Delaware Representative William Bush [D] | Introduced

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DEHB360Intro
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This Act adds Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha to the list of state holidays.
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2024-05-23
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB362Intro
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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.
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2024-05-23
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
DEHB365Intro
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This Act is enabling legislation that establishes the framework and requirements for a competitive mobile sports wagering market in Delaware under the authority of the Lottery Director. Sports wagering is now legal in 38 states, and 29 states have le...
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2024-05-23
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB313Intro
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Section 1. Section 1 of this Act amends § 122. New § 122(18) sets forth certain types of provisions that may be included in contracts between a corporation and its current or prospective stockholders or beneficial owners of its stock, even if those...
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2024-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
DEHB300Intro
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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...
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2024-05-22
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 300
DESB302Intro
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This Act allows a licensed brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf courses to apply to the Commissioner for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons of the golf course if the brewery-pub and public golf course share common ow...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB280Intro
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This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DEHB402Intro
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This Act requires new schools and state buildings over 50,000 square feet to meet certain requirements to ensure that the building's roof is able to support solar energy infrastructure.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
DEHB399Intro
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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...
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2024-05-16
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB203Intro
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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...
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2024-05-15
Amendment HA 2 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB265Intro
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This act requires a commercial entity that knowingly or intentionally provides pornography and other materials defined as harmful to minors to verify the age of individuals accessing the material.
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2024-05-14
Amendment HA 5 to HB 265 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB395Intro
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This Act replaces a temporary hospital cost containment provision from the implementing legislation for the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board that was based on Medicare reference pricing with a provision that limits growth based on a formula a...
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2024-05-14
Stricken in House
DEHR27Intro
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This House Resolution recognizes Sunday, May 12, 2024, as a very special day for all mothers in the State of Delaware and calls on all Delawareans to reflect on the many selfless acts of their own mothers.
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2024-05-09
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB389Intro
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This Act provides for an annual raffle license that will allow for the holding of up to 20 raffle events a year. If such license is obtained, the organization must provide notice to the Board at least 7 days prior to any raffle event but does not hav...
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2024-05-09
To House Gaming & Parimutuels Committee
DESB4Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4, this Act modernizes Delawares probation system. Specifically, this Act ...
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2024-05-09
Amendment SA 1 to SS 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB288Intro
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The Act allows the Kent County Levy Court to impose a lodging tax not greater than 3% in Kent County.
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2024-05-07
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DEHCR121Intro
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This Concurrent Resolution dedicates the month of April 2024 as "Financial Literacy Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHR23Intro
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This House Resolution recognizes April 17, 2024, as Delaware Teach Children to Save Day.
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2024-04-17
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB266Intro
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This Act removes the ability for persons to bring an action under the Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act (DFCRA) for failures to comply with reporting requirements of the Delaware Unclaimed Property Law (UPL). It leaves untouched the ability of ...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHR42Intro
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This House Resolution designates March 28, 2024 as opening day for youth baseball and softball players.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB303Intro
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This Act modifies the eligibility standard from 100% disability to 80% disability or greater for veterans to qualify for the credit against taxation on qualified property and corrects a typographical error.
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2024-03-27
Not Worked in Committee
DESB215Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB227Intro
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This Act creates dedicated information technology units for Delaware public schools. Currently, the State does not provide funding units for information technology employees, leaving districts and charter schools to finance these positions from a var...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB340Intro
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This Act authorizes the creation of Family Justice Centers within Delaware to provide victims of crime with a single source to obtain resources and support services.
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2024-03-21
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB201Intro
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Of the 41 states with a state income tax, 27 states fully exempt military retirement pay from state income taxes and 12 states partially exempt military retirement pay.
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2024-02-29
Amendment SA 1 to SB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB217Intro
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This Act creates a professional loan-to-grant incentive program to encourage Delawareans to pursue careers in nursing at long-term care facilities. Funding for the incentive program is to be appropriated annually by the General Assembly, in an amount...
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2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee
DEHR22Intro
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This House Resolution extends the deadline for the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group to provide its recommendations to the House of Representatives from June 30, 2023 to December 1, 2023.
