| SB176 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides for an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-10
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB23 | Intro
Sine Die | This act would repeal Section 111 of Title 22 of the Delaware Code in its entirety, and eliminate the limitations imposed upon municipalities to regulate firearms and ammunition within their jurisdictions. This act would leave in place the limitation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-09
Amendment SA 2 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| SB154 | Pass | Many insurance companies, including Delaware-domiciled insurance companies, prudently manage a portion of their liquidity and funding needs through borrowing from an FHLBank. The proposed legislation will enable Delaware insurers to access FHLBank fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB136 | Pass | This bill deletes the requirement that a petition for termination of parental rights contain a statement that each birth parent has been advised of the right to file an affidavit as provided by subchapter III of Chapter 9. The affidavit in subchapter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB99 | Pass | This Bill re-organizes Section 351 to be more reader friendly as to the requirements and exceptions for DSCYF to evaluate homes where children are placed with non-relatives. It also changes the current statute which required DSCYF consent before a ch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Signed by Governor |
| SJR6 | Intro
Sine Die | This joint resolution directs the implementation of a cross-agency review of regulatory and licensing practices, as recommended by the “Blue Collar” Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Stricken |
| SJR5 | Intro
Sine Die | This joint resolution directs DEDO and DNREC to take the lead to work with private sector providers to develop a plan for implementation of such a pipeline extension, as recommended by the “Blue Collar” Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Stricken |
| SB43 | Pass | This bill permits the sharing of confidential information received by the Insurance Commissioner and the Department of Insurance with other state, federal and international regulators and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB143 | Pass | This legislation codifies regulatory requirements and protects residents of a long-term care facility from removal from their home because they leave for specialized treatment, including mental health treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-04
Signed by Governor |
| SB13 | Pass | In January 2011, the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman transferred from the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) to the Delaware Health and Social Services Office of the Secretary. These amendments reflec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-04
Signed by Governor |
| SB183 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes that certain individuals shall be eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at Public Institutions of Higher Education in Delaware. These are individuals of non-U.S. Citizen status, who graduate from high school and who arrived in t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-03
To Senate Education Committee |
| SCR38 | Engross
Sine Die | When the United States was first formed and the thirteen states selected their first governors, nine were of Scottish ancestry. All the members of the first American cabinet had Scottish ancestry. Delaware’s first Executive – John McKinly...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-02
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR44 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution extends the reporting date of the Task Force to study the advisability of starting each school year after Labor Day to September 30, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-02
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR43 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution recognizes Delaware’s Teacher of the Year in each school district, and Lea Wainwright as the Delaware State Teacher of the Year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR39 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution extends to the reporting date of the Task Force to study the advisability of starting each school year after Labor Day to January 13, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-27
Stricken |
| SB184 | Intro
Sine Die | SYNOPSIS
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB163 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently a person can commit the crime of endangering the welfare of a child by committing certain types of other crimes (often referred to as crimes of domestic violence) knowing that a child of the person’s or victim’s family has witne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-27
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| SCR41 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution acknowledges the accomplishments of United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, Inc. upon their 50th anniversary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-25
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR42 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes March 25, 2014 as “Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day” in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-25
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB153 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill authorizes the Town of Kenton to transfer a parcel of land, previously transferred to the Town by the State, to the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative which aids veterans. If the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative does not use the property for its ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-21
To Senate Community/County Affairs Committee |
| SB68 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill removes the ban against roadway signs posted by family members and pet owners seeking information about lost children or family pets.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-20
Stricken |
| SCR40 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes March 13 as “World Kidney Day” and the month of March as “National Kidney Month”.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-20
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB161 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides the option for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to develop alternative educator evaluation systems for all educators, including novice teachers and specialists, pursuant to the requirement in this section. The bill only addresses 12...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-20
Stricken |
| SB141 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill allows law enforcement officers to purchase firearms as undercover officers using CFRP funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-19
Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| SR14 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the Honorable Myron T. Steele as he retires from the Delaware Supreme Court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-19
