| SR18 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution creates and establishes a Title IX Task Force to help interpret Title IX and its effects on public intercollegiate athletic programs in Delaware. AUTHOR: Sen. Booth
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB145 | Intro
Sine Die | In 1999, the General Assembly adopted the ‘Delaware Viatical Settlements Acts’, 72 Del. Laws, c. 132, to regulate viatical settlements (i.e. the payment of less than the death benefit of an insurance policy prior to the death of an insure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
To Senate Insurance Committee |
| HR22 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution proclaims June 19, 2011 as Juneteenth Independence Day in Delaware and encourages the people of Delaware to reflect upon the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans and to celebrate this day with appropriate acti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR20 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes Thursday, June 16, 2011 as “Staff Appreciation Day”.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR21 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizing Sunday, June 19, 2011 As Father's Day In Delaware And Commending All Fathers For Their Support In Their Children's Lives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB66 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act authorizes the Municipalities to establish a video speed enforcement program within 1/4 mile of any work zone or school. Similar to the red light cameras currently in use in this State, the vehicle speed monitoring systems authorized under t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
HS 1 for HB 66 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 15 YES 15 NO 7 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB194 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill will create a new chapter regarding the safe destruction by business entities of documents containing personal information. Aggrieved customers will have a civil action to recover potential treble damages. In addition, the Attorney General ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB179 | Intro
Sine Die | Section 1 of this bill raises the limit of the exemption from the newspaper advertising and hearing requirements for water well construction permit applications to 1,000,000 gallons per day under normal operations. Section 2 of this bill changes the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
Stricken |
| HB4 | Intro
Sine Die | 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][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
Stricken |
| HB154 | Intro
Sine Die | This amendment to the Charter of the Town of Millville is intended to revise the limit on the taxes that may be levied and collected on real estate and the improvements thereon in a given year to no more than 3% of the total assessed value. Currently...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-16
Stricken |
| SB84 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes a Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Prevention Program within the Division of Public Health. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in this state and stroke is the third leading cause of death. The intent of this Ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-15
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| HB78 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill would permit wine producers holding a valid license in this State or another state to obtain a license and ship wine directly to Delaware consumers so long as it is done through a common carrier with a “Carrier Permit”. The bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-15
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB192 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill moves Delaware election primaries from September to August to ensure the timely issuance receipt and return of military absentee ballots in the general election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-15
To House Administration Committee |
| SB94 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act moves the dates during which a registered voter may change his or her party designation so that it matches the dates during which a newly registered voter may select a party designation. In real terms this means that, pursuant to this Act, n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-14
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 5 YES 16 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB17 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill sets a goal that 3% of Delaware purchasing dollars be spent with disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned businesses in Delaware. This bill recognizes the extraordinary service rendered by veterans to our State and the United States and enc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-14
Stricken |
| SB66 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act expands the rules governing lot rent increases. Existing law simply requires that a community owner provide 60 days written notice of an increase and that only 1 increase may be made per calendar year. In addition to these provisions, this A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-14
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| HB184 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill protects the taxpayers of the municipalities in Kent County from having to pay County taxes related to the cost of services already provided by the municipalities and funded by municipal taxes. The bill is modeled after New Castle County's ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-14
Stricken |
| HB183 | Intro
Sine Die | The intent of this Act is to promote competitive bidding for public school contracts. Competitive bidding benefits the public school and the public, generally, as it promotes better quality bidding and, consequently, thereby promotes more efficient a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-14
To House Education Committee |
| HB178 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill eliminates the taxing disparity between moist snuff and “other tobacco products,” not including cigarettes. It also raises the tax rate from 15% to 68% of the wholesale price, and designates tax revenue over $3.5 million to The ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-09
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB176 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill clarifies that the term “public record” as it appears in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) includes information collected or compiled by a State agency regarding the hours worked in a merit position held by an elected offici...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-09
To House Administration Committee |
| HB171 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill restores the semi-monthly pay system for State officials and employees. The current bi-weekly payroll system creates a 27th pay period in 2011, effectively costing the taxpayers $54,000,000 in pay beyond the specified salaries of State offi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-09
To House Administration Committee |
| HR19 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the 125th anniversary of Goldey-Beacom College.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-08
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB84 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill allows microbreweries to transport and deliver their beer and cider directly to persons who are licensed to sell such products pursuant to Delaware law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-08
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB32 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act grants the Authority the right to recover from a delinquent party all reasonable court costs and attorneys fees incurred by the Authority in prosecuting a civil action to collect any assessment, interest, or other sums due thereunder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-08
Stricken |
| SB115 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill continues the process of updating the Liquor Control Act to make it more modern and consumer-friendly. The Bill allows package stores to open at 8:00 a.m., instead of 9:00 a.m. on days other than Sundays and allows package stores to open at...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-08
To Senate Small Business Committee |
| SJR6 | Intro
Sine Die | This Joint Resolution creates a Citizens Advisory Council for White Clay Creek State Park.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-08
To Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee |
| HR17 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution proclaims June 6-12, 2011 as Automotive Service Professionals Week in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-07
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB106 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates a special license plate for Flyers Charities which will help raise both money and awareness for the charity’s philanthropic activities in Delaware. The threshold for license plates is lowered from 200 to 100 by this bill, in or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB107 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill provides for a special Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition license plate. It also includes a remittance to the Coalition of $100 per initial application to further awareness of and early detection of breast cancer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HR18 | Intro
Sine Die | In Honor Of Chancellor William B. Chandler Iii On His Retirement From The Court Of Chancery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR16 | Intro
Sine Die | Proclaiming May 18, 2011 As "lewes-rehoboth Association Of Churches Day."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB156 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill returns most fees and taxes charged by the Secretary of State to their pre December 31, 2009 rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| SB99 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act increases the privacy protection of crime victims and witnesses by permitting, while not requiring, the use of initials or pseudonyms in law-enforcement reports and court documents. Due to the increasing accessibility of such documents onlin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SJR5 | Intro
Sine Die | This Joint Resolution directs an Independent Council established by the Governor to prioritize the projects and services provided by the State to use in developing a five year plan to restructure and reorganize State Government. The Council is furthe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB148 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill returns certain business and occupational gross receipt tax rates to their pre December 31, 2009 rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| SB100 | Intro
Sine Die | To encourage and promote businesses to operate in Delaware and to generate jobs, this Bill repeals the Delaware Corporate Income Tax. The effective date shall be on the second January 1st after enactment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB152 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes 4019(e) effective only after a County or Municipality has done a reassessment of all real estate located in that jurisdiction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| SB105 | Intro
Sine Die | This Amendment modernizes the list of special betterments that are taxed as real property by including contemporary technology that did not exist when the statute was last updated in 1975. The Amendment permits New Castle County to tax cell phone tow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB75 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2011-06-01
Stricken |
| HB137 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides the Family Court with discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to designate juvenile offenders who are under age fourteen on the date of the offense or who were over age fourteen on the day of the offense but did not commi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-01
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 8 On Its Merits |
| HB107 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires that all applicants for educator licensure in Delaware achieve a passing score on an examination of general knowledge such as PRAXIS I, before being issued an initial license. The current law allows a grace period for the applicant ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-01
Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| HB149 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires the Department of Health and Social Services to adopt standards for the approval of and to approve certain training programs relating to the possession of epinephrine and the administration of epinephrine in emergency situations; a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-01
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB147 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill rolls back the tax hikes on personal income enacted by the 145th General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-31
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| SB90 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill gives the Department of Health and Social Services the authority to require accreditation for medical facilities that perform invasive medical procedures. It also gives DHSS the authority to promulgate regulations for accreditation. The Bil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-31
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| HB41 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act exempts real property owned by The Academy of the Dance, Inc. from taxation and assessment for public purposes by county or local government as long as such property is not held for purposes of investment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-31
Stricken |
| HB102 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires the Department of Transportation to require certain studies, analyses, and publications for certain development or redevelopment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-31
Stricken |
| HB110 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill raises the dollar thresholds for public works projects subject to the prevailing wage requirement to $350,000 for new construction and $100,000 for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition or reconstruction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-26
To House Administration Committee |
| HB146 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act seeks to create jobs and new sources of revenue for the State by authorizing the addition of two new video lottery agents, one in Sussex County and one in New Castle County, through an application process conducted by a Lottery Economic Deve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-26
To House Gaming & Parimutuels Committee |
| HB124 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill allows contracting agencies to opt out of the requirement that prevailing wages be paid to mechanics and laborers performing work on public works projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-26
To House Administration Committee |
| HB119 | Intro
Sine Die | This act requires the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council’s June projections be published no later than June 15th of each year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-12
To House Administration Committee |
