State Flower: Peach Blossom
Updates in 2024:
SJ00193 [LS] Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The State Constitution Regarding Environmental Rights; includes “Each person shall have an individual right to clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems and environment and a safe and stable climate for the benefit of public health, safety and the general welfare.” – favorable Senate report 4/15/2024
Updates in 2023:
HB220 [LS] An Act proposing an amendment to Article I of the Delaware Constitution relating to protecting Delaware’s natural resources; includes right to healthy soil – introduced 6/1/2023
Updates in 2022:
HB297 [LS], Creation of the Agricultural Opportunities Act; “[p]rovide a socially disadvantaged farmer, military veteran farmer, or beginning farmer with the basic skills to operate agricultural land profitably with a primary focus on regenerating the soil, ecosystem, and local community” – stalled in committee
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House Committee: House Agriculture
Senate Committee: Senate Agriculture
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Delaware State College: Land-grant university
University of Delaware: Land-grant university
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Last Update: 04/02/2025