Sponsored by Jaques - Delaware (Current)
State![]() | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
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| DE | HB12 | This Bill expands the Confiscated Contraband Interdiction Fund so that it applies to the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution and updates the name of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution. This Bill also expands the permissible uses o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-03 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB13 | This 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... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| DE | HB15 | The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has three law enforcement units known respectively as Environmental Protection Officers, Fish and Wildlife Agents, and Park Rangers. All three enforcement units undergo identical training ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HCR2 | This concurrent resolution proclaims the month of February, 2013 as African American History Month and requests the Governor issue a proclamation calling upon all State agencies and the people of the State of Delaware to observe the month of February... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB9 | This legislation represents the work of the HJR 17 Study Group created to review Delaware’s civil mental health laws. HJR17 required a report and recommendation on immunity provisions of 16 Del. C. 5122(j) and 5004(f) by January 1, 2013. This i... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB2 | This bill creates additional incentives for holders of abandoned property to report such property to the state and promptly resolve such claims. The bill expands the new voluntary self-disclosure program administered by the Secretary of State and ena... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB20 | This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would eliminate from the Delaware Constitution the requirements as to when a person may vote by absentee ballot. This amendment to the Delaware Constitution provides that the General Assembly s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-16 Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 27 YES 14 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HJR2 | This joint resolution rejects the report of the Delaware Compensation Commission in its entirety. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HCR3 | This Resolution proclaims January 31, 2013 Samuel D. Burris Day in Delaware. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB1 | This Act puts in place a temporary solution to allow for a fraternal or veterans organization with national affiliation or an organization whose membership consists primarily of veterans honorably discharged or active duty service member to operate c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HJR3 | This joint resolution establishes a task force to study the workers’ compensation system. In the past two years, approved premium rates in the voluntary market for workers’ compensation insurance have increased almost 26%. This rate of gr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SCR4 | This Resolution supports the Million Hearts initiative to prevent One Million heart attacks and strokes in the United States. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB32 | This legislation updates and streamlines the State’s Oil Pollution Act by eliminating a monetary cap for liability for damages, and requires that a Certificate of Financial Responsibility (COFR) be issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, pursuant to th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | SB9 | This Act modifies Delaware's juvenile sentencing laws to bring those laws into compliance with decisions the United States Supreme Court issued in 2010 and 2012. During its last term, the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment for... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB33 | This Act requires each public school district to equip the schools within their respective jurisdictions with an adequate number of panic buttons that may be used to immediately alert local law enforcement authorities of a security threat at a school... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-17 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB38 | This bill changes the membership of the Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit Board to include, among the six-member board, one active Delaware jockey and one retired Delaware jockey participating in the benefit program rather than two active Delaware j... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB40 | This bill extends the Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program and the Office of Foreclosure Prevention for four additional years beyond the current sunset date in January 2014. The bill also makes technical changes to the adminis... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HCR8 | This concurrent resolution recognizes the CAI/Easter Seals Volleyball Challenge held on March 8-10, 2013, an event that raises funds for an organization providing services and support to people with disabilities or special needs and their families in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | SB13 | In January 2011, the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman transferred from the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) to the Delaware Health and Social Services Office of the Secretary. These amendments reflec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 SS 1 for SB 13 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 10 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB42 | This bill adds adult aunts and uncles to the list of relatives who may act as a surrogate to make health care decisions for an adult patient if the patient lacks capacity and there is no agent or guardian, no prior designated surrogate, the prior des... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 2 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HCR7 | This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes and applauds the commitment of Delaware’s hospitals to child and maternal health, as recently evident by their adoption of the pulse oximetry testing standard for newborn screening. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB41 | This 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... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-01 HS 1 for HB 41 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | SCR5 | This Senate Concurrent Resolution continues the Motorcycle Rider Education Advisory Committee, which must meet at least quarterly to monitor the Motorcycle Rider Education Program, assess future needs, and recommend program improvements. Author: Sen.... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR6 | This resolution establishes the Workplace Bullying Task Force to examine the issues of workplace bullying. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB47 | This bill offers more flexibility to the Medical Advisory Board (MAB) by enabling the Chair of the Board to nominate new members in addition to the President of the Medical Council of Delaware and reorganizes existing language by moving subsection(e)... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-14 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HCR10 | This concurrent resolution designates the month of March 2013 as “Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month” and requests that the Governor issue a proclamation calling upon all State agencies and the people of the State of Delaware to o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB56 | This bill sets certain regulations for motor vehicle data-reporting devices to prohibit the use by insurance companies of such data for anything other than consideration for premium discounts, requires disclosure to the insured of others who may gain... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 9 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB21 | This Bill expands the composition of the State Employees Benefits Committee and provides Delaware public employees with representation on the Committee. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-01 |
| DE | SCR7 | This concurrent resolution recognizes the work of the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR13 | This resolution recognizes the valuable contribution that the Lions Clubs International make to our local communities, as well as the world at-large, by designating that March 30, 2013 be declared as Delaware State Lions Day. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | SB25 | This legislation eliminates the requirement that the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has to maintain an office in the City of Wilmington. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-17 |
| DE | HCR12 | This resolution recognizes April 11th, 2013 as National Pet Day in Delaware. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | SB31 | his bill adds active members of the Ladies auxiliary or volunteer fire department ladies auxiliary as eligible for free surf fishing licenses. The bill also gives the department President’s discretion in determining what qualifies as 'active&qu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| DE | HJR4 | This Joint Resolution recognizes April 2013 as Autism Awareness Month. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-03 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB81 | This bill lowers the number of full-time employees from 25 to 3 for the Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Employment Relations Act to apply to a public employer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 |
| DE | HB85 | This bill grants authority to the Delaware Commission of Veterans’ Affairs to establish and administer the “Delaware Veterans Trust Fund.” Honorably discharged Delaware veterans will be permitted to petition the Fund for financial a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 |
| DE | HB86 | This Act extends Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s ability to reach agreements for operating services in its areas from a 10-year length to a maximum length of 25 years. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB67 | This Act will increase the protections against criminal firearms violence afforded to our children by creating a new crime called Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Weapon in a Safe School Zone. The Act will ban the possession of firearms in scho... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB74 | This Delaware Health Security Act will provide a cost effective single payer health care system for the State of Delaware. The Act will provide comprehensive health care coverage to all Delawareans without any extra health insurance or out-of-pocket-... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-16 |
| DE | HB90 | This 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 ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-14 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB94 | This bill improves and clarifies the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s process and criteria for issuing permits to handle or possess protected wildlife, finfish or shellfish for scientific, education or propagation pur... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| DE | SB53 | This bill creates a presumption that a covered firefighter who has heart disease, hypertension, lung disease or certain cancers contracted the occupational disease arising out of and in the course of actions in the line of duty. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| DE | SB57 | This Bill expands Delaware’s Public Assistance Code to provide urgent and preventive dental care for eligible Medicaid recipients who are pregnant or become pregnant while receiving assistance. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| DE | SCR16 | This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors the New Castle County Police Department on the 100th Anniversary of their establishment in 1913, and commends them for their distinguished service to the citizens of New Castle County and the State of Delaware... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-01 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB122 | This bill would allow farmers who have a farm vehicle that is used within a 20 mile radius of their farm to register their vehicle with DMV. The “FV” tag would replace the white plastic “Farm Vehicle” tags. The FV tag fee is $... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 7 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB117 | This bill permits the Delaware National Guard Counterdrug unit to receive equitably shared funds to finance law enforcement functions under the National Guard Mutual Assistance Counterdrug Activities Compact. Functions may include, but not be limited... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| DE | SB59 | Section 1 creates the Controlled Substance Advisory Committee, a designee/recommending body that previously existed only in regulation; makes numerous grammatical corrections; makes uniform the language pertaining to the Secretary’s duty to the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB119 | This bill requires all bills and joint resolutions to have a fiscal note. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| DE | HCR16 | This concurrent resolution recognizes May 6-12, 2013, as National Nurses Week. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| DE | HB125 | This 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... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |