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB48 | 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] | 2014-03-13
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| SB155 | Pass | Section 1 of the Act is intended to (i) clarify that a transfer to a trust will not constitute a qualified disposition within the meaning of the Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act if the transferor serves as a trustee of the trust; (ii) revise curre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB135 | Pass | 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] | 2014-02-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB156 | Pass | Section 1 of the Act is intended to (i) clarify existing law regarding the ability of a trustor to provide by the terms of a governing instrument that an adviser (including a protector) is not a fiduciary; and (ii) clarify that the provisions of Sect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB110 | Pass | Currently the Delaware State Police employs individuals who have matriculated from an accredited police training program to engage in the monitoring of sex offenders. This bill allows other police agencies to hire similarly trained persons for simila...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB151 | Pass | This Act clarifies the original intent of the powers of the Cash Management Policy Board which are to protect the state’s investments by providing oversight. Furthermore, this Act clarifies that the Cash Management Policy Board is exempt from t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| SB21 | Pass | This Bill expands the composition of the State Employees Benefits Committee and provides Delaware public employees with representation on the Committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| SB130 | Pass | This Legislation will provide next of kin the option of cremation or to donate a loved ones body to science instead of mandating burial if the person is indigent. DHSS receives on average, 9 requests a month for cremation that cannot be honored. The ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB175 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriation Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB6 | Pass | This Act would increase the minimum wage to not less than $8.00 per hour effective July 1, 2013, and not less than $8.75 per hour effective July 1, 2014. If the federal minimum wage becomes higher than the Delaware minimum wage, the Delaware minimum ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB67 | Pass | This bill would provide an exemption to traffic laws for participants in a foot race or walking event on a highway to run or walk with the flow of traffic during an approved event. Currently, there is the potential for a conflict with Delaware Code r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB55 | Pass | This bill adds members of the Public Service Commission to the definition of 'public officer' which would subject them, like many other individuals in positions of public trust, to certain financial disclosure requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB170 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes February 6 as “Ronald Reagan Day” in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SCR37 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution commemorates the year, 2014, as the 60th anniversary of the addition of the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance, and to highlight its legacy to American citizens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB166 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill defines “industrial landfill” in conformity with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Regulations Governing Solid Waste. This bill also establishes a height restriction, or vertical limit, for an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-29
To Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee |
| SB18 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act makes clear that it is a class A misdemeanor to falsely report to a law enforcement agency that a firearm has been lost or stolen. The Act also increases the penalty for providing a false statement to law enforcement that a firearm has been ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-29
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits |
| SCR35 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution extends the due date of the findings and recommendations report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force to Review Open Family Court Proceedings from February 15, 2014 to April 15, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-28
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR36 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution establishes the Undocumented Motorist Safety & Insurance Task Force and charges the Task Force with analyzing and making recommendations relating to the possibility of enhancing safety, economic dynamism, and wellness in Delaware ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-28
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SR13 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for its work in the community.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-16
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB39 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill will bring Delaware into compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new commercial driver license and commercial learner permit issuance standards. Much of the bill is housekeeping and includes changes such as alter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-16
SS 1 for SB 39 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB53 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill creates a presumption that a covered firefighter who has heart disease, hypertension, lung disease or certain cancers contracted the occupational disease arising out of and in the course of actions in the line of duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-15
Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| SR11 | Engross
Sine Die | Recognizing The Daniel Boone Senior High School “green Team”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-14
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SR12 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Resolution commends Chief William H. Jopp, Sr., who recently retired from his duties as Chief of the Delaware Capitol Police after 31 years as a law enforcement officer with the State of Delaware and 22 years as chief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-14
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB91 | Pass | This Bill amends the Delaware Securities Act to clarify that the Act’s anti-fraud provision should be interpreted in accordance with how federal courts interpret similar anti-fraud provisions in federal securities laws. The Bill also changes th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-09-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB90 | Pass | This bill gives the Division of Professional Regulation authority to issue citations and monetary fines when individuals and businesses are found engaging in unlicensed professional practices regulated by a board, commission, council or committee und...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-08-06
Signed by Governor |
