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| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB271 | Passed | Currently, section 712 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code prohibits the hunting of any game birds or game animals (except deer) on Sundays. This Bill eliminates the prohibition against hunting game birds on Sundays. The Department of Natural Resources a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30 Signed by Governor |
| #2 | SB303 | Introduced | This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to establish the right to hunt and fish in Delaware. Twenty-one other states have preserved the rights of their citizens to hunt, fish, or trap wildlife. This Act is modeled after the constituti... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 |
| #3 | SB22 | Engrossed | This Act establishes the Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 |
| #4 | SB267 | Engrossed | This Act clarifies various aspects of the States unclaimed property laws, specifically: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 |
| #5 | HB399 | Introduced | This Act creates a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by a cabinet-level Secretary appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department will take over most of the duties currently handled by the Comm... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 |
| #6 | SB169 | Engrossed | This Act creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, wrongful incarceration in a psychiatric institution, p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| #7 | HB282 | Enrolled | This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT |
| #8 | SB305 | Introduced | This Act streamlines and modernizes the State Early Childhood Education Program in § 3001 of Title 14, also referred to as State-funded early care and education, as follows: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| #9 | SB236 | Engrossed | This bill: (a) extends the expiration date for any new issuance or renewal of an ADA placard from 3 years to 8 years for a specific person with a diagnosis of a permanent disability and changing the minimum age from 85 to 80 years or older, (b) exten... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| #10 | SB298 | Introduced | This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Newport in the following ways: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| #11 | HB360 | Introduced | This Act adds Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha to the list of state holidays. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 |
| #12 | HB285 | Passed | This Act amends the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act by removing the requirement that a patient have a debilitating medical condition to qualify for a registry identification card, instead allowing health-care providers to make the determination of whe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28 Signed by Governor |
| #13 | SB300 | Introduced | This Act requires crisis pregnancy centers in this state to provide notice if the center is not licensed by this state as a medical facility and does not have a licensed medical provider who provides or directly supervises, in person, the provision o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| #14 | HB333 | Engrossed | This Act creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Commission. This Commission shall be tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly and Department of Technology and Information on AI utilization and safety within th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| #15 | HB87 | Engrossed | This Act establishes the Delaware Agricultural Production Assistance Program. The Program will provide a subsidy of up to 30% of the premium for eligible producers multi-peril crop insurance premium, or whole farm revenue protection premium up to a m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 Amendment SA 2 to HB 87 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| #16 | HB9 | Introduced | This Act requires that all passenger vehicles and light duty vehicles owned and operated by the State be zero emission vehicles by 2040 by requiring increasing volumes of zero emission vehicles every few years. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| #17 | HB145 | Introduced | Reverse-location court orders and reverse keyword court orders enable the government to obtain location data or technology search data without identifying any specific person as to which there is probable cause to believe they have committed or will ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Stricken in House |
| #18 | SB159 | Passed | This Act removes membership with the Blood Bank of Delaware as a recognized benefit by the State due to changes in policies in how hospitals and insurance companies bill for blood replacement and blood replacement procedures. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Signed by Governor |
| #19 | HB204 | Engrossed | This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses and other staff positions in long-term care facilities in the S... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 |
| #20 | HB272 | Engrossed | This act regulates persons who receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits earned by serving our nation in the military. This bill would not prohibit persons or business entities from receiving compensation for advice t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 |
| #21 | SB206 | Engrossed | Senate Bill 89 from the first half of the 152nd General Assembly allowed for state owned-and-operated vehicles used for snow removal to operate with green revolving or flashing lights during winter weather operations. This Bill extends the same use o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 |
| #22 | HB291 | Introduced | This Act requires that a candidates political committees contribution and expense report, provided to the Department of Elections, include the primary employer and job title of each person contributing to the committee. This Act also requires the Dep... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| #23 | HB293 | Engrossed | Federal and Delaware law protect the right to vote and the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to voting places and public facilities. Nonetheless, recent information suggests that a substantial number of polling places in De... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| #24 | HB310 | Engrossed | The United States Space Force was established on December 20, 2019 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The Space Force became the 6th branch of the United States Armed Forces. This Act inserts the Space Force in those sections of the D... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 8 Favorable |
| #25 | HB313 | Engrossed | This Act ensures that all female inmates in DDOC custody, at level IV or V, receive annual or biennial screening mammograms as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable |
