| HB348 | Pass | This bill defines signature to include a digital or electronic signature, sets a date that parties can opt out of the Presidential Primary that is consistent with the new date of that election, eliminates obsolete language from the nomination process...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB370 | Pass | This Act expands the scope of the Delaware National Guard and Reserve Emergency Assistance Fund (the "Fund") by extending the Fund's assistance to those Delaware service persons who are not on active duty and would otherwise qualify for ass...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB351 | Pass | This Act serves to codify numerous policies that promote the autonomy of the Alderman’s Court and thereby foster public confidence in the Court. The Act describes the processes of nomination, appointment by the Governor, and confirmation by the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB382 | Pass | Section 1 amends 4972 of the Delaware Insurance Company Mutual-to-Stock Conversion Act (“Act”) by making technical changes to definitions of terms used in the Act to provide clarity and further flexibility. Section 2 amends 4973(a) of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB235 | Pass | This bill provides that a veteran or member of the armed forces of the United States who has honorably served or is honorably serving, resides in the State of Delaware and owns a motor vehicle registered in the State of Delaware shall receive a 50% d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB341 | Pass | The act exempts from the Delaware Tax on the lease of motion picture films a broad number of not-for profit organizations exempt from income tax under the Internal Revenue Code, such as the Rehoboth Film Festival.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB181 | Pass | This Act provides a credit against the tax on telephone lines and transmitters that is measured as a percentage of the capital investment made in Delaware by a taxpayer and its affiliates, and provides the credit shall not be treated as an unforeseen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HJR18 | Pass | This resolution is in response to recommendations from Delaware’s Youth Advisory Council, which is comprised of youth who have experienced foster care and who speak on behalf of all youth in care. The Youth Advisory Council provides the opportu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB328 | Pass | This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and makes several amendments to Title 16 relating to the Delaware Health Care Commission (“DHCC” or “Commission”). The bill removes the General Asse...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB231 | Pass | This Bill makes it clear that the Superior Court can allow for non-profit legal service providers to perform the function of the HUD-certified housing counselors in the mediation process. Legal Services Corporation of Delaware has been authorized to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB410 | Pass | A Bond And Capital Improvements Act Of The State Of Delaware And Certain Of Its Authorities For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013; Authorizing The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State; Appropriating Funds From The Transportation Trust...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB402 | Enroll
Sine Die | Some species of non-native wildlife including invasive species, can pose current and future risks to native wildlife species or their habitats, agriculture, property, or human health or safety. This bill authorizes the Department of Natural Resources...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-01
HS 1 for HB 402 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB383 | Pass | This bill adds the Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, or the Secretary's designee, and one additional public member to the Criminal Justice Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB363 | Engross
Sine Die | Revisions to the bail bond statutes are necessary in order to curb abuses of the bail bond system, and better serve the citizens and courts of the State of Delaware. Under the statutes, the Insurance Department regulates a large contingent of bail bo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-30
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 8 YES 10 NO 3 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution creates the Gifted and Talented Student Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HB242 | Engross
Sine Die | 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][Discuss] | 2012-06-30
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 9 YES 8 NO 4 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HCR53 | Engross
Sine Die | By way of this Resolution the General Assembly hereby recognizes the importance of pro bono legal services to the many citizens of Delaware and does hereby recognize the week of October 21-27, 2012 as “Delaware’s Pro Bono Celebration Week...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR54 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution designates July 9, 2012, as the Day of the Warrant Officer Corps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR55 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution creates the Delaware Health Fund Working Group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB342 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB258 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill simplifies the procedures for selling a vehicle to satisfy a lien. Under the current law, a garagekeeper must institute a proceeding in a Justice of the Peace Court for permission to hold a sale for every vehicle for which the owner does no...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
Returned to the House |
| HB371 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act ensures that the investigation and disposition of cases of child abuse or neglect are conducted in a comprehensive, integrated and multi-disciplinary manner, thereby significantly reducing existing communication and coordination gaps in the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
HS 1 for HB 371 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB9 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act is the first 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 Haze...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| 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 |
| HB294 | Pass | This bill requires that a person who is operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of the “electronic communication devices” law will have such violation made a part of their driving record. This bill keeps Delaware in compliance w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB393 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill sets certain standards for weighing and posting of pricing information relating to precious metals. This bill is modeled after laws in effect in Pennsylvania.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB324 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill forbids the possession, sale, offer for sale, and distribution of shark fins in the State of Delaware. While shark finning (whereby a shark is caught, its fins cut off and the carcass dumped back in the water) is already prohibited by feder...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
To Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee |
| HB271 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill clarifies the exemption for auctioneers selling real property not needing to be licensed by the Real Estate Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
Amendment SA 2 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| 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 |
| HB333 | Pass | The Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 improves the ability of the Delaware Lottery and Delaware's video lottery agents to offer services to lottery players in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The Act authorizes internet gaming under...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| HB289 | Pass | This bill limits to five the number of short-term consumer loans (sometimes called payday loans) that any one borrower may obtain in a twelve month period. It changes the definition of short-term consumer loan to include loans up to $1000 rather than...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| HB311 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill significantly updates the laws under which a person can be held involuntarily for up to 24 hours for a mental health evaluation. In place of the current system where a person is transported in handcuffs by police to a hospital emergency dep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-27
HS 1 for HB 311 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB337 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill lowers the number of full-time employees from 25 to 2 for the Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Employment Relations Act to apply to a public employer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-27
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 25 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HB332 | Engross
Sine Die | This 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-27
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB278 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill allows school taxes and property taxes to be collected by tax intercept. The current law specifically prohibits school taxes from being collected by tax intercept. Currently millions of dollars of property taxes are owed by homeowners and s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (REVENUE & TAXATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| 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 |
| HB369 | Pass | In House Bills 10 and 142 of the first session of the 146th General Assembly, certain transactions engaged in by the Delaware City Refinery in the processes of acquiring raw materials, refining such materials, and distributing refined products were e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| HB303 | Pass | School Based Health Centers exist in 28 Delaware high schools and provide convenient and effective health services to students. The federal government is requiring that Delaware change the manner in which it bills for SBHC services, by requiring that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| HB293 | Pass | This bill allows an owner to have their motor vehicle title issued in transfer-on-death form by including in the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries so that, upon the owner’s death, the motor vehicle will be a n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| HB338 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB339 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed ame...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB340 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the prop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-25
Signed by Governor |
