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SB107PassThis bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and revises the definition of “Employee” under the State Pension Plan so that individuals appointed by the Governor to a board, council or commission after June...
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2013-07-24
Signed by Governor
SB144PassThis Bill updates the State of Delaware’s False Claims and Reporting Act to make it compliant with the requirements of Section 1909 of the Social Security Act. Section 1909 of the Social Security Act provides a financial incentive for States to...
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2013-07-24
Signed by Governor
HB144PassThis Act clarifies and reaffirms the General Assembly’s intent that the Division of Revenue has a single set of rules found in Chapter 5 of Title 30 governing how it administers, enforces, and collects State taxes. Before 1992, the laws declari...
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2013-07-24
Signed by Governor
SB111PassThis amendment improves transparency and accountability of the Board of Directors of sewer and water authorities by making the members of those authorities directly accountable to the respective Town Councils of the Towns that appointed the Board Mem...
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2013-07-23
Signed by Governor
SB30PassThis Bill amends Chapter 41 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code, which will go into effect on August 6, 2013. The grandfathering provision, Section 4108(d), is revised to require either not fewer than 250 home inspections in Delaware for compensation or...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
HB182PassThis bill provides the Family Court with discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to designate juvenile offenders who are under age fourteen on the date of the offense or who were over age fourteen on the date of the offense but did not comm...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
HB166PassThe first two sections of this Bill transfer authority for issuing new regulations from the Advisory Council of the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program to the Program itself. This is consistent with the authority of other State agencies an...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
SB105PassThis bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee. The bill provides that the Executive Director of the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program no longer has to submit a financial disclosure report to the Public Int...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
HB36PassThis Act increases certain minimum sentences required for the use of firearms by persons prohibited.
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
SB88PassThis bill provides for continuity of care for patients transported from a facility in another state to Delaware by allowing respiratory therapists licensed in another jurisdiction to practice in Delaware for the limited purpose of interstate transpor...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
SB147PassThis bill encourages the sharing of best practices by requiring that charter schools include innovation information in their annual reports and that the Secretary of Education report on how successes at charter schools can be implemented throughout D...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
SB148PassThis bill promotes transparency in government spending relating to competitive grants administered by the Department of Education by requiring that the Department publish on its website the eligibility requirements, criteria and successful applicatio...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
SB87PassThe bill adds a provision giving a licensed geologist or licensed psychologist the option to place his or her license on inactive status at the time of renewal instead of allowing the license to lapse. This bill would bring the Board of Geologists an...
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2013-07-18
Signed by Governor
SB47PassNew Subchapter XV, for which Sections 8 and 9 of this legislation provide, authorizes the creation of public benefit corporations. A public benefit corporation is a for-profit entity which is managed not only for the pecuniary interests of its stockh...
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2013-07-17
Signed by Governor
HB145PassThis bill facilitates emergency response by infrastructure companies when it is necessary for them to temporarily provide out-of-State resources and personnel during a State of emergency declared by the Governor or the President of the United States,...
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
HB153PassThis bill involves the proceeds from the sale of property seized due to violations of Title 4, Chapter 11, such as illegally transported liquor. The bill raises the limit of proceeds which the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement can retain in...
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
SB11PassThe primary objective of this legislation is to clarify some of the existing wording of Title 29, Chapter 79A. Cemetery Registration and Distressed Cemetery Fund. The proposed legislation would make the objectives of the Cemetery Board lucid by clari...
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
HB128PassThis bill modernizes the language of the statute to conform to the current practice of the Court.
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
SB54PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 33, Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unemployment Compensation.
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
SB106PassThe Bill adds to the Board’s authority to require all persons licensed in plumbing and HVACR services to display the words “Licensed Plumber” and/or “Licensed HVACR” on their vehicles along with their license number in o...
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
HB142PassThe Act caps the penalty for failure to file a tax return at 50% of the amount of tax required to be shown on the unfiled return (75% in the case of fraudulent returns).
