| HB277 | Pass | This Act extends the sunset provision contained within Volume 78, Chapter 349, of the Delaware Laws by two years, to June 30, 2016. Volume 79, Chapter 349 of the Delaware Laws provided the State the same statutory transfer rights afforded defendants ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB274 | Pass | This Charter amendment allows the Town Council to establish pension and health coverage benefits for its employees as the Council deems appropriate, without a limitation of 15% of the total annual payroll.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB208 | Pass | This bill assures that driver’s license addresses and voter registration addresses are the same.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB209 | Pass | This bill aligns the filing requirements for both major and minor parties. It also harmonizes the deadline for a change in party affiliation throughout 15 Del. C. 2049(a).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| SB177 | Pass | Criminals who attempt to prevent victims or witnesses from cooperating with the investigation and prosecution of crimes pose a real and growing threat to public safety and the orderly administration of justice. This Act seeks to deter criminals and t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB223 | Pass | This bill clarifies that permanent guardianship meets the goals of permanency as defined by 13 Del. C. 2302.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB222 | Pass | This bill removes the one mile radius of the Town limits in which the police force is vested.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| SB167 | Pass | This Act exempts solids and confections containing 2% or less alcohol by weight from the definition of alcoholic liquor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-21
Signed by Governor |
| SB158 | Pass | Section 1 clarifies the title of the Mayor and updates the maximum compensation permitted for the mayor and council members. Section 2 updates the qualifications to run for Town Council and specifies that the Town Council shall determine any question...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB168 | Pass | 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] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB227 | Pass | To preserve judicial resources while still providing appropriate protections for minors, this legislation modifies the current requirement to appoint a guardian in all cases involving minors who receive money or property through settlements, bequests...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB56 | Pass | This bill sets certain regulations for motor vehicle data-reporting devices to prohibit the use by insurance companies of such data for anything other than consideration for premium discounts, requires disclosure to the insured of others who may gain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB167 | Pass | This bill would prohibit a public employer from inquiring into or considering the criminal record, criminal history or credit history or score of an applicant before it makes a conditional offer to the applicant. It would permit inquiry and considera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB81 | Pass | This bill clarifies confusing statutory language regarding the number of Heritage Commission members. It also makes both ex officio members voting members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB224 | Pass | The Delaware Code currently provides municipalities with discretion in the establishment of speed limits on roads within their respective jurisdictions in conjunction with an engineering and traffic investigation verifying the basis for change. The D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB139 | Pass | The Business Enterprise Program (BEP) of the Division of Health and Social Services, Division of the Visually Impaired, broadens economic opportunities for blind residents of Delaware by creating snack bars, cafeterias, and vending route facilities o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB160 | Pass | The bill would increase the weight limit for live-haul poultry trucks operating on Delaware highways within 100 miles of the plant in order to accommodate the poultry industry and ensure public safety. In addition, the bill would provide for a weight...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB97 | Pass | This bill requires that the physician member of the Polysomnography Advisory Council be certified in the field of sleep medicine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB158 | Pass | This bill provides for the state to pay for health care coverage of dependent children for persons that have died in the line-of-duty after August 20th, 2009.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB104 | Pass | This bill prohibits a person from requesting the issuance of a certificate of insurance that does not accurately reflect the underlying policy. The bill enables the Department of Insurance to issue cease and desist orders and assess fines against par...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB214 | Pass | This bill requires that hospitals, physicians and other health professionals provide information about Down Syndrome and Down Syndrome resources and support groups to parents who have received a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome. The D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB199 | Pass | This bill declares that the shell of the channeled whelk, which contributes to the beauty of our seashores, as well as to the marine economy of the State of Delaware, shall be the official shell of the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
Signed by Governor |
| SB115 | Pass | This Bill adopts the emergency suspension provision already included in the Medical Practice Act for boards and commissions regulated under Titles 23 and 24 of the Delaware Code to enable a temporary suspension pending a hearing to be issued upon the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB265 | Pass | This Act increases the annual tax assessed on partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies on file with the Secretary of State from $250 to $300 and increases the corporation franchise tax by $100 for those corporations that fil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB122 | Pass | This bill would allow farmers who have a farm vehicle that is used within a 20 mile radius of their farm to register their vehicle with DMV. The “FV” tag would replace the white plastic “Farm Vehicle” tags. The FV tag fee is $...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-10
Signed by Governor |
| HJR14 | Pass | This Joint Resolution recognizes April 2014 as Autism Awareness Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB134 | Pass | This Bill makes the statutory scheme for expungement of adult criminal offenses more efficient and, by doing so, will require less Superior Court resources. By including the successful completion of “probation before judgment” within the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB233 | Pass | This bill eliminates from Title 25 of the Delaware Code language providing that if the Board of Directors of the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority does not adopt an adjusted assessment on or before January 31, 2006 then the Board shall ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-08
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HB159 | Pass | This bill prohibits a person from running as a candidate for more than one state, county or municipal office in the same election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-04
Signed by Governor |
| HB259 | Pass | This bill removes the sunset provision from the public education unit count law adopted in the first session of the 146th General Assembly. The provision, previously set to expire April 1, 2012, was extended two years by legislation in the second ses...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-03-27
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| HB154 | Pass | In recognition of the increasing abusive and illegal uses of controlled substances and the illegal commerce thereof, this bill creates a new offense and imposes penalties for diverting prescription drugs from a patient of a facility. It also requires...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB178 | Pass | Section One of this bill removes the requirement that applicants for licensure as medical doctors undergo a personal interview by a Board member as a prerequisite to obtaining licensure. Section Two also applies to new applicants before the Board of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HJR5 | Pass | This Joint Resolution creates a Child Welfare Data Sharing Task Force to make recommendations for data sharing between Family Court, the Department of Education, and the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB114 | Pass | The bill amends the Town’s Charter to provide the Town Manager with a defined, definite term in the position, rather than an indefinite one. It would allow the Town Council and the Town Manager to define that term in the employment contract, wh...
[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 |
| HB225 | Pass | This Act will restore 11 Del. C. 1448(e)(2) to its place in Delaware’s Criminal Code. The paragraph was inadvertently repealed in 2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-01-30
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 |
| 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 |
