DE Legislation | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | House | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HR37	Intro Sine Die	This House Resolution creates the Delaware School Construction Working Group to evaluate the School Construction Planning Committee and school construction cost data. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-30 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HB404	Intro Sine Die	This Act would require that all work on public works contracts is performed by responsible, qualified firms that maintain the capacity, expertise, personnel, and other qualifications and resources necessary to successfully perform such contracts in a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-30 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
HB376	Intro Sine Die	This bill increases the percentage from to of one percent the premium tax on insurance policies and uses those proceeds to fund the pension and medical coverage pension plans for retired state, county and municipal police officers and firefighters,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-28 Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 7 On Its Merits
HB406	Intro Sine Die	This bill amends one of the requirements for a homeowner or tenant to qualify for the Lot Rent Assistance Program. That program provides a credit against the lot rent in the amount of the difference between the rent that would otherwise be charged an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-28 To House Manufactured Housing Committee
HB361	Intro Sine Die	This Act covers the licensing of auctioneers and auction firms, and creates a commission to license auctioneers and auction firms and to oversee their activities. Section 6 amends the exemption for auctioneers in the real estate brokers chapter to ma... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-27 Stricken
HB405	Intro Sine Die	This Act shall be known as the “Delaware Age 55+ Volunteer Program Act.” It provides incentives for those buying Age 55+ Homes to donate their time and talent to Delaware charities and non-profit organizations. Provided an individual dona... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-27 To House Revenue & Finance Committee
HB381	Intro Sine Die	This bill creates a commercial real estate broker’s lien and is patterned after similar legislation enacted in several other states. Commercial real estate brokers perform valuable services making a market for real estate and assisting sellers,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-27 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB396	Intro Sine Die	Existing Delaware law does not address estate property interests in digital assets and digital accounts. This bill will provide executors and administrators of estates control of deceased persons’ digital assets and digital accounts during the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-27 Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB375	Intro Sine Die	Delaware volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are the first responders to all types of emergencies in the State. They provide fire extinguishment, fire prevention, life safety education, and emergency medical and rescue ser... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-27 Stricken
HB392	Intro Sine Die	This Delaware Health Security Act will provide all current and future Delaware citizens, our state's budget and future economy and job development a non-government run program and cost effective single payer health care system. This system eliminates... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-27 Stricken
HB399	Intro Sine Die	Section 344(d) of Title 31 of the Delaware Code currently exempts entities under state ownership or control, such as a public school, from the regulatory authority of the Office of Child Care Licensing (“OCCL”). This Act removes that exem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-26 Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
HB308	Intro Sine Die	Under current law there is no recognized right to privacy in an employee or applicant’s social networking site passwords and account information. This Bill makes it unlawful for employers to mandate that an employee or applicant disclose passwo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-21 Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB344	Intro Sine Die	This bill provides that any income and/or capital gain received from easements preserving agricultural land shall not be taxed for purposes of Delaware personal income taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-21 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB394	Intro Sine Die	This Bill will modernize the process and requirements for issuance of liquor licenses for off premises consumption. The current process and requirements do not consider population growth. Minimum distance requirements are enhanced while increases in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-21 Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
HB347	Intro Sine Die	This bill provides that causes of actions regarding the performance or furnishing of land surveys and the creation or furnishing of survey products must be brought within 6 years or 3 years after the discovery of an error or omission, whichever occur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-20 Laid On Table in House
HB386	Intro Sine Die	This Act will allow expanded early stage investment of capital into targeted Delaware businesses, thereby assisting in the creation of jobs. The Act provides tax credits for investments into targeted small businesses that have been certified by the F... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-20 To House Appropriations Committee
HB353	Intro Sine Die	This Act clarifies the usage of the term “without the victim’s consent” as found in the Criminal Code's rape statutory scheme. In contrast to current legislative intent, the term “without the victim’s consent” is b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-20 HS 1 for HB 353 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 7 On Its Merits
HB331	Intro Sine Die	Under current Delaware law, only certain voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot. Similarly, only certain voters qualify for permanent absentee voting status. This bill extends absentee voting, including permanent absentee voting status, to al... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-20 Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits
HB397	Intro Sine Die	This bill clarifies that individuals entering into a cable television franchise agreement with the Public Service Commission are not thereby employees for purposes of the Wage Payment and Collection Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-19 To House Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee
HB395	Intro Sine Die	This Bill prohibits the warrantless search of electronic devices, particularly mobile telephones. This Bill also prohibits the interception of geolocation information by physical placement of a mobile tracking device or otherwise tracking positioning... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-19 To House Judiciary Committee
HB373	Intro Sine Die	This bill authorizes the Commissioners to borrow up to $2,500,000 for proper municipal purposes by issuing bonds or other obligations without the duty of a referendum. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-19 Stricken
HR35	Intro Sine Die	This Resolution recognizes Thursday, June 14, 2012, as “Staff Appreciation Day” in the House of Representatives. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-14 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HB297	Intro Sine Die	This Act removes the mandatory minimum sentence for a 4th time felony criminal offender when the 4th felony is a violent felony, permitting the court instead to sentence according to its own discretion and within existing sentencing guidelines. The c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 7 On Its Merits
HB379	Intro Sine Die	Existing programs and services underserve runaway and homeless youth. This bill creates a specific assessment and reporting requirement for the Delaware Interagency Council on Homelessness, in conjunction with the Department of Services for Children,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 Stricken
