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SB152Intro

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This bill requires the security business, not the user, to register the system. The bill shall become effective 90 days after enactment to allow the businesses to register systems that are already installed.
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2013-07-09
To Senate Small Business Committee
SB146PassThis bill allows the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police to authorize a police cadet to issue a summons for a violation of the Motor Vehicle statute that prohibits stopping, standing or parking on a roadway.
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB41PassThis bill requires risk retention groups (RRGs) to comply with the property and casualty actuarial opinion law and is necessary for maintaining Delaware’s National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) accreditation.
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB84PassThe Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit program has brought about significant investment in neighborhood organizations, benefitting low and moderate income individuals living in impoverished areas and catalyzing partnerships among community-based deve...
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB64PassThe Bethel Town Council has extensively reviewed and proposed comprehensive revisions to its charter. This bill is the result of those efforts including public hearings and a resolution to send the proposed charter revisions to the Delaware General A...
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB119PassThis bill addresses the prescription drug abuse epidemic in Delaware by promoting safe disposal of prescription drugs by hospice programs and their clients. This bill will require the Department of Health and Social Services to establish and implemen...
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB40PassThis Act will increase the penalties imposed upon repeat offenders convicted of the crime of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony by adding that crime to the list of serious violent felonies that can serve as predicate offenses t...
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB61PassThe purpose of this amendment is to allow innocent victims of motor vehicle collisions to access their own underinsured insurance benefits in circumstances where the victim’s damages are greater than the amount of the negligent driver’s i...
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
SB116PassNo person who suffers an alcohol or drug overdose or other life threatening condition should die because of fear of criminal charges. It is within Delaware’s best interests to encourage reporting dangerous situations where they occur as not onl...
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2013-07-02
Signed by Governor
SCR33Engross

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This Resolution recognizes August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in Delaware.
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2013-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR34Engross

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This resolution creates a “Green and Better Building Advisory Committee.”
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2013-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR32Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution celebrates the life and ministry of the Reverend Father Roberto Balducelli, pastor emeritus of Wilmington’s St. Anthony of Padua Church, as he prepares to observe his 100th Birthday on August 11, 2013.
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2013-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB38Enroll

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Section 1 clarifies that a licensed appraiser cannot appraise a property in Delaware with a market value in excess of one million dollars. Only a certified residential or general certified appraiser may appraise properties with this market value. Thi...
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2013-07-01
SS 1 for SB 38 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB120PassThis bill allows the Secretaries of the Department of Finance and the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with one another, to establish the exact rates to be charged, subject to maximum rates set forth in the bill. The bill fur...
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2013-07-01
Signed by Governor
SCR9Engross

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This resolution creates a Blue Ribbon Task Force to review the feasibility of opening Family Court proceedings to the public. The report is due by February 15, 2014 with a copy delivered to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of t...
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2013-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB103PassThe federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) requires that certain activities related to career and technical education be carried out by the State’s “eligible agency”; however, under current D...
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2013-07-01
Signed by Governor
SB112PassThis Act puts in place a permanent solution to allow for a fraternal or veterans organization with national affiliation or an organization whose membership consists primarily of veterans honorably discharged or active duty service member to operate c...
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2013-07-01
Signed by Governor
SB145PassA Bond And Capital Improvements Act Of The State Of Delaware And Certain Of Its Authorities For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014; Authorizing The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State; Appropriating Funds From The Transportation Trust...
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2013-07-01
Signed by Governor
SB27PassThis Act would authorize the Department of Education, pending available funds, to offer competitive two year start-up grants to public schools for the purpose of developing new programs for students capable of performing accelerated academic work.
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2013-06-30
Signed by Governor
SB12PassThis bill adds AEMTs and paramedics to the class of victims that raises the level of offense to a class A misdemeanor. This change is necessary because last year, SB 210, which updated EMS practitioner titles, was enacted into law but those new title...
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2013-06-30
Signed by Governor
SB77PassThis legislation designates upper-level management positions in the Justice of the Peace Court from classified service to exempt service, consistent with similar positions in the Superior Court, Family Court and Court of Common Pleas. The provisions ...
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2013-06-30
Signed by Governor
SB73PassThis Bill amends the Uniform Controlled Substances Act’s provisions pertaining to hypodermic syringes or needles. The Bill authorizes a licensed pharmacist, pharmacist intern or pharmacy student under the supervision of a pharmacist to dispense...
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2013-06-30
Signed by Governor
SB25PassThis legislation eliminates the requirement that the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has to maintain an office in the City of Wilmington.
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2013-06-30
Signed by Governor
SB79PassThis legislation will exempt from the licensing requirement those employees of a security business who sell security systems from retail store locations, over the internet or by telephone or those employees who monitor security systems from remote lo...
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2013-06-28
Signed by Governor
SR10Engross

