DelawareDelaware lawmakers honor mothers who lost children to gun violence
Delaware lawmakers adopted a resolution calling for mothers who lost children to gun violence to be honored on Mother’s Day and urging greater awareness of their grief.
What it does
The House and Senate adopted a resolution calling for mothers across Delaware who lost a child to gun violence to be honored and remembered on Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025.
Lawmakers also encourage more efforts to help Delaware residents understand the grief caused when gun violence takes a child.
Argument forHonoring these mothers could help them feel seen and could help neighbors better understand their grief.
Argument againstThe honor and call for awareness may leave mothers without direct help for the medical, financial, and legal burdens the resolution describes.
More detail
The House and Senate call for these mothers to be honored and remembered. It covers mothers across Delaware who lost a child to gun violence. The honor and remembrance are set for Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025.
The General Assembly encourages more efforts to inform Delaware residents about this grief. The message concerns the grief of losing a child to gun violence.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 8Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- May 8Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 1st Chamber
- May 8Introduced in HouseIntroduced
- May 8Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed 2nd Chamber
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