| HB234 | Pass | This bill requires all public secondary schools, including vocational-technical schools, but not including charter schools, to have a school-based health center. The state is required to fund start-up costs at the rate of one school per year for seco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-20
Signed by Governor |
| HB257 | Pass | This bill allows agents of the Division of Professional Regulation to inspect persons providing electrical services to ensure compliance with the laws relating to electrical services in Title 24 of the Delaware Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB346 | Pass | This Bill creates a licensure exemption for individuals engaged solely in the practice of hair braiding, which does not involve hair cutting, dyeing or the application of chemicals. In short, hair braiding is a low risk activity which does not requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB387 | Pass | This bill creates two tiers of licensure in the state for acupuncture practitioners: One for acupuncturists only and one for acupuncturists who have been properly trained and wish to practice eastern medicine. The bill removes outdated language regar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB402 | Pass | This bill authorizes the Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers to establish requirements for hearing aid dispensers and audiologists to provide notification and written information to potential customers at th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB31 | Veto | This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel to include in the qualifications for Mayor and Town Councilman, that candidates must be a resident of the Town of Laurel for a minimum of one year. It also amends the section of the charter to includ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-14
Vetoed by Governor |
| HB381 | Pass | Patients struggle every day to receive necessary care, suffering symptoms longer than appropriate and encountering unnecessary stress factors as they engage in the complicated system of health insurance. One such factor is Pre-Authorization, a tool d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| HB419 | Pass | This bill allows the Delaware Real Estate Commission to develop a new form of Seller’s Disclosure for the sale of vacant land being sold without a house, but being marketed as appropriate for the construction of a dwelling for 1-4 families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| HB303 | Pass | This Act would start a Public Guardian’s term of office from the date of swearing in instead of the current date of appointment. The interval between the date of appointment and the date of swearing in allows for a transition period in which a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB327 | Pass | This bill permits Delaware residents to become early stage investors in Delaware based startups through newly available crowdfunding platforms. The enabling of this new investment tool allows corporations and other business to offer or sell securitie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB344 | Pass | This Act modifies the existing Charter for the Municipal Services Commission for the City of New Castle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB439 | Enroll
Sine Die | This legislation provides for network disclosure and transparency for insured individuals who may be provided non-emergency health care services from an out-of-network provider. The legislation states that an insured must be notified that a provider ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
HS 1 for HB 439 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HJR13 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution requires a Delaware Certificate of Multi-literacy be established. The criteria for such certificate is to be developed by the Department of Education, with the assent of the State Board of Education no later than December 1, 2016 and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB362 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill regulates the location of residential gas regulators and gas meters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
HS 1 for HB 362 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 3 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB375 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the date of the presidential primary. The dates for submitting and withdrawing a notification of candidac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 7 YES 13 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HR38 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution encourages Delaware agencies to continue their vital public education and community outreach, including working with partners in the private sector, to remind those driving on Delaware’s roads not to use their smartphones and ot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB178 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill encourages spaying, neutering, and vaccination in order to limit the number of unwanted cats and protect the public from rabies and other diseases carried by unvaccinated animals. The bill defines “community cats” and “com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 29 YES 10 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB399 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill makes changes to the educator evaluation system. The General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution No. 6, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, directing the DPAS II Advisory Committee to establish a subcommittee in order to review and make...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB258 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill allows for the granting of a probationary electrician license to a person after a criminal conviction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Laid On Table in Senate |
| HB369 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act directs the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance, Division of Public Health, and Office of Management and Budget – Human Resources Management (“the Agencies”) to report to the General Assembly every 2 years the impac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate |
| HB434 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill designates and formally recognizes the Nanticoke Indian Tribe as an American Indian Tribe in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
HS 1 for HB 434 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB450 | Pass | A Bond And Capital Improvements Act Of The State Of Delaware And Certain Of Its Authorities For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017; Authorizing The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State; Appropriating Funds From The Transportation Trust...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB228 | Enroll
Sine Die | Delaware law currently prohibits sampling and sale of craft beer, distilled spirits, and wine at Farmer’s Markets or Agricultural Themed Events. This bill allows holders of a “Farmer’s Market Permit or Agricultural Themed Event Perm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 6 YES 15 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HR40 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution creates a House Task Force to review and recommend Noise Control Laws in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB213 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill changes the requirements for security guards, private investigator licenses by (a) making the qualifications uniform for both occupations; (b) providing that a license may still be issued for persons convicted of 2 or less of certain misdem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Laid On Table in Senate |