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Requesting The Zero Waste Working Group Convene To Determine Strategies To Improve Electronic Waste Recovery And Recycling.
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2013-06-27
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB142Intro

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This Bill limits the interest rate that can be charged on pension loans or advances, and any type of lending agreement against the pension and/or pension payments of an individual borrower or borrowers, to the legal interest rate in 6 Delaware Code, ...
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2013-06-27
Laid On Table in Senate
SCR24Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution supports the Parents’ Guide to Cord Blood Foundation educational campaign.
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2013-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR27Engross

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This Resolution confirms Lori N. Christiansen as the new Director of Research of Legislative Council. Author: Sen. Blevins
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2013-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR22Enroll

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This Concurrent Resolution creates a Task Force to study the advisability of starting each school year after Labor Day.
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2013-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR28Engross

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This resolution recognizes the Delaware State Dental Society’s 150th anniversary.
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2013-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB113Enroll

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This bill confirms and establishes the authority of the Board of Parole to exercise discretion in reviewing the Risk Assessment Tier designation of an offender who was convicted of a registering offense prior to the enactment of Megan’s Law.
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2013-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 8 On Its Merits
SCR30Engross

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This concurrent resolution recognizes sudden cardiac arrest, and the threat it poses to student athletes.
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2013-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR29Engross

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This resolution recognizes the usefulness of the Emergency Preparedness Voluntary Registry in responding to 911 open line calls, encourages more Delawareans to participate in the registry, encourages the consideration of amending the registry to expa...
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2013-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB129Intro

Sine Die
This bill is the result of a recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee relating to the sunset review of the Board of Parole. This bill restores the Board of Parole’s authority to hear and make decisions regarding violations of offender...
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2013-06-26
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
SB131Intro

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This bill governs the offering and administration of elective supplemental individual health insurance for participating State employees. More specifically, the bill mandates payment of premiums by the participating employees, selection of the supple...
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2013-06-26
Amendment SA 2 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
SB128Intro

Sine Die
This bill is the result of a recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee relating to the sunset review of the Board of Parole. This bill amends the composition of the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (SENTAC) by adding the Chairpe...
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2013-06-26
Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
SB35Enroll

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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 or co-payment fees. Patient’s co-insurance or co-payment fees for s...
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2013-06-26
SS 1 for SB 35 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB10Enroll

Sine Die
This amendment adds the United States Bankruptcy Courts to the list of entities that may certify questions of law to the Delaware Supreme Court. This is the second leg of this Constitutional Amendment.
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2013-06-26
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
SB100PassBased on national reports documenting misuse of seclusion and restraint within public schools, many states are adopting remedial statutory or regulatory standards. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education issued authoritative guidance encouraging st...
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2013-06-26
Signed by Governor
SB33Enroll

Sine Die
This Bill provides that if a community owner desires to raise the rents charged to homeowners in a manufactured home community more than the average annual increase in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers for the preceding thirty-six mont...
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2013-06-25
SS 1 for SB 33 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 2 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SR9Engross

Sine Die
This Senate Resolution supports the National Housing Trust Fund.
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2013-06-20
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 6 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SCR26Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution creates the Disability Victim Awareness Task Force.
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2013-06-19
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR23Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 15, 2013, as "Delaware Elder Abuse Awareness Day."
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2013-06-19
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB65PassThis Act intends to consolidate the Clean Water Advisory Council for the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund and the advisory activities of the Cabinet Committee on State Planning for the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund into the W...
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2013-06-19
Signed by Governor
SB97PassThis Act adds the term "gender identity" to the already-existing list of prohibited practices of discrimination and hate crimes. As such, this Act would forbid discrimination against a person on the basis of gender identity in housing, empl...
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2013-06-19
Signed by Governor
SCR20Engross

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This concurrent resolution establishes an Election Law Task Force to comprehensively review Title 15 and make recommendations on how to improve this Title.
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2013-06-18
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB51PassThis bill strengthens teacher preparation by raising the standards for entry into the teaching profession. More specifically, the bill requires all Delaware teacher preparation programs to set high admission and completion requirements, to provide hi...
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2013-06-12
Signed by Governor
SB57Intro

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This Bill expands Delaware’s Public Assistance Code to provide urgent and preventive dental care for eligible Medicaid recipients who are pregnant or become pregnant while receiving assistance.
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
SB16PassThis bill would require owners of lost or stolen handguns to report such loss or theft within 48 hours of discovery. Owners may report such loss or theft to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, or to any State Police Troop.
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2013-06-12
Signed by Governor
SB56Intro

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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 co-pay and...
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2013-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
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