| HB387 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill updates Title 26, Chapter 1, Subchapter II by recognizing the potential for independent transmission companies to construct transmission facilities within the State and by providing for a new transmission line CPCN requirement. Current Dela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB239 | Intro
Sine Die | This legislation establishes that the determination of fire company boundaries by the Fire Prevention Commission shall prevail over any other provision of the Code, state law, any county or municipal ordinance or any rules or regulations to the contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To Senate Public Safety Committee |
| SB242 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill establishes 2-year post-employment restrictions on State employees whose State work relates to the State of Delaware's unclaimed property program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB236 | Intro
Sine Die | New Section 331 is intended to confirm and codify the limited liability nature of corporations by expressly stating that provisions in a certificate of incorporation or bylaw may not impose monetary liability on stockholders, except in the very limit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-04
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| HB375 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill places in the Delaware Code language that has been in the annual budget bill for the last 5 years. The bill allows a charter school to utilize for educational purposes any funds saved as a result of negotiating a school transportation contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-04
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB378 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill provides persons experiencing homelessness protection from discrimination while on the streets and when seeking access to housing, employment, and temporary shelter as necessary to end their episode of homelessness. This Bill amends Title 6...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-03
To House Housing & Community Affairs Committee |
| SB237 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act places a duty on the drivers of motor vehicles to clean ice and snow off of their vehicles prior to driving on the State’s highways. Greater penalties are provided for ice or snow dislodging from a moving vehicle and causing physical i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-03
To Senate Public Safety Committee |
| SB233 | Intro
Sine Die | The continued existence and dissemination of juvenile criminal histories hampers an individual’s ability to be successful and productive member of society. These criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and credit. I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB350 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that new students at the University of Delaware shall consist of at least 80% in-state students until the entire student population reaches 65% in-state students. The University shall then maintain 65% in-state students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-03
To House Administration Committee |
| HB164 | Intro
Sine Die | Section 1 of this bill requires compliance with the federal mental health parity laws. Section 2 of this bill requires health insurers issuing large group policies to provide a minimum of 30 consecutive days of inpatient care for serious mental illne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB362 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill codifies current scientifically acceptable procedures used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to test controlled substances for prosecution pursuant to the offenses contained in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, specifically t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB353 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill creates the Parent Education Savings Account Act which would allow parents to use funds otherwise allocated to their resident school district for an education program of the parent’s choosing. The goal of this legislation is to increa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Education Committee |
| HB369 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill decreases the size of a conch that may be taken or harvested under current DNREC regulations and places the requirements specifically in the Delaware Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB355 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill amends the school district’s ability to levy taxes for school purposes by making an election of the voters within the school board’s discretion up to a 3% increase. For any increase in excess of 3%, a special election is still r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB352 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill bans open containers of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles and provides a civil penalty for an offense. A violation of this section would not be entered on an individual’s driving record.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB356 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that removes the Secretary of State (appointed) from the chain of succession to be Governor in case of vacancy in the office of Governor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Administration Committee |
| HB357 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that all charter school applications are first submitted to the local school board. If the school board denies the application, the applicant may then request that the Department of Education consider its application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Education Committee |
| SB58 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill allows Delaware residents 65 years of age and older to qualify for the “Senior School Property Tax Credit Program” upon entering into a payment plan for payment of taxes due.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-23
Stricken |
| SB225 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the 1st Leg of a Constitutional Amendment to hold a special election when there is a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor. It is modeled after the special election for the Legislative seats. As is the case with the Legislative spe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
To Senate Executive Committee |
| HR36 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution commends Mayor James L. Ford on his retirement, thanks him for his service, and extends best wishes to Mayor Ford and his family.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB343 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill amends Title 16 (Health and Safety) by substituting the “Delaware Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation Act” (DCPRA) for the “First offenders controlled substance diversion program.” Specifically, the DCPRA extends its...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB187 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act will require, among other things: (1) the registration of all charitable organizations soliciting in this State or engaging in solicitation activities directed to Delaware citizens and the annual disclosure of certain financial information r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-14
HS 1 for HB 187 - Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce |
| HB338 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill legalizes the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk directly to a final consumer, so long as the final consumer enters into a written contract conveying an ownership interest in the animal or herd from which the raw milk is produced. Any raw milk...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-14