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2013-07-16
Signed by Governor
SB62PassThis bill would allow farmers to register their trucks, semitrailers, and trailers with an “FT” tag at the reduced registration fee.
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
HB141PassThis bill is intended to ensure that chiropractors delivering chiropractic services in the state of Delaware are subject to the jurisdiction of the Delaware Board of Chiropractic.
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB52PassThe Harrington Charter Changes involve changes to the City’s Borrowing Powers. The aggregate amount of debt is being changed from 15 percent to 25 percent of the total assessed value of all non-tax exempt real property within the City. The cap ...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB126PassThis Bill adds the requirement of Continued Professional Competency for license renewals, provides for retired engineer status, requires licensure renewal by the date of expiration of the current license, adds violations of the Act and the failure to...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
HB185PassThe City of Delaware City (“City”) appointed a charter committee to review and suggest updates to the City’s charter. The charter committee met on several occasions to discuss the charter and submitted recommendations to the City...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB71PassThis act would eliminate the requirement for an election when the property owner has requested annexation of their property, while retaining the election requirement in cases where the entirety of the area proposed for annexation is not the subject o...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB72PassThis Bill expands the purpose of the Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund so that law-enforcement agencies can obtain and devote resources to enhance the suppression, investigation and prosecution of criminal activity, promote officer safety, faci...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
HB162PassThis bill is designed to bring the health insurance provisions of the Delaware Insurance Code in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). Sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 14 (in part) of this bill amend the...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB76PassSection 1 requires election polls to be open for no less than 7 hours (but not during any specific time period). Section 2 allows notices of special meetings to be emailed or hand-delivered to Council members. Section 3 clarifies that the Town Solici...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB42PassThis bill ensures that individuals who are eligible for the Federal Medicare program due to disability are able to purchase the same Medicare supplement policies available to individuals eligible for Medicare due to age. This bill also ensures that t...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB69PassThis act would remove redundant language and improve readability.
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB92PassThis bill reduces the fee for an initial security freeze from twenty dollars to ten dollars, and from twenty dollars to five dollars for senior citizens. This bill also adds agencies and organizations exempted from placing a security freeze.
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB117PassThe Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC) is a nationwide law enforcement network aimed at preventing lawbreakers who have lost their hunting, fishing, and/or trapping privileges in one state due to egregious crimes, such as poaching against wi...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
HB43PassThe Social Security Act was recently amended to require a state directory of new hires to include employees who were previously employed by the employer but have been separated from such employment for at least 60 consecutive days. This bill conforms...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB44PassThis bill is a housekeeping bill designed to, with respect to the amendment to Section 705 of Title 18, conform the lines of authority referenced therein to the form to be provided by each insurance company as furnished by the Insurance Commissioner ...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB104PassThis bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and adds the Public Advocate to the definition of “public officer” which would subject them, like many other individuals in positions of public trust, to certai...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
SB109PassThis bill would remove social security numbers from the child support orders and would instead require Family Court to collect the social security numbers of each party at the time the petition is filed and maintain that information in Family Court r...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
HJR13PassThis joint resolution is designed to continue the work of the Gifted and Talented Task Force regarding further study of gifted and talented programs. The resolution directs the Department of Education to collaborate with stakeholders to promulgate re...
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2013-07-15
Signed by Governor
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
HB172PassThis bill ensures that new applicants for a journeyperson electrician license must have performed 8000 hours of electrical work and passed the journeyperson exam before such person can obtain a journeyperson electrician license. The bill also require...
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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
HB99PassThis bill increases the rate changes or deviations fee and the filing fee for form, advertising and/or rule filings for each insurance policy or annuity contract or application.
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
HB131PassThis Act establishes that gestational carrier arrangements are legal contracts. It establishes a set of consistent standards and procedural safeguards applicable to all agreements for the protection of all parties involved in a gestational carrier ar...
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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
HB44PassThis bill permits a real property owner or tenant to display an American flag on a pole attached to the exterior of the property’s structure or on a flagpole located within the property’s boundaries, provided the flagpole does not exceed ...
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2013-07-03
Signed by Governor
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