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DESB92Legislative status for DE Senate Bill SB92
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2013-06-18
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB93This bill creates a process for Kent County to establish a stormwater maintenance district and for the collection and use of stormwater maintenance fees.
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2013-06-18
DESB117The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC) is a nationwide law enforcement network aimed at preventing lawbreakers who have lost their hunting, fishing, and/or trapping privileges in one state due to egregious crimes, such as poaching against wi...
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2013-06-18
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB126This Bill adds the requirement of Continued Professional Competency for license renewals, provides for retired engineer status, requires licensure renewal by the date of expiration of the current license, adds violations of the Act and the failure to...
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2013-06-18
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB12This bill adds AEMTs and paramedics to the class of victims that raises the level of offense to a class A misdemeanor. This change is necessary because last year, SB 210, which updated EMS practitioner titles, was enacted into law but those new title...
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2013-06-13
DEHB116In order to maintain racing purses that are competitive with other racetracks in the mid-Atlantic region, a racetrack licensed to conduct gaming operations needs the flexibility to reduce the number of racing days. This Act would permit a racetrack l...
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2013-06-13
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB133This Bill adds a definition and requirements for the professional-in-charge, the licensee who is responsible for the operation of a shop, including ensuring that employees are licensed. Unlicensed practice has been a challenge for the Board and addin...
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2013-06-13
DESB135This Bill implements recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee following its review of the Board of Charitable Gaming. The Bill: 1) Combines into one chapter the three chapters for bingo, charitable gaming, raffles and Texas Hold’em Po...
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2013-06-13
DESB47New Subchapter XV, for which Sections 8 and 9 of this legislation provide, authorizes the creation of public benefit corporations. A public benefit corporation is a for-profit entity which is managed not only for the pecuniary interests of its stockh...
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2013-06-13
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB96This bill amends sections of Title 26 which govern public utilities that provide telecommunications services. It modernizes the rules governing such utilities and aligns them with the rapid competitive and technological changes affecting the industry...
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2013-06-12
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB55This bill adds members of the Public Service Commission to the definition of 'public officer' which would subject them, like many other individuals in positions of public trust, to certain financial disclosure requirements.
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits
DESB77This legislation designates upper-level management positions in the Justice of the Peace Court from classified service to exempt service, consistent with similar positions in the Superior Court, Family Court and Court of Common Pleas. The provisions ...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 7 On Its Merits
DEHB140This is a companion bill to House Bill No. 85, which granted authority to the Delaware Commission of Veterans’ Affairs to establish the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund. This Bill adds the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund to the list of programs eligib...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (REVENUE & FINANCE) in House with 10 On Its Merits
DEHB148This bill would direct the Office of the State Treasurer to add a Roth option to state sponsored 403(b) and 457(b) savings plans that are offered to eligible teachers and state employees. This bill would not require the state to contribute any additi...
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2013-06-12
DESB105This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee. The bill provides that the Executive Director of the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program no longer has to submit a financial disclosure report to the Public Int...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DESB106The Bill adds to the Board’s authority to require all persons licensed in plumbing and HVACR services to display the words “Licensed Plumber” and/or “Licensed HVACR” on their vehicles along with their license number in o...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESB107This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and revises the definition of “Employee” under the State Pension Plan so that individuals appointed by the Governor to a board, council or commission after June...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESB104This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and adds the Public Advocate to the definition of “public officer” which would subject them, like many other individuals in positions of public trust, to certai...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DESB134This Bill amends the Board’s provisions relating to discipline in order to make the Board’s licensing law consistent with other Title 24 boards. The Bill specifies the grounds for discipline and possible disciplinary sanctions. A provisio...
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2013-06-12
DEHB23This bill requires that all public meetings of the boards of education of traditional public school districts, vo-tech school districts, and public meetings of charter schools’ boards of directors be digitally recorded and made available to the...
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2013-06-11
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB48This bill will create a process to have an eleven-member Commission appointed every ten years to redistrict the Senate and House of Representatives of the Delaware General Assembly. “The Redistricting Commission for the State of Delaware”...
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2013-06-11
DEHB70This Bill recognizes the importance of properly functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in keeping tenants safe by expressly prohibiting a tenant from removing or tampering with a properly functioning detector installed in the rental unit by ...
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2013-06-11
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB129This bill is the result of a recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee relating to the sunset review of the Board of Parole. This bill restores the Board of Parole’s authority to hear and make decisions regarding violations of offender...
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2013-06-11
DEHB186This bill prohibits employers from deducting credit card processing fees from gratuities due to their employees.
