| SB250 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill creates a right to work law in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
To Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee |
| HB129 | Pass | This Bill tasks the Department of Health and Social Services with developing and implementing regulations that would ensure that hospital staff have the ability to quickly access a locked hospital bathroom in the event of an emergency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB252 | Pass | This Act is intended to clarify the intent of the General Assembly as to H.B. 39, enacted during the 147th session. This Act clarifies that the General Assembly has conferred jurisdiction on the Justice of the Peace Court and the Court of Common Plea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| SCR52 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution proclaims September 13 – 20, 2014 as Sea Level Rise Awareness Week in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB172 | Pass | This Bill amends provisions of the Charter for the Town of Henlopen Acres relating to the Town Manager and Treasurer. Regarding the Town Manager, this Bill eliminates the provision requiring the Town Manger to provide a bond for the faithful performa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB173 | Pass | This Bill amends the Charter for the Town of Henlopen Acres to clarify that all candidates for Town Commissioner and all serving Town Commissioners must be eligible to vote in the annual municipal election. This Bill also modifies the qualifications ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB204 | Pass | This Act allows reconstructed vehicles that are more than 25 years old to be exempt from emissions testing. Biennial safety and anti-tampering inspections would still be required. These reconstructed vehicles are typically show cars that are only use...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB309 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill adds e-cigarettes to the Clean Indoor Air Act and would prohibit the operation of e-cigarettes in all public places where smoking is prohibited under current law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB222 | Pass | This bill names the Wilmington campus of the Delaware Technical and Community College in honor of Orlando J. George, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB191 | Pass | Healthy and vibrant downtowns are critical components of Delaware’s economic well-being and quality of life. The Downtown Development Districts Act is intended to leverage state resources to spur private investment in commercial business distri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB386 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill updates Title 26, Chapter 8 by adding the Public Service Commission as an authority to lawfully regulate and enforce potential public safety concerns related to underground excavations and demolitions and to establish and enforce undergroun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee |
| SCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution honors the class of 2013-2014 Eagle Scouts for having attained the highest rank one can earn in the Boy Scouts of America. AUTHOR: Sen. Lawson
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 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 |
| HB275 | Pass | This Charter amendment establishes annexation processes for the Town of Frankford to hold annexation referenda and procedures whereby: (1) a petition is filed by all property owners within the territory to be annexed; or (2) a petition is filed by mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| HCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution establishes the Family Caregiving Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations regarding the support necessary for family caregivers assisting the aging and adults with disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HCR59 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 15, 2014, as “Delaware Elder Abuse Awareness Day” and encourages all of Delaware’s citizens to learn about how to protect and nurture our elderly citizens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-04
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| SCR56 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution commends the Food Bank of Delaware for its contributions towards ending hunger and resolving the root causes of poverty in the State of Delaware through its increased statewide impact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-03
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 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 |
| HB132 | Engross
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] | 2014-06-03
To Senate Executive 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 |
| HB105 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill provides for election day registration for presidential primary, primary, special, and general elections whereas currently the deadline is the fourth Saturday prior to the date of the election. Moreover, same day registration at polling pla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-03
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| 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 |
| SB204 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill removes the time limitation applicable to exemptions for real property and manufactured homes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-29
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| 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 |
| HB183 | Pass | This bill will allow full window tinting of police K-9 unit motor vehicles which would be for the welfare of the dogs in the vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR18 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution declares June 2014 as Delaware Dairy Month and Honors Delaware’s farm creameries and dairy farmers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SCR49 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolutions recognizes and congratulates the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association All Star Award recipients.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HCR58 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the month of May as “Poppy Month” in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-15
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
