| SB121 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of the City of Seaford by amending the filing deadline for a candidate for Mayor or City Council and the hours that the polls are open for the annual City elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB56 | Pass | This bill establishes authority for the Department to file a petition with Family Court to compel an uncooperative parent or guardian to complete a drug or alcohol evaluation or mental health evaluation for themselves or to get a developmental screen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB153 | Pass | Hunting, trapping, and fishing license and vessel registration sales provide the primary revenues for wildlife and fish species research and management, habitat conservation and management, hunter and angler public access, public boating access facil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB34 | Pass | When a certified repair technician completes repairs to a customer’s vehicle, the technician’s best validation of the repair is to test drive the vehicle before returning it to the customer. Many times a customer’s vehicle’s r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB91 | Pass | This bill involves the public school immunization program. Currently, the Affidavit of Religious Belief does not expressly alert parents or guardians who file for the religious exemption from the program that the child will be temporarily excluded fr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB97 | Pass | This charter amendment authorizes the Town of Smyrna to set the tax rate at the same time it adopts its annual budget and it eliminates the mandatory offering of a discount for early payment of taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB108 | Pass | This Act is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee. First, this Act adds a statement of the Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries’ purpose. Next, this Act changes the method of constituting the Council from gubernator...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB58 | Pass | The bill will codify the Newborn Screening Program, which screens infants for a number of metabolic, hematologic, endocrinologic, immunologic and certain structural disorders. This bill also clarifies that genetic information disclosed and obtained p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB105 | Pass | This Act amends Section 938 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code to permit the transfer of fiduciary accounts that are administered in the State of Delaware by a banking organization or trust company that has a place of business in the State of Delaware, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB167 | Pass | This Act limits the ability of the 148th General Assembly to appropriate Transportation Trust Fund moneys to a purpose other than (1) capital expenditures on the public transportation system, including the road system, grants and allocations for inve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB208 | Pass | Under Title 4, 514(h), motorsports speedways are allowed to permit patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages with them for their own personal consumption. Right now, only Dover International Speedway meets the seating capacity identified in the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB70 | Pass | This bill provides for the transfer of property from the Appoquinimink School District to the Town of Townsend.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB183 | Pass | This Act extends the existence of the Water Supply Coordinating Council from January 1, 2016, to January 1, 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB77 | Pass | This bill amends Delaware’s version of the “Move Over Law” by including vehicles owned or operated by a public utility, as defined under 26 Del.C., 102(2), that are performing roadside work, provided they have properly surrounded t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB128 | Pass | This bill amends the Charter for the Board of Public Works of the City of Lewes to increase the terms for elected Directors from two (2) years to three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB169 | Pass | This legislation codifies that the Department of Transportation is permitted to use design-build contracting methodology for Transportation Trust Fund projects. In 1999, the General Assembly gave the Department the authority to conduct a pilot progra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB112 | Pass | This Act fulfills the recommendation of the Joint Sunset Committee that the Delaware Economic Development Office (“Office”) be required to develop a comprehensive state plan for economic development every 5 years and submit annual reports...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB36 | Pass | After the General Assembly adopted a drafting procedure using strikethrough and underline, some inconsistencies and confusion about how amendments to bill should be drafted resulted. In the effort to update the Legislative Drafting Manual, the Divisi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB42 | Pass | This bill: (i) clarifies but does not substantively alter the existing law regarding the permissibility of the terms of a governing instrument to vary the right of a beneficiary to be informed of the beneficiary’s interest in a trust for a peri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB126 | Pass | This Act adopts the ABA standard for juvenile delinquency by establishing the age of 10 as the minimum age of responsibility in juvenile prosecutions. Currently, at least 11 other states (including Pennsylvania) have adopted the ABA standard. Since 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB118 | Pass | This bill expressly identifies that a mandatory reporter of child abuse or neglect cannot rely upon a person with less direct knowledge to call the hotline.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB159 | Pass | This Act lowers the required number of affirmative votes necessary to waive a disqualifying event for a new applicant for licensure with the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline from twelve members to nine members. Nine members constitu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB162 | Pass | This bill adds up to 5 citizen members to the Board of Directors of the Center for the Inland Bays in order to include more citizen representation on the Board and to improve the Center’s capacity to procure and administer private moneys secure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB111 | Pass | As more healthcare services continue to move into the community, it is necessary to clearly define the scope of services offered in community settings. This legislation will update the Delaware Code to clearly define the level of medication administr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB10 | Pass | Stand By Me is an innovative financial empowerment program that has been operating within DHSS for the past two years. Stand By Me is designed as a partnership model, integrated into the culture and operations of businesses, educational institutions,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB5 | Pass | This Act adds electronic smoking devices to the Clean Indoor Air Act and prohibits the use of electronic smoking devices in all public places where smoking is prohibited under current law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB69 | Pass | The advancements and continued development of medical and communications technology have had a profound impact on the practice of medicine and offer opportunities for improving the delivery and accessibility of health care in and across the many prof...