HB166	Intro Sine Die	This bill exempts the half of the State realty transfer tax for first-time home buyers. This bill also allows the Department of Finance to adopt rules and regulations for an affidavit to state the names and professional license number of the real est... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 Reported Out of Committee (APPROPRIATIONS) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
HB292	Intro Sine Die	This bill requires that a background check be completed on a new public school hire before that person begins employment. In an emergency, a person may be hired conditionally prior to the completion of a background check with permission from the scho... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 8 On Its Merits
HB358	Intro Sine Die	This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee. The purpose of this bill is to enable candidates for licensure as dentists and dental hygienists to sit for the practical examination required by the Board prior to gradua... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 Stricken
HB400	Intro Sine Die	This Bill will prohibit use of tanning devices at a tanning facility by someone under the age of 18 unless that person has a medical prescription. That prohibition is presently the law in Delaware for people under the age of 14. Someone between 14 an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 To House Health & Human Development Committee
HB391	Intro Sine Die	Delaware’s seat belt law allows law enforcement to pull over a driver if the driver or anyone in the vehicle is not wearing a seat belt. It is a civil penalty with a fine of $25 plus court costs. However, 4802(g)(2)a. and b. of Title 21 of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 7 On Its Merits
HB388	Intro Sine Die	This bill makes technical changes and amends the location of various provisions in the Dentistry and Dental Hygiene subchapter. The bill also makes substantive changes to the Dentistry and Dental Hygiene subchapter by enabling candidates for licensur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-13 To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
HB360	Intro Sine Die	This bill will save the State of Delaware money by having school board elections on the date of the general election and it will increase the voter turnout for school board elections. Currently, school board elections are held on the second Tuesday o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits
HB390	Intro Sine Die	The amendment extends the time for presenting claims against an estate when letters of testamentary or administration are granted. The letters are the first official publication of notice of death issued by the Register of Wills. Where there is an ou... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-12 Introduced in House and assigned to Health & Human Development Committee
HB262	Intro Sine Die	This Bill provides that employees serving in security-related or high-risk positions may be eligible for hazardous duty pay. Those positions would be designated by the Chief Justice in accord with the needs of each court. Funding for this additional ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-12 Stricken
HB380	Intro Sine Die	This bill revises the Delaware Charter School law to require that all charter school applications be submitted to local school boards for review and consideration. The bill requires local school boards to conduct a face-to-face meeting with the chart... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-07 Introduced in House and assigned to Education Committee
HB316	Intro Sine Die	This bill creates a tax credit for furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas as defined by the Federal Internal Revenue Code. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-06 Stricken
HB362	Intro Sine Die	Under current law, the City of Wilmington has no representative on the Red Clay, Brandywine, Colonial, Christina and New Castle Vocational-Technical school boards expressly advocating for the City of Wilmington’s educational objectives. This Bi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Education Committee
HB364	Intro Sine Die	This bill creates comprehensive requirements for the conducting of benefits managers’ audits. In particular, this bill establishes requirements regarding timing of audits, notice, consistent audit processes, audit reports, overpayment and under... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
HB367	Intro Sine Die	This bill would allow hunting on private property on Sundays after noon. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Natural Resources Committee
HB368	Intro Sine Die	This bill requires the Department of Education to provide, in schools that offer health services to children at a School-Based Health Center (SBHC), consent forms that clearly permit a parent or guardian to exclude any health service or services that... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Education Committee
HJR15	Intro Sine Die	This Resolution establishes a Study Group on Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") for the purpose of studying and making recommendations for strengthening and expanding ADR in Delaware. The Study Group will be a multi-disciplinary body th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB159	Intro Sine Die	This bill changes the name of the Delaware Compensation Commission to the Delaware Salary Survey Commission. The salary recommendation report issued every four years is an advisory report which does not bind the Governor, the General Assembly, or the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB354	Intro Sine Die	This bill allows retired nurse volunteers to work under the direction of a licensed physician or dentist at Delaware medical clinics that provide free non-emergency medical care and limited dental services to low-income, uninsured adults ages 18 to 6... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Health & Human Development Committee
HB355	Intro Sine Die	This 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
HB359	Intro Sine Die	This bill waives the sovereign immunity defense as to the State and its political subdivisions, including school districts, for sexual abuse of a minor by an adult, provided, however, there must be a finding of gross negligence on the part of the Sta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-06-05 To House Judiciary Committee
HR34	Intro Sine Die	This resolution proclaims May, 2012 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month in Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-05-17 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HR31	Intro Sine Die	This resolution proclaims May to be Community Action Month in Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-05-15 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HJR14	Intro Sine Die	This Resolution establishes a Study Group on Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") for the purpose of studying and making recommendations for strengthening and expanding ADR in Delaware. The Study Group will be a multi-disciplinary body th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-05-15 Stricken
HB298	Intro Sine Die	This bill removes the current 4019(e) from the Code and dismisses all standards that are applicable to municipal and county government assessments or assessors thereby adopted. The new 4019(e) clearly states that municipal and county assessors are ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-05-10 Stricken
HB299	Intro Sine Die	This bill requires Delaware students to learn CPR to be granted a high school diploma from a Delaware high school. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-05-10 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB334	Intro Sine Die	Delaware agencies and other regulatory bodies play an ever increasing role in the governance of this State by creating regulations which have the force of law. However, such agencies and bodies are unelected. Moreover, despite publication requirement... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-05-10 To House Administration Committee