendment to the Charter of the Town Of Millsboro, in Section 3, amends the process for the initiation of annexation proceedings by allowing a Petition to be reviewed by the Town Staff, to determine the Petition is complete and all required information is contained in the Petition, before being presented to the Town Council. The Town Council will also …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This bill repeals the Delaware Advanced Clean Air Program and adopts the Delaware Low Emissions Program thereby terminating the Electric Vehicle Mandate.
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admitting not understanding their finances, financial literacy education in Delaware high schools is needed. This Act, which may be cited …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from refusing to register or renew the registration of a vehicle solely based upon the vehicle's computer codes indicating the vehicle may have some non-emission related problem.
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's (JLOSC) review of the Council on Correction. In 2021, JLOSC sponsored Senate Bill No. 129 of the 151st General Assembly, which, among other updates to the Council on Correction's statute, tasked the Criminal Justice Council with providing administrative support to the Council on Correction. This partnership was …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act provides a roadmap via an observational study on a small but representative group of diabetic patients to change standard healthcare from current reactive “sick care” to proactive “well care”. This will be accomplished by using a Delaware health system combined with a technology partner to regularly test, measure and manage, and incentivize diabetic patients and their providers to …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act provides a roadmap via an observational study on a small but representative group of diabetic patients to change standard healthcare from current reactive “sick care” to proactive “well care”. This will be accomplished by using a Delaware health system combined with a technology partner to regularly test, measure and manage, and incentivize diabetic patients and their providers to …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act changes the name of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee to "the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee." When the Committee was first codified in 1980, it was named the "the Joint Sunset Committee." In 2016, the Committee voted to change its name to "the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee." The Committee had "sunsetted" only 2 reviewed entities …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This bill promotes marine equipment owner choice and competition for repair and maintenance services by requiring manufacturers of marine equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, the same documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair such equipment created by the manufacturer for the purposes of repair.
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This bill changes the definition of employer in the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to exclude anyone who employs less than 25 employees in this State.
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act's purpose is to create checks and balances between the Executive and Legislative Branches of State government relating to Emergency Orders. This Act recognizes the authority of the Governor to act in the event of an emergency by allowing the Governor to declare an emergency for 120 days and to renew that order for up to 60 more days, …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's focused review of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services' (DDDS) adult day and employment services. This Act requires that DDDS submit an annual report relating to its services to increase the transparency of the services and highlight unmet needs for efficient service delivery. In § 7909A(c)(2)a. of …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act provides that an individual electric supplier agent cannot be fined or imprisoned for violations under Section 218 of Chapter I of Title 26. This Act provides that the Commission must develop a training and educational program for any entity or individual that is certified by the Commission as an electric supplier that demonstrates a thorough understanding of the …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This bill promotes equipment owner choice and competition for repair and maintenance services by requiring manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, the same documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair such equipment created by the manufacturer for the purposes of repair.
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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This Act designates "Puerto Rico Day" as a ceremonial day to be commemorated annually on June 11 in Delaware.
May 27, 2026 · source · details / share

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This Act provides for the creation of three Deputy Ombudspersons who can assist the Common Interest Community Ombudsperson by serving as the main point of contact in each of the three Counties. These Deputy Ombudspersons will also be permitted to …
Jun 23, 2026 · details / share
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This Act adds a definition of “utility battery energy storage system” to Chapter 10 of Title 26 of the Delaware Code. Under the definition of “utility battery energy storage system,” battery storage systems that store electricity from the electric grid …
Jun 23, 2026 · details / share
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The Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is the percentage of electricity that utilities must source from renewables. This is presently set at 25% and will increase annually, culminating at 40% in 2035. Delaware does not currently have enough renewable energy to …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share
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Like House Bill 46, this Act ensures that no physician or medically authorized person shall perform an abortion upon a child under the age of 16 without having obtained parental consent, except in cases of medical emergency or if the …
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This Act broadens the scope of a special fund administered by the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing that provides telecommunications assistance to Delaware residents who have deafness, hearing loss, or speech disabilities related to deafness or hearing …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share
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This Act establishes a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs led by a cabinet-level Secretary to advocate for and administer programs relating to veterans in the State of Delaware. It is the intent of this legislation that current staff of …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share
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This Act requires that an enacted state agency regulation will automatically expire unless explicitly reauthorized by the General Assembly to continue. This Act creates the Joint Committee on Oversight of Agency Regulations (“Committee”) to engage in review and oversight of …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share
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The Delaware National Guard provides financial assistance to eligible service members for certain postsecondary education tuition and fees. Under the current education benefits program, the Delaware National Guard reimburses service members for tuition and fees the service members have already …
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The purpose of this bill is to incentivize the construction and operation of a limited number of high-efficiency Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) electrical generation facilities, with an output of between 100 MW and 500 MW, by creating an Electricity Production …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share
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This Act exempts from state child care licensing requirements a military family child care provider that serves only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care that is either located on a military base or federal property, certified as a …
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This Act requires the State and any political subdivision of the State to notify the Farm Bureau when State-owned land is listed for bidding for agricultural use. This requirement applies to land that is at least 10 acres in size …
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This Act permits the value of items stolen at separate times to be grouped and prosecuted as one charge, if the thefts were part of a pattern. It also allows the occurrence of an act in one jurisdiction to be …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share
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This bill names the hill west of Mill Creek situated on New Castle County parcel number 0803100018 where the Spring Grove Mill House sits as “General Washington’s Hill of Deception”. This is the site of one of the most impactful …
Jun 04, 2026 · details / share