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HB263 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill is an attempt to ensure that every public school in the State of Delaware has a nurse. This bill provides a mechanism to allow public schools that currently do not have a school nurse to receive state funds. The bill also allows for a match...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-14
Reported Out of Committee (APPROPRIATIONS) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| HR35 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution proclaims May to be Community Action Month in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB215 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act forbids the State Escheator from paying outside auditors by commission. This Act also requires re-bidding of auditing contracts at least every 3 years. The Delaware Code already states that no person who has served as a state employee, state...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
To Senate Banking Committee |
| HB278 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill allows New Castle County to create a special tax assessment for the purpose of providing funding for volunteer fire, ambulance and/or emergency medical technician services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Stricken |
| SB216 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill enhances employment opportunities for Delaware’s work force by establishing a trust fund. This fund, the Delaware Works Trust Fund (“DWTF”), shall be used to support un-funded capital projects in Delaware that improve Dela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
To Senate Bond Committee |
| SB195 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this amendment is to allow injured persons of motor vehicle collisions to maximize their personal injury protection benefits by allowing injured persons to direct the way in which personal injury protection benefits are to be administe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (INSURANCE) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| HR33 | Intro
Sine Die | Respecting And Honoring All Delaware Mothers On May 11, 2014, Mother's Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB330 | 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] | 2014-05-07
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HR34 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution recognizes May 8, 2014, as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB255 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill would add information regarding veteran status to the Delaware Driver’s License or Identification Card upon request. This would eliminate the need for a veteran to carry a separate card or official discharge papers in order to prove t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (VETERANS AFFAIRS) in House with 15 On Its Merits |
| HB305 | Intro
Sine Die | Section 1 of this bill requires lobbyists to disclose if they receive any compensation for their services. Additionally, Section 1 further requires that lobbyists who are compensated to pay a registration fee, which shall be determined by the Public ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 2 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| SB213 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act allows the Director of the Delaware Economic Development Office to create right-to-work zones as part of its inducements to bring new businesses to Delaware and requires these zones to be offered for manufacturing businesses hiring at least ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
To Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee |
| HB325 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill deletes the Prevailing Wage Advisory Council from the Delaware Code. This Council was created by law in 1999 to assist the Department of Labor in carrying out its duties under the prevailing wage law. The Council was appointed by the Direct...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
To House Administration Committee |
| HR32 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes and honors the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR31 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution extends the due date of the findings and recommendations report of the DSD-Statewide Task Force from April 30, 2014 to June 1, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB190 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act changes the composition of the County Vocational-Technical School Boards from 7 members appointed by the Governor for 7-year terms, to 6 members [New Castle County and Kent] or 5 members [Sussex] elected in Districts for 4 year terms as of 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| HR30 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority chapters in the State of Delaware and declares April 30, 2014, to be Delta Day at the Delaware Capital.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB316 | Intro
Sine Die | In 1999, House Bill 332 established new response time goals and certification standards for the delivery of basic life support and emergency medical services. In order to meet the new standards, volunteer ambulance companies needed to hire paid EMTs ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB170 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill establishes June 30 as an additional mandatory reporting period for political campaign committees. This bill also requires that the June 30 and December 31 reports be filed within 10 days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Amendment HA 1 to HA 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB188 | Intro
Sine Die | Under current Delaware law, mortuary of funeral establishment owners are not permitted to own/operate a cemetery, and likewise, cemetery owners are prohibited from owning/operating funeral establishments. This bill removes both prohibitions. The bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-29
Stricken |
| HB285 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires auctioneer and auction firm licensing and creates a commission to license auctioneers and auction firms and to oversee their activities. Approximately forty other states license and regulate the auctioneering profession. This legisl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-24
HS 1 for HB 285 - Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce |
| HR29 | 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 April 10, 2014, to be “AKA Day at the Delaware Capital.”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-10
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR28 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes April 2014 as Distracted Driving Awareness and Enforcement Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-10
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 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 |
| HB293 | Intro
Sine Die | The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as “the food stamp program,” assists eligible low-income individuals with the purchase of food. This Act, known as the Delaware Nutritional Improvement Act, seeks to b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-09
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB191 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill expands the business or occupation category of permissible absentee voters to include those who are unable to appear at the polling place “because of the nature of such person’s business occupation, including the business or occ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-09
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits |
