| DE | HB352 | Engross
50% | This Act gives county code enforcement constables the authority to tow abandoned vehicles on private property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Amendment SA 1 to HB 352 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB13 | Engross
50% | Healthcare facility assessments are currently the second largest source of funding for states shares of Medicaid costs, behind general funds. Today, 49 states have at least one facility assessment in place, including Delaware, while 34 states and Was...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB265 | Engross
50% | The Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 authorizes processes necessary to help meet the net zero goals of the Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023. The bill facilitates a transition to carbon-free energy sources by (i) preparing for offshore wind t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO |
| DE | SB275 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this Act is to combat aggressive driving and dangerous speed differentials on targeted roadways. This Act prohibits vehicles from traveling in the left lane on the portions of State Route 1 or Interstate 495 that are an express highway...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB296 | Engross
50% | This Act amends the Delaware Antitrust Act (DAA) (Chapter 21, Title 6 of the Code) to provide indirect purchasers who have been harmed by violations of the Delaware Antitrust Act the ability to sue for damages. Indirect purchasers of a product or ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | SB307 | Engross
50% | This substitute bill for Senate Bill No. 307 clarifies the meaning of custom fabrication as first defined in Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill No. 102 in the 152nd General Assembly. That substitute bill modified the relationship between custom fabr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR170 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution commends the Food Bank of Delaware for its contributions toward ending hunger and resolving the root causes of poverty in the State of Delaware through its increased statewide impact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR163 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution designates May 27, 2024, as Brain Cancer Awareness Day in the State of Delaware. Brain Cancer Awareness Day brings attention to the experiences of individuals affected by brain cancer and empowers them to share their storie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR144 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes June 6, 2024 as the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied Troops landed at Normandy during WWII.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB200 | Engross
50% | This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB5 | Engross
50% | The States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal pol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB255 | Engross
50% | This Act makes several updates to the Boiler Safety Program. The Boiler Safety Program can issue certificates of compliance and the Secretary can grant variances. A 6th member is added to the Boiler Safety Council from associated labor unions. It add...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB270 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB274 | Engross
50% | Early, sustained exposure to peanut and egg proteins in the infant diet significantly reduces the risk that an infant will develop a peanut or egg allergy, saving lives and future health care costs. Following multiple clinical studies, the current gu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB277 | Engross
50% | This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB287 | Engross
50% | This act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a law-enforcement canine retired from a police department of a political subdivision of the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB275 | Engross
50% | This Act updates the definition of "sexual orientation" throughout the Delaware Code by adding asexuality and pansexuality. Asexuality refers to individuals with little to no sexual attraction to other individuals, although asexual individu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB326 | Engross
50% | This is a substitute for House Bill No. 326.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB238 | Engross
50% | This Act adds "victim of kidnapping" to the definition section of the Address Confidentiality Act, allowing for kidnapping victims to become eligible for the protections offered by the Address Confidentiality Program. This amendment is reco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB332 | Engross
50% | This Act codifies the teacher academy pathways program that prepares students for careers in elementary and secondary education. Among other things, it requires the DOE to update and revise statewide standards and guidelines for teacher academies and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB286 | Engross
50% | Like House Bill No. 286, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 286 prohibits discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB269 | Engross
50% | This Act simplifies and in some cases increases the civil penalties for violations of laws related to dogs that run at large, dogs that bite a human being or domestic animal while running at large, and dogs that are designated as dangerous or potenti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB379 | Engross
50% | 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 |
| DE | HB302 | Engross
50% | According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health ca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR139 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes June 2024 as National Homeownership Month in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HCR142 | Engross
50% | This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the nonprofits of Delaware for supporting the State and the critical resources they provide to Delawareans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB13 | Engross
50% | This Act requires the Director of the Sustainable Energy Utility to administer a program to provide financial assistance to Delaware residents for the cost of purchase and installation of electric vehicle supply equipment. For a low-income applicant ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB19 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a background special license plate for the United Way of Delaware Pride Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB236 | Engross
50% | 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 |
| DE | HB328 | Engross
50% | Senate Bill No. 288 of the 151st General Assembly (Chapter 371 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware) created a pilot program whereby motorcyclists are permitted to use pulsating headlights as a way to alert other drivers of their presence, without al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB245 | Engross
50% | The Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education and the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program were created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or already navigating the forecl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB373 | Engross
50% | 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
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee |
| DE | HCR129 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes the importance and expertise of Direct Support Professionals to the State of Delaware on the occasion of May 21st as Direct Support Professional Advocacy Day, co-sponsored by the Ability Network of Delaware A Team Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB371 | Engross
50% | This Act changes how the Insurance Commissioner and the State Treasurer provide for distributions from taxes collected by the Insurance Commissioner to be made to fire companies or departments in Delaware. The current method for reporting, calculatin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee |
| DE | SCR165 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims the month of May 2024 as "Community Action Month" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB127 | Engross
50% | This Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB293 | Engross
50% | 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 |
| DE | HB314 | Engross
50% | This Act does all of the following: (1) Allows for all licensed practitioners that are treating a driver for a medical condition to report findings which allows for Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Physician to sign Division paperwork and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB239 | Engross
50% | 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
To House Labor Committee |
| DE | SB25 | Engross
50% | This Act exempts contracts for the construction of affordable housing units from the 2% realty transfer tax imposed under 30 Del. C. § 5402(f).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB244 | Engross
50% | This Act allows a county that imposes a lodging tax to spend money from that tax on workforce and affordable housing programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| DE | SB246 | Engross
50% | 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 |
| DE | HCR126 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB351 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a new chapter in Title 21 pertaining to the towing of vehicles without the consent of the owner or operator. It makes violations of the chapter an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Jus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee |
| DE | SB22 | Engross
50% | 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
To House Housing Committee |
| DE | HB358 | Engross
50% | This Act serves to clean up certain sections of the Boards Practice Act. Required statutory language omitted due to oversight have been added, such as standards for reciprocity, issuance and renewal of licenses, and hearing procedures. The requiremen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | SCR154 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes May 11, 2024, as "National Train Day".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB310 | Engross
50% | 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 |
| DE | SB233 | Engross
50% | This Act establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership by requiring all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB353 | Engross
50% | This Act provides civil and criminal remedies for the wrongful disclosure of deep fakes that depict individuals in the nude or engaging in sexual conduct. It provides the same remedies as those available under: (1) the Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
