| DE | HB285 | Pass | 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 |
| DE | HB17 | Intro 25% | This Act requires all employers in the State to provide employees with a minimum of 1 hour of earned sick time and safety leave for every 30 hours worked. For employers of fewer than 10 employees, the time may be unpaid, job-protected time instead of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24 Motion to Release Failed |
| DE | SB150 | Engross 50% | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 150. Like Senate Bill No. 150, this Act requires included facilities have sufficient staff to meet the needs of each resident and requires dementia care services training for staff. This Act differs from S... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | SB151 | Engross 50% | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 151. Like Senate Bill No. 151, this Act requires included facilities to disclose information related dementia care services in the form determined by the Department of Health and Social Services, and it es... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB110 | Engross 50% | Section 1 amends Title 31 to require all health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid to cover services related to the termination of pregnancy. Coverage provided under this section is not subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| DE | SB223 | Enroll 75% | This Act is the product of the work of stakeholders who, with the encouragement of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 (152nd General Assembly), met to examine how to integrate mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine into existing reg... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB348 | Pass | This Act removes the requirement for a lifeguard at a pool exclusively serving a residential or apartment community not accessible to the general public. Under existing law, a lifeguard is not required at a hotel, motel, or campground. A lifeguard is... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Signed by Governor |
| 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 | HB362 | Intro 25% | In 2023, the General Assembly passed House Bill 80, which required the coverage of doula services under the States Medicaid plan beginning in 2024. This Act would require similar coverage under private health insurance plans. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB273 | Engross 50% | This Act legalizes the sale and distribution of raw milk and products derived from raw milk by dairy producers directly to consumers for human consumption. This Act also removes the unused definitions of Delaware fresh milk and northeastern fresh mil... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 5 NO 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB86 | Intro 25% | This Act establishes a right to counsel for indigent parents in DSCYF custody proceedings. Parent representation will primarily be provided by a legal services entity contracted with the Family Court, but may also be provided by the Office of Defense... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House 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 | 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 | SB212 | Engross 50% | Like Senate Bill No. 212, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 212 codifies the Bureau of Health Equity (BHE) in the Division of Public Health, which includes the Office of Minority Health and the Office of Womens Health. The purpose of the BH... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB300 | Intro 25% | This Substitute Bill requires the Department of Health and Social Services to maintain a public registry of assisted living facilities that are accredited and/or certified to provide memory care services by an approved independent accrediting organiz... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 300 |
| DE | SB216 | Engross 50% | This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 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 | SB237 | Engross 50% | This Act amends the provisions in Title 9 of the Delaware Code relating to the county comprehensive plans for Sussex, Kent, and New Castle Counties, and Title 22 of the Delaware Code relating to municipal comprehensive plans for municipalities with p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB16 | Intro 25% | This Act requires that Medicaid and State employee health plans cover: (1) ovarian cancer monitoring tests for women treated for ovarian cancer; and (2) annual screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB354 | Engross 50% | This Act gives the dependent children of active military members, full-time Delaware National Guard members, and active duty members of a reserve component of the US military priority in choice and charter enrollment. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB280 | Intro 25% | This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB78 | Intro 25% | This Act exempts from school property taxes real estate owned by Todmorden Foundation and used for the purposes of affordable housing. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB401 | Intro 25% | This Act amends Section 2603 of Title 16 to require the Division of Public Health to provide the results of lead screenings or tests to school nurses and require contracts or computer upgrades to include lead results. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB394 | Intro 25% | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Delaware Health Resources Board, which this Act renames the Delaware Health Resources Advisory Board ("Advisory Board"). Ba... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | SB200 | Enroll 75% | This bill provides important consumer protections for property insurance contracts by improving the reliability of mailed notifications of policy cancellation or renewal. Section 1 of this bill requires insurers to deliver any homeowners notices of c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| 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 | HB322 | Enroll 75% | This Act establishes the Delaware Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage and Culture. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| 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 | HB374 | Engross 50% | This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB393 | Intro 25% | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of Adult Protective Services ("APS"). JLOSC approved recommendations to modify several areas of the APS statute, Chapter 39 of Tit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB23 | Intro 25% | Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delawares housing supply. In order to expand affordable housing opportunities, this Act requires ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-20 To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee |
| DE | SB2 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB204 | Engross 50% | 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 To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| DE | HB162 | Pass | House Bill 162 authorizes the process of natural organic reduction to be used in this State. Natural organic reduction is the gentle, respectful process that accelerates the decomposition of human remains to soil. This process uses large vessels to h... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB377 | Intro 25% | This Act implements a recommendation from the December 31, 2023, Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee (RHBAS). Under this Act, the State must continue to offer eligible pensioners first employed by the State as a regular of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HB422 | Intro 25% | This Act defines certain facilities which will require an applicant seeking a permit for a new facility, or expansion of an existing facility, or renewal of an existing permit, located in an overburdened community, as defined in the Act, to provide a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee |
| DE | HB376 | Intro 25% | This Act implements a recommendation from the December 31, 2023, Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee. Under this Act, the state group health insurance program must include a pensioner coordination of benefits policy for el... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HB203 | Intro 25% | 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 admit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Amendment HA 2 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB44 | Intro 25% | This Act establishes the Office of New Americans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of new Americans who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Amendment SA 1 to SB 44 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 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 | HB298 | Intro 25% | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committees (JLOSC) review of Adult Protective Services. This Act creates the Vulnerable Adult Populations Commission (Commission), whose purpose is to improve the response to and redu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 Amendment HA 1 to HB 298 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 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 | SB231 | Engross 50% | 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 To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce 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 | SB254 | Intro 25% | This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative. It directs the Office of State Planning Coordination (Office) to study food insecurity in urban and rural food deserts. The Act defines a food desert and directs the Office to expand access to healthy... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To Senate Finance Committee |
| 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 | HB248 | Intro 25% | This Act establishes a pre-permit community outreach process for any qualified project, as defined in DNREC Regulations, that wishes to apply for a permit within 3 months, in an underserved community. Underserved community is defined in (5) specified... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | SB232 | Engross 50% | In light of the Federal Drug Administrations recent approval of over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills, this bill expands the contraceptive coverage laws to include over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |