| 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 |
| HB282 | Pass | The purpose of this act is to provide more equitable representation of Delaware’s diverse agricultural operations within the governing body of the Nutrient Management Program. Currently, Delaware’s significant equine industry has no repre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB109 | Pass | The primary purpose of this Act is to provide a party (a contractor, a subcontractor or a material supplier) with the right to file a legal action against a contractor or an owner who has improperly withheld the payment of money to force settlement o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB256 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that will modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and ensure that the right to bail under the Delaware Constitution is coterminous with the bail right guaranteed by the Ei...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-21
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 9 YES 11 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB259 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill modifies and clarifies the appeal process for final decisions from the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner to the Appeals Commission, and the appeal process for final decisions of the Appeals Commission to the Superior Court. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-21
Stricken |
| SB213 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt manufactured homes on permanent foundations with rental agreements or land leases at least 40 years in term and that permit rent increases no more than once a year from Chapter 70 of Title 25.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (MANUFACTURED HOUSING) in House with 5 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 |
| HB209 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act establishes a three-year residency requirement for the State’s Senior School Property Tax Credit for property owners establishing a Delaware domicile after its enactment. It simplifies property tax administration for Delaware’s c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-21
HS 1 for HB 209 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| SB252 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill imposes dollar limits on the prescription drug insurance practice of cost-sharing known as specialty tiers in order to protect patients from unaffordable co-insurance fees. Patient’s co-payment or co-insurance fees for specialty tier ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| HB327 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and revises the definition of “Employee” under the State Pension Plan so that individuals appointed by the Governor to a board, council or commission after June...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-21
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| SB268 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act To Amend Title 11 Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB242 | Enroll
Sine Die | Based on national reports documenting misuse of seclusion and restraint within public schools, many states are adopting remedial statutory or regulatory standards. This bill is the product of research and deliberations of an interagency committee for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
To House Education Committee |
| SB262 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill expands Delaware’s Public Assistance Code to provide preventative and urgent dental care to all eligible Medicaid recipients. Payments for preventative or urgent dental care treatments shall be subject to a $10.00 recipient copay and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| SB183 | Enroll
Sine Die | The purpose of this Bill is to remove the epilogue language from the Budget Bill and add this language to Title 14, establishing the Prison Education Unit. It establishes a minimum of ten teacher FTEs as Career and Technical Education Teachers for th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
SS 1 for SB 183 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HB307 | Pass | The Bill makes various changes to the City of New Castle Charter while retaining the substance of the original charter. Significant changes include providing for four year staggered terms for elected officials rather than 2 year non-staggered terms; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| HB356 | Engross
Sine Die | This Bill implements recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee following its review of the Board of Charitable Gaming. The Bill: 1) Combines into one chapter the three chapters for bingo, charitable gaming, raffles and Texas Hold’em Po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB227 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill requires that bids for all newly constructed dwelling units using public financial assistance shall indicate the extent of the universal design standards in the proposal. Public financial assistance includes a contract with a state agency, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-20
HS 1 for HB 227 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 4 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB317 | Pass | This bill provides that the Department of Education shall through Rules and Regulations establish a statewide readiness tool that will review a child’s readiness for learning when they enter kindergarten. The tool will be phased in starting in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB257 | Pass | This bill will (1) encourage taxpayers engaged in any profession, occupation, calling or business requiring a license issued or renewed by any commission, board or agency under the authority of the Division of Professional Regulation of the Departmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| SB171 | Pass | This amendment to the Charter of Frankford establishes the date of the general election, voter eligibility and candidate eligibility. All other elections matters will be subject to State municipal election Laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB314 | Pass | This bill deletes all references in the Delaware Code to the Margaret S. Sterck School for the Deaf and now references the Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| SB263 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act will Allow all Delawarean’s, regardless of income levels, to participate in the benefits of the Delaware Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS); Maintain and grow the jobs created by the home-grown solar industry; Correct a flaw in the cu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| SB235 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill will create a process to have an eleven-member Commission appointed every ten years to redistrict the Senate and House of Representatives of the Delaware General Assembly. “The Redistricting Commission for the State of Delaware”...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
To House Administration Committee |
| HB325 | Pass | This bill makes the Delaware law clear that the county sheriffs and their deputies do not have arrest authority. Historically the sheriffs and deputies have not exercised arrest authority and the Attorney General’s office has given an opinion t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| SB264 | Intro
Sine Die | The Bill will reduce the average customer energy bill and will create local construction jobs by driving investments in energy efficiency that displace more expensive energy supply purchases. Energy efficiency investments create in-state jobs, lower ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
To Senate Energy & Transit Committee |
| SB205 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Bill provides that if an owner desires to raise the average rentals charged to homeowners in a manufactured home community more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers for the preceding year, the owner must seek app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 14 YES 22 NO 5 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB343 | Pass | This Bill provides for the transfer or assignment of permits and licenses for Delaware fisheries which are closed to new entrants. The recipients of the permits and licenses must have specified experience in commercial fishing in order for the transf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| HB321 | Pass | In order to offset the potential reduction in federal funding for the Department of Agriculture’s pesticide program, this Act provides the Secretary of Agriculture with the discretion to change the biennial fee for pesticide and device registra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB304 | Pass | This Bill creates a special license plate for members of the Civil Air Patrol if 25 persons apply for such a plate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB145 | Pass | This Bill makes the statutory scheme for expungement of adult criminal offenses more comprehensive in three areas. First, it applies the existing expungement rules to violations of county and municipal codes, ordinances, and regulations. By doing so,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-15
Signed by Governor |