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2023-06-30
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB180Intro
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This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
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2023-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB210Intro
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This bill provides that public sales of real estate may occur via an online auction process.
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB173Intro
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The General Assembly previously restricted municipal, town, and city police departments from operating speed enforcement equipment outside of its corporate limits. This Act completely restricts the ability of municipal, town, and city police departme...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB220Intro
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This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and i...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
DEHB152Intro
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This Act revises the membership of the State Employee Benefits Committee by removing the Delaware retiree appointed by the Governor and adding 2 members who are eligible to receive health care insurance under Chapter 52 of Title 29 under a pension or...
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2023-06-13
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB179Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Transportation to issue an entrance permit to a private or public utility upon presentation of a satisfactory entrance permit application where the private or public utility owns or has an easement for the entrance...
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2023-06-01
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESB143Intro
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This Act makes several changes intended to improve the claims payment process by health insurers. Specifically, the Act: (i) codifies the definition of clean claim adopted in Department of Insurance regulations; (ii) requires an insurer to treat erro...
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2023-05-19
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DESB94Intro
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The State of Delaware previously offered an employer match for state employee contributions to the deferred compensation program. The purpose of the match was to help state employees save and build wealth for retirement and to enable state government...
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2023-05-17
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHR15Intro
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This House Resolution recognizes Sunday, May 14, 2023, as a very special day for all mothers in the State of Delaware and calls on all Delawareans to reflect on the many selfless acts of their own mothers.
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2023-05-11
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB133Intro
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First responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians, and public safety telecommunicators, are crucial to ensuring public safety and health. First responders are at elevated risk for suicide ...
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2023-05-11
Amendment HA 1 to HB 133 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB143Intro
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Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. Thi...
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2023-05-10
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESB100Intro
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This Act adds Drug Dealing or Possession - Tier 3 to the list of violent felonies under section 4201(c) of Title 11 in recognition of the association of higher drug volumes and gun violence. Nothing in this act is intended to affect the violent felon...
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2023-05-03
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DESB88Intro
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This Act alters the State realty transfer tax credit offered to first-time home buyers.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB29Intro
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This Act increases the Senior Real Property Tax credit to $750 from $400 as authorized in the Appropriations Bill for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, which effectively amended Title 29, § 6102(q)(3) from $500 to $400.
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2023-04-06
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB101Intro
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This Act directs DelDOT and DNREC to develop a program to allow for the expedited review of entrance plans and stormwater and sediment plans associated with new development. Under this process a consultant pre-approved by DelDOT and/or DNREC would co...
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2023-03-30
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB103Intro
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Transportation infrastructure is critical to the safe and efficient movement of people as well as goods and services throughout the State. The Delaware Strategies and Spending identifies various investment levels to help prioritize State infrastructu...
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2023-03-30
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB39Intro
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This bill seeks to create the Expanded Protection for Our Communities and Homes (EPOCH) Grant Program through a one-time appropriation of $20 million. The grant money would be distributed to every Delaware police agency that chooses to participate. T...
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2023-03-02
Amendment HA 1 to HB 39 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB36Intro
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This Act decreases by 1% the rate of the realty transfer tax to be received by the State, thereby returning it to the rate that was applicable prior to August 1,2017. The Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards o...
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2023-01-26
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHR6Intro
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This House Resolution creates an Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group to evaluate and make recommendations on authorizing an internet sports lottery in Delaware.
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2023-01-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB30Intro
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This Act removes the 3 year residency requirement to qualify for the disabled veteran tax credit.
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2023-01-25
Amendment HA 1 to HB 30 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB50Intro
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This Act creates a separate offense for the theft of mail, including packages, from a residential dwelling. A first offense of mail theft is a class A misdemeanor unless the value of the stolen property is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class ...
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2023-01-18
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DEHB31Intro
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This Act reinstates a credit against school taxes of up to $400 for seniors who have been domiciled in Delaware for 3 years or more. After 10 years domiciled in Delaware the credit would increase to $500. Under current law the credit is $500 after 10...
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2023-01-11
Not Worked in Committee
DEHB43Intro
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This Act allows Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in a political party's primary election.
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2023-01-05
To House Administration Committee
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