| HB284 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides pension eligibility for per diem employees of the Legislature. A per diem employee will be eligible to receive a service pension if he or she has 85 months of credited service as a per diem employee of the Legislature and was emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
To House Administration Committee |
| SB159 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill eliminates the portions of the Delaware Uniform Athlete Agents Act which referred to the Board of Athlete Agent Examiners, which has been sunsetted. However, provisions of the Act which do not require action by the former Board remain in ef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
Stricken |
| HB279 | Intro
Sine Die | The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control by regulation has adopted the California Low Emission Vehicle Program effective for all new model year 2014 and subsequent motor vehicles. This bill requires the General Assembly to approv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB274 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill amends Title 9 to require dog owners to obtain a dog license within thirty days of having their dogs vaccinated for rabies, and provides for exceptions. Additionally, this Bill would require veterinarians to notify dog owners of the licensi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| HB162 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes two changes to Delaware’s surplus lines insurance: First, this Act allows surplus lines insurers who are domesticated in Delaware to write surplus lines insurance in Delaware. Currently, such insurers are not allowed to write sur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
Stricken |
| SB169 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the Delaware “DREAM” Act. “DREAM” is an acronym which stands for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act. The Delaware DREAM Act will permit undocumented students to pay tuition and fees at the in-s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB228 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires for a motion of the Commission or for an application by a public utility relating to a public utility’s existing or proposed rate, or a proposed change thereof, that the public utility show that the rate involved is just and r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB246 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill establishes a “Yellow Dot” medical information alert program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-13
Laid On Table in House |
| HR26 | Intro
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution celebrates the week of January 29h through February 5th as Catholic Schools Week in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-26
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB21 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act removes the provision requiring that participants in the Delaware Healthy Children Program pay a premium to participate, while allowing the Department of Health and Social Services to consider instituting minimal co-payments for health servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-26
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| SB175 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriation Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB260 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2013 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-26
Introduced in House and assigned to Capital Infrastructure Committee |
| HB254 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill adds attendance at education classes, provided such class was started prior to the revocation of the drivers’ license, to permitted use of a conditional license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-25
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB255 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires all regulations to be reviewed every five years to determine if the regulation should be amended, repealed, or left unchanged.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-24
To House Administration Committee |
| HB249 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill eliminates the continuing education requirements for a real estate broker, associate broker, or salesperson who has continuously held that type of license in Delaware for 40 years or more.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-24
To House Housing & Community Affairs Committee |
| HB247 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill freezes the minimum percentage of renewable energy (Renewable Portfolio Standard - RPS) a retail-electricity supplier or municipal electric company must provide to customers at the proportion achieved as of January 1, 2012. The intent of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To House Energy Committee |
| HB244 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act increases the age requirement for compulsory school attendance in Delaware from 16 to 18 years of age. The age increase is phased in over a two-year period; accordingly, there is a one-year interim period where the compulsory school attendan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-17
To House Education Committee |
| HB237 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill is a result of the work of the School Discipline Task Force. The bill simplifies the mandatory report requirements for schools, ensuring that the most serious offenses shall be reported to law enforcement while giving schools discretion to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-17
Stricken |
| HR15 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the CAI/Easter Seals Volleyball Challenge on March 9-11, 2012, an event that raises funds for an organization providing services and support to people with disabilities or special needs and their families in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-10
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB233 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires lobbyists to disclose to the Public Integrity Commission the name of every nonprofit organization, community association and trade group incorporated in the State and/or having activities in Delaware of which the lobbyist is a counc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-05
To House Administration Committee |
| HB232 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act would require and achieve greater and more complete public disclosure and reporting by a public officer, particularly as it relates to family members employed by any State agency, any organization, any school district, or any entity that rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-05
To House Administration Committee |
| SB156 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill amends the minimum standards set forth in Chapter 9, Title 9 of the Delaware Code with respect to the primary enclosures and tethering of dogs. The Bill establishes a formula for calculating the proper enclosure size for housing a dog in li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HR25 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution establishes a task force to examine the issue of manufactured housing delinquent taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01
Introduced in House and assigned to House Administration Committee |
| HB229 | Intro
Sine Die | This legislation further clarifies the statute of limitations relating to abandoned or unclaimed property. The statute of limitation dates are moved to 1995 from 1981 and July 22, 2002 from July 8, 1991.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01
Introduced in House and assigned to Judiciary Committee |
| HB225 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act prohibits the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) from mandating that a child care center inspect a child’s food or drink brought from home in order to determine whether such food or drink meets certain nutritional requirements. The ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30
To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| HB221 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes a number of technical corrections to the Workplace Fraud Act passed by the 145th General Assembly. It makes the Act applicable to all employees, except those in domestic, agriculture, fishing, and hunting. It requires employers not to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30
To House Administration Committee |