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2013-06-11
DESB128This bill is the result of a recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee relating to the sunset review of the Board of Parole. This bill amends the composition of the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (SENTAC) by adding the Chairpe...
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2013-06-11
DESB124This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and makes several amendments to Title 29 relating to the Division of the Public Advocate. The Public Advocate shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consen...
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2013-06-11
DESB125This bill is the result of a recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee relating to the sunset review of the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority. This bill extends the sunset date for the Trust Fund for an additional five (5) year...
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2013-06-11
DESB127This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and makes several amendments to Title 11 relating to the Board of Parole. This bill adds victim advocacy to be included as one of the potential qualifications to be conside...
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2013-06-11
DEHB92This bill amends the landlord/tenant code to permit the use of a surety bond in place of a security deposit. Instead of paying a refundable security deposit, a tenant may, if the landlord permits, purchase a nonrefundable “surety bond” fo...
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2013-06-11
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB174This bill provides that a portion of the proceeds from the Internet table games will support harness and horse racing purses at the same percentages that they are supported by slots at the casinos.
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2013-06-06
DESB40This Act will increase the penalties imposed upon repeat offenders convicted of the crime of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony by adding that crime to the list of serious violent felonies that can serve as predicate offenses t...
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2013-06-05
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DESB26This legislation provides a default procedure for equitably allocating the cost of estate taxes among beneficiaries of an estate. It replaces Delaware’s current apportionment statute, but retains its basic approach of apportioning estate taxes ...
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2013-06-05
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DESB39This bill will bring Delaware into compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new commercial driver license and commercial learner permit issuance standards. Much of the bill is housekeeping and includes changes such as alter...
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2013-06-05
SS 1 for SB 39 - Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 9 On Its Merits
DEHB125This bill allows for the reinstatement of parental rights where a child remains in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families, despite reasonable efforts to secure a permanent plan of adoption. Where it is in th...
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2013-06-05
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
DEHB133This bill would allow drivers of a vehicle to make a left turn across a paved dividing space unless prohibited by an official traffic-control device. This language is consistent with the National Uniform Vehicle Code permitting the crossing of flushe...
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2013-06-05
Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 9 On Its Merits
DEHB163This bill requires the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to create and maintain a developmentally appropriate, comprehensive program that fully integrates independent living services from ages 14 to 21 and which will assis...
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2013-06-05
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 9 On Its Merits
DESB95Legislative status for DE Senate Bill SB95
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2013-06-05
DEHB90This bill updates the school choice program, which has not received substantive attention since 1998. This bill aims to make it easier for parents to navigate the choice process by standardizing application forms and deadlines across traditional and ...
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2013-06-03
Signed by Governor
DESB21This Bill expands the composition of the State Employees Benefits Committee and provides Delaware public employees with representation on the Committee.
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2013-05-30
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHCR22This concurrent resolution commends the nominees and recipients for the 2013 Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service.
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2013-05-14
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB13This bill prohibits a former member of the General Assembly from acting as a lobbyist for a period of one year after such person’s term of office ends. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeano...
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2013-05-08
DEHB64This bill allows parents to “Freeze” their minor children’s credit at any time to protect them from identity theft. This bill also allows for credit to be frozen for an incapacitated person by their guardian.
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2013-05-08
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB41This bill forbids the possession, sale, offer for sale, and distribution of shark fins in the State of Delaware. Shark finning (whereby a shark is caught, its fins cut off and the carcass dumped back in the water while the shark is still alive) is al...
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2013-05-01
HS 1 for HB 41 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHR8This resolution proclaims May to be Community Action Month in Delaware.
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2013-05-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESB30This Bill amends Chapter 41 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code, which will go into effect on August 6, 2013. The grandfathering provision, Section 4108(d), is revised to require either not fewer than 250 home inspections in Delaware for compensation or...
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2013-04-30
DESCR7This concurrent resolution recognizes the work of the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens.
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2013-04-25
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR11This Concurrent Resolution supports the Delaware Gift of Life campaign.
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2013-04-25
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DEHR7This Resolution recognizes “Equal Pay For Women Day” in the State of Delaware.
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2013-04-24
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DEHB16This Bill is intended to facilitate the hosting of temporary large events in the State of Delaware, such as music festivals, car shows, auctions or conventions, by exempting such events from a provision in the Code that prohibits the holder of a lice...
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2013-03-28
Signed by Governor
DESCR6This resolution establishes the Workplace Bullying Task Force to examine the issues of workplace bullying.
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2013-03-28
Passed in House by Voice Vote
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