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DEHB31. This Act permits off-premises consumption licensees who obtain a Growler Filler permit to purchase kegs or partial kegs from wholesalers and fill and cap containers for the customer to consume off of the premises where sold.
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2013-05-16
Signed by Governor
DEHB38This 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...
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2013-05-16
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB89This bill promotes and facilitates the construction and operation within the State of Delaware of freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, which generally are capable of providing services to victims of stroke, spinal cord injuries, amputatio...
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2013-05-16
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 36 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB51This bill strengthens teacher preparation by raising the standards for entry into the teaching profession. More specifically, the bill requires all Delaware teacher preparation programs to set high admission and completion requirements, to provide hi...
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2013-05-16
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 2 NO 1 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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2013-05-16
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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2013-05-16
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB128This bill modernizes the language of the statute to conform to the current practice of the Court.
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2013-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
DEHB141This bill is intended to ensure that chiropractors delivering chiropractic services in the state of Delaware are subject to the jurisdiction of the Delaware Board of Chiropractic.
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2013-05-15
DESB16This bill would require owners of lost or stolen handguns to report such loss or theft within 48 hours of discovery. Owners may report such loss or theft to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, or to any State Police Troop.
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2013-05-14
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 22 YES 19 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
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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2013-05-14
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
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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2013-05-14
DESB82This Act puts in place a permanent 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...
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2013-05-14
DEHB18This bill brings the designation of judges who act as the boards of canvass into compliance with 6 of Article V of the Delaware State Constitution.
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2013-05-09
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB24This bill will allow the Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states and agencies for the purpose of toll interoperability as well as toll violation collections.
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2013-05-09
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHCR20This concurrent resolution thanks the Career and Technical Student Organizations for their presentation of geraniums. This concurrent resolution also extends best wishes for continued success to the respective students.
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2013-05-09
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB35Federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) are required to perform criminal history background checks on prospective firearms purchasers. However, when the sale or transfer of a firearm does not involve a licensed dealer, no background check is requi...
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2013-05-08
Signed by Governor
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
DESB45This Act required pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers and scrap metal processors to photograph all jewelry which they purchase or otherwise acquire.
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2013-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 7 On Its Merits
DEHB105This bill provides for election day registration for presidential primary, primary, special, and general elections whereas currently the deadline is the fourth Saturday prior to the date of the election. Moreover, same day registration at polling pla...
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2013-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits
DEHCR16This concurrent resolution recognizes May 6-12, 2013, as National Nurses Week.
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2013-05-08
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB75This Act repeals the prohibition on same-gender marriage that was enacted in 1996. The effect of this Act is to allow two individuals, whether of the same or different genders, to marry if otherwise eligible. Upon the effectiveness of this Act, no ne...
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2013-05-07
Signed by Governor
DEHB17This Bill removes a reference to the former Justice of the Peace Court No. 5, located in the Town of Milford. Justice of the Peace Court No. 5 is no longer in operation, having been consolidated into Court No. 6 nearly ten years ago.
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2013-05-03
Signed by Governor
DESB17This bill establishes the pilotage rates for the Pilots’ Association for the Bay and River Delaware for 2014, 2015, and 2016. All rates have been agreed upon by the Pilots’ Association and key port industry representatives. The new pilota...
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2013-05-02
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB85This 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...
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2013-05-02
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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2013-05-01
DESCR16This 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...
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2013-05-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
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
DESCR14This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Delaware.
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2013-04-25
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR13This Senate Concurrent Resolution recounts the history of the Delaware Capitol Police, describes their response to the shootings at Wilmington’s New Castle County Courthouse on Feb. 11, 2013, and commends them for their distinguished service to...
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2013-04-24
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DEHB10This Act is the second leg of a Constitutional Amendment which eliminates the existing five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully discharged their sentences may have their voting rights restored. This Act shall be known as the Haz...
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2013-04-16
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 6 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB20This 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...
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2013-04-16
Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 27 YES 14 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB11This Bill permits employees that are trained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to obtain biological samples. By eliminating the “medical” reference in the existing language, this legislation will allow for a broader pool of indi...
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2013-03-28
Signed by Governor
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
DEHB50This Act establishes a tax rate of 6.6% on taxable income in excess of $60,000.
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2013-03-28
Signed by Governor
DEHB51This Act eliminates the sunset of the estate tax scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013.
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2013-03-28
Signed by Governor
DEHB52This bill removes the sunset provision in 77 Del. Laws, c. 78 relating to the corporation franchise tax. The bill keeps in place the following current corporation franchise tax rates: the maximum franchise tax of $180,000, the assumed par value multi...
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2013-03-28
Signed by Governor
DEHB53This Act establishes for all gross receipts business categories other than manufacturers tax rates in 2014 that are one percent below the rates in effect in 2013. This Act reduces by 30% manufacturers’ tax rates in 2014.
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2013-03-28
Signed by Governor
DEHCR13This 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.
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2013-03-27
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DESB5Article IV, Section 29 currently provides that, after completing an initial four-year term successfully enough to warrant reappointment and confirmation, succeeding terms would then be for six years. This amendment would provide that Justices of the ...
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2013-03-26
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
DEHCR10This 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...
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2013-03-21
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHB19This bill modifies the Prothonotary’s fee for filing a certification registering a trade name to make it consistent with the fee as set forth in Superior Court Civil Rule 77(h)F which is currently $25.00. The fee of $5.00 was set in 1980. In ad...
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2013-03-14
Stricken
DEHCR8This 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...
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2013-03-13
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
DEHCR7This 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.
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2013-03-13
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 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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2013-03-12
DEHB2This 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...
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2013-01-30
Signed by Governor
DEHJR2This joint resolution rejects the report of the Delaware Compensation Commission in its entirety.
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2013-01-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB1This 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...
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2013-01-30
Signed by Governor
DEHJR1This Joint Resolution designates JoAnn M. Hedrick as Bill Clerk of the House of Representatives and Dolores Michels as Assistant Bill Clerk of the House of Representative to serve at the pleasure of the House of Representatives.
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2013-01-28
Signed by Governor
DESCR4This Resolution supports the Million Hearts initiative to prevent One Million heart attacks and strokes in the United States.
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2013-01-24
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DEHB21This bill establishes the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act. The Act prohibits an employer from terminating or taking any other disciplinary action against an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder if such employee, when acti...
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2013-01-24
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