| HB96 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill increases the civil fine for violating the clear zone requirement along highway rights-of-way. The current civil fine is $25 per item. The new fine will be $50 for the first item in violation and $75 for each subsequent item.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HR24 | Intro
Sine Die | The House of Representatives proclaims the week of October 16-22, 2011 as “Mediation Week”.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB224 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act clarifies the scope of authority of the Office of Child Care Licensing (the “OCCL”). The Code currently authorizes the OCCL to regulate child care centers concerning the “physical, social, moral, mental and educational need...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30
To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| HB216 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires an insurer who denies coverage for a procedure or test as medically unnecessary to reimburse an insured for all expenses, including out-of-pocket expenses, if the insured pays for the procedure or test and the procedure or test is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB218 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes a tax credit for Delaware taxpayers who invest in Certified Delaware Investment Funds. The purpose of the tax credit, equal to 25% of the amount of such investment, is to encourage investment in Delaware-based venture capital fun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB220 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill begins with the assumption that the Regulations of the Department of Transportation for Subdivsion Streets and Highway Access is basically a good and complete document. This is the internal DelDOT document that spells out the requirements a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29
To House Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee |
| HB219 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill raises the fee for various vehicle and transportation related services as recommended by the “Report on Conditions, Planning and Revenue Options for Support of the Transportation Trust Fund” presented by the Transportation Trust...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29
To House Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee |
| SR19 | Intro
Sine Die | A working group of interested parties including but not limited to state and local officials, environmental groups, industry, businesses, utilities, law enforcement, first responders and civic associations will be formed to assess the risks of tornad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-28
Stricken |
| HB215 | Intro
Sine Die | At present, Delaware law permits the “lawful use” of electronic tracking (GPS) devices by law enforcement. However, the Delaware Code does not define what constitutes “lawful use” or what procedures law enforcement should foll...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HR9 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution declares the intent of the House of Representatives to have the redistricting process open and transparent. Specifically, this Resolution calls for open meetings and opportunities for the public to be heard during the redistrict...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-28
Stricken |
| SB149 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill updates Title 7 Conservation, Chapter 6 Endangered Species relating to the conservation and endangered species. This bill models the policies of neighboring states (i.e. Maryland and New Jersey). Provisions in this bill define the powers an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-23
To Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee |
| HR23 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the historic nature and civic contribution of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and especially its Delaware chapters and declares June 23, 2011, to be “AKA Day at the Capital in Delaware.”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-23
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB207 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act clarifies the process by which an employee organization may be certified as the “exclusive representative” of a bargaining unit under 19 Del.C. 1311A(e).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-23
Reported Out of Committee (LABOR) in House with 12 On Its Merits |
| SB141 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill adds comprehensive lobbyist reform provisions including additional financial reporting requirements. It also adds conflict of interest prohibitions and limitations on unethical conduct making such conduct illegal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-23
To Senate Executive Committee |
| HB206 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill grants the Board of Pharmacy authority to establish standards and procedures for the collection, destruction, return and redistribution of previously dispensed medications. The drug collection program must comply with all applicable local, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-23
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET COMMITTEE (POLICY ANALYSIS & GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY)) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| HB75 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act would prohibit all members of the General Assembly from being employed by the State of Delaware while in office, unless the member was already a State employee at the time the member was elected to the General Assembly, or the member became ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-23
Amendment HA 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB125 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act provides that the City of Wilmington is not to tax income earned by the employees of the Delaware State Police, Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement or Division of Probation and Parole during Operation: Pressure Point. The program was...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-22
Stricken |
| HB203 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill codifies the already existing policy that all Information Technology (IT) employees pass a criminal background check as a condition of employment. Such a check is desirable given the sensitive information that IT employees handle, and the l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-22
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| HB211 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that admission to vocational-technical high schools be determined through a lottery system rather than any other criteria.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-22
To House Education Committee |
| SB128 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill recognizes the consolidation of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Law-Enforcement Officers under the Office of Community Services. It also directs DNREC and the Office of Management and Budget to develop an actio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-21
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| HB16 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires the Section of Government Support Services in the Office of Management and Budget to publicly disclose on the internet a list of consultants and contractors and their terms of service to any State agency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-21
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB97 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill excludes from income taxes pensions received from the United States, including military retirement income, up to a maximum of $37,500.00 less any Social Security benefits paid by the United States in the taxable year. It is intended to equa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-21
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB200 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill is a companion bill to a constitutional amendment to allow the General Assembly to determine photographic and signature identification requirements to vote. This bill is modeled after Florida’s law. Thirteen states currently have appr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-21
To House Administration Committee |
| HB199 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to allow the General Assembly to enact laws relating to requiring photographic and signature identification to vote.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-21
To House Administration Committee |