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB230 | Pass | An Act Making Appropriations For Certain Grants-in-aid For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds, Amending The Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB140 | Pass | This bill increases several revenue sources for the Transportation Trust Fund. The motor vehicle document fee is increased from 3.75% to 4.25%. The fee for late renewal of a driver’s license is increased from $1.15 to $10, and the fee for late ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| SB102 | Pass | This bill will bring Delaware into compliance with 23 U.S.C 164 pertaining to repeat DUI offenders. If found out of compliance with Section 164, the Federal Highway Administration will reserve 2.5% of the State’s federal highway funds as penal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB101 | Pass | This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Bellefonte, which was reincorporated last year. Specifically, the bill removes forfeiture of office by a Commissioner for attendance, as well as the Commission’s ability to vote on such a forfeiture. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB84 | Pass | This bill would require that breastfeeding women be excused from jury service in the courts of the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB2 | Pass | This bill requires on-going sexual assault training for police officers and Deputy Attorney Generals in the Criminal and Family Divisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB38 | Pass | This bill specifies procedures that must be followed during pharmacy audits. The bill also establishes procedures for modifying contracts between pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies. This bill is based on legislation passed in Minnesota in 2012 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB51 | Pass | The Fund to Combat Violent Crimes was established by House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 143 of the 146th General Assembly. The Fund is funded by an additional penalty of $15 levied upon individuals convicted of crimes. This bill ensures that c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB85 | Pass | An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB51 | Pass | This bill expands the definition of a person eligible to testify remotely by means of closed circuit television. In any prosecution involving an offense set forth in 11 Del. C. 3513(a), a court may order that the testimony of a victim or witness, re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB118 | Pass | Delaware’s Residential Landlord Tenant Code provides as a protection for tenants that any utility service charges for which the tenant is responsible be separately metered to assure that the tenant only pays for services the tenant actually use...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB119 | Pass | This bill removes the prohibition on selling an alcoholic beverage to a person with a mental condition or mental disability. The prohibition is a vestige from the 1935 Code, predates enactment of the federal ADA and Delaware Equal Accommodations Law,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB116 | Pass | This bill was recommended by the Executive Order 45 Re-Entry Education Task Force. That task force was created to examine the present system and to make recommendations on how to best serve youth educationally as they leave juvenile justice secure fa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB191 | Pass | This bill would facilitate the growth of Delaware licensed craft distilleries by allowing them to expand their businesses within the State by permitting them to sell unfinished bulk neutral spirits to distilleries located within and outside the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB41 | Pass | This Act gives State law enforcement agencies the ability to prosecute those who aim the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft. This Act supplements Federal prosecution efforts focused on deaths or injuries caused by use of laser pointers by enactin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB4 | Pass | This bill expressly prohibits employment discrimination based on surviving sexual assault, domestic violence, or stalking. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations, which may include re-purposing accrued leave originally designated for a diff...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB59 | Pass | This Act creates the means for an undocumented immigrant to apply for and obtain valid driving privileges in the State of Delaware. Those who are eligible will be issued a Class D driver license for driving privileges only that is not considered a va...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB91 | Pass | This bill makes changes to the transportation services for Medicaid clients. It clarifies that health care facilities are able to transport their Medicaid patients and receive reimbursement from a Medicaid transportation contractor. The bill also set...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB140 | Pass | In 2012, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill No. 227 which established the “Quality Assurance Fund” Fees collected under this legislation are placed into the Fund and are in turn matched by federal Medicaid dollars resulting in increa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB131 | Pass | This bill resolves technical issues that arise from passage of House Bill 360 of the 147th General Assembly. This bill will ensure that the Department of Health and Social Services the tools and regulatory oversight tailored to ensure Delawareans hav...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB110 | Pass | The Department of Health & Social Services has administered a highly successful attendant services program since enactment of enabling legislation in 2001. This bill is the product of a committee comprised of representatives of the Department, th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB156 | Pass | This bill continues the process of updating the Liquor Control Act to make it more consumer-friendly. The bill allows stores that sell alcohol to open at 8:00 a.m., instead of 9:00 a.m., on Fridays and Saturdays during the months of October, November...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB3 | Pass | This bill requires that employers receiving contracts from the State shall certify in that contract that, in addition to already mandated fair business practices, the contractor shall ensure that its employees receive equal pay for equal work without...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Signed by Governor |