| #26 | HB319 | Introduced | This Act requires the Department of Human Resources to develop an executive branch policy restricting nepotism in state employment and prohibiting supervision of a state employee by a relative. It further requires the legislative and judicial branche... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Amendment HA 3 to HB 319 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| #27 | HB308 | Engrossed | This Act mandates that employees of institutions of higher education and students receive training in sexual assault prevention. Although the current law makes training available, it has not been required. This Act further changes the reporting perio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| #28 | SB231 | Engrossed | This Act removes the sunset provision in Chapter 453, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to the program established under §9011A of Title 29 to assist individuals who are in or have experienced foster care in Delaware with driver education, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 |
| #29 | HB342 | Introduced | This Act creates a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry in which an applicant may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm. An individual on the Registry may request removal from the Registry no sooner than 3... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 342 |
| #30 | SB239 | Engrossed | This Act removes the 5-year term limit imposed upon hearing officers appointed by the Secretary of Labor. It also removes the political party affiliation rule when considering new candidates for the hearing officer position. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 |
| #31 | SB243 | Engrossed | This Act deletes the current Charter of the Village of Ardencroft (the "Village") and replaces it with a new charter that differs in several respects. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| #32 | SB252 | Engrossed | Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 252 is identical to Senate Bill No. 252 except that SS 1 for SB 252 corrects a spelling error in the synopsis to avoid confusion. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits |
| #33 | SB246 | Engrossed | For over 30 years, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invested in home repair programs that make necessary repairs to improve the health and safety conditions in the homes of Delawareans. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 4 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits |
| #34 | SB247 | Introduced | This Act creates a clearer and workable system for ensuring that manufactured home communities with health and safety violations and conditions that threaten the health and safety of people in the community cannot continue to raise rents on residents... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| #35 | SB249 | Engrossed | This bill amends Chapter 69 of Title 18 relating to captive insurance to provide the Commissioner with additional flexibility to approve those types of financial institutions that would be authorized to hold required capital and surplus of captive in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 |
| #36 | SB257 | Engrossed | This Act changes Delawares law related to liability insurance for rental vehicles. Under the Act, the minimum level of coverage required for a vehicle owners policy of liability insurance under § 2902 of this title is also required for a vehicle own... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| #37 | SB261 | Engrossed | This Act amends Delaware Code provisions which govern the Delaware Health Facilities Authority (DFHA). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits |
| #38 | HB373 | Engrossed | This Act amends Chapter 49 of Title 29 to enable the Office of Highway Safety to solicit and receive subscriptions, donations, and other funds from individuals or organizations for the purpose of implementing highway safety programs and projects that... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 |
| #39 | SB259 | Engrossed | This Act is a result of the Delaware Interscholastic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. Based on the findings of the task force, this Act updates and modernizes the DIAA Board of Directors' composition. This Act also makes technical corre... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits |
| #40 | HB363 | Engrossed | This Act requires a landlord who provides a dwelling place to a person as part of their employment compensation to provide them with a disclosure form advising them of the conditions and requirements for occupancy and vacancy of the premises once the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 |
| #41 | SB260 | Engrossed | This Act is a result of the work of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. The current process for promulgating DIAA-related regulations grants the regulatory authority to the Department of Education ("D... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits |
| #42 | SB268 | Engrossed | Sections 1 and 2 of this Act update Chapter 8 of Title 12, the Uniform TOD Security Registration Act. Section 1 of this Act does the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 |
| #43 | SB270 | Introduced | This Act is the statutory recognition of the recommendations set forth in the June 2, 2023, report of the DEFAC Benchmark Evaluation and Review Panel. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| #44 | HB379 | Engrossed | This Bill would reinstate language formerly in the Delaware Code which would permit insurance agents to issue checks to policyholders in time sensitive situations without having to qualify as claims adjusters. This practice would be subject to regula... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| #45 | SB16 | Engrossed | The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 |
| #46 | SB15 | Engrossed | The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 |
| #47 | SB11 | Engrossed | This is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 11. Like Senate Bill No. 11, this Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and clarify the power of the General Assembly to enumerate... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 |
| #48 | SB17 | Introduced | Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 99 (152nd) created the Victims Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendation to clarify the VBR, strengthen protections for vict... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 |
| #49 | HCR123 | Engrossed | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares May 7, 2024, to be Delta Day at the Delaware Capital. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| #50 | SCR152 | Engrossed | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as "Healthy Vision Month" in the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 Passed In House by Voice Vote |