| HB380 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would alter the continuity of government provisions of the Delaware Constitution to enable the effective continuance of government following a variety of emergency situations. Currently, A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| HB317 | Pass | This bill prohibits discrimination in employment based upon an individual’s caregiving responsibilities. Workers should be judged on the merits of their performance at work, not their responsibilities at home. Five states and over 90 localities...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HJR12 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Joint Resolution fulfills the condition of 14 Del C. 1026(d)(1) that the General Assembly must pass and the Governor must sign a Joint Resolution supporting the proposed changes to school district boundaries in New Castle County. It also ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 6 YES 15 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB262 | Enroll
Sine Die | The Joint Sunset Committee recommended in 2015 that the Open Space Council (“Council”) review Chapter 75, Title 7 of the Delaware Code and submit in 2016 proposed legislation to bring the 25-year-old Delaware Land Protection Act up to dat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
HS 1 for HB 262 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB206 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill will add 4 new check-off donation boxes on the Delaware personal income tax return whereby individuals may choose to donate a portion of their tax refund, or designate an amount in addition to the tax they owe that will be transferred by th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (FINANCE) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB314 | Pass | This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee to not disclose his or her wages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB432 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Elsmere. Section 1 removes a cap on the amount of indebtedness the Town may incur to meet “current expenses.” Section 2 places a cap on the power to borrow money for municipal repair and improve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB358 | Pass | This Act will merge the oversight of three different state-sponsored investment plans that hold non-state monies into a single new “Plans Management Board”. In addition, the Act amends the “Achieving a Better Life Act” (“...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB316 | Pass | This bill prohibits discrimination in employment based upon an individual’s reproductive health decisions. Delaware laws currently prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex or pregnancy; however, this legislation makes it clear that an employ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB446 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill imposes a cap on the interest rate that may be charged for “alternative financial services” at an annual rate of interest of 100%. “Alternative financial services” is a term sometimes used for payday loans, installme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| HB167 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act improves the enforcement mechanisms related to Delaware’s campaign finance disclosure laws in four ways. First, this Act amends 8040, Title 15 to require that the Superior Court may not grant a certificate of election to a successful...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/ELECTIONS) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| HB352 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act conforms Delaware’s deadlines for filing certain information returns to those established in the Internal Revenue Code. In an effort to combat identity theft and taxpayer fraud, federal filing dates were recently changed. For example, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (BANKING AND BUSINESS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB30 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides State funding to kindergarten through third grade for basic special education. State funding already occurs for intensive and complex special education during these grades. Currently the basic special education funding runs from fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HCR97 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes November 2016 as “Native American Heritage Month” in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HR37 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes Wednesday, June 29, 2016, as “Staff Appreciation Day” in the House of Representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB445 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill entitles a unit owner to attorneys’ fees and litigation costs if a Declarant fails to relinquish control of a unit owners’ association as required in the Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. Additionally, this bill cr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
To House Housing & Community Affairs Committee |
| HR39 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution creates the Statewide Afterschool Initiative Learning Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HJR11 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution establishes and sets forth the understating that due to the complexity and wide ranging environmental, social and economic impact associated with a change to the State of Delaware stormwater management regulations and accompanying tec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB427 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill provides Statewide consistency of the law that protects the public welfare from dangerous dogs and clarifies that dogs may not be held potentially dangerous or dangerous for animal control enforcement or for purposes of criminal liability b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 31 YES 5 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR96 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution proclaims the week of July 11-15, 2016 as Delaware Local Produce Week
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB444 | Intro
Sine Die | An estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, whether it’s a football or baseball league with their friends and family, or more recently, a daily or weekly contest against players from across the country. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (GAMING & PARIMUTUELS) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| HB160 | Pass | This bill clarifies that the Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance is authorized to collect unpaid claimant overpayments of benefits and unpaid employer unemployment tax assessments through offset by interception of state and federal tax refund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB322 | Pass | This bill updates the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Section 1 ensures that the internship requirement for applicants for psychological assistant registration is equivalent to the internship required of ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB382 | Pass | This Act guarantees that all children facing criminal charges and allegations of delinquency have the right to an attorney, codifying the Office of Defense Services’ current practice of representing every juvenile that requests representation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB437 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that all contractors and subcontractors are required, independently or through agreement with other organizations, to provide craft training for journeyman and apprentice levels through a bona fide program approved by and registere...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Amendment HA 5 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
