| HB129 | Pass | Currently, communities in the program only get reimbursed for snow events equal to or greater than 4 inches. This bill allows communities in the snow reimbursement program with the Delaware Department of Transportation that have schools within their ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB331 | Pass | As a State agency, the Division is responsible for providing services and assistance to any individual seeking help. Having the term “enforcement” in the name of the division deters individuals such as non-custodial parents and members of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Signed by Governor |
| SB82 | Pass | Senate Bill 20 of the 147th General Assembly (79 Del. Laws c. 251) formally established the Prison Education program in Chapter 24 of Title 14 of the Delaware Code. Employees of the Prison Education program whose primary job location is within an ins...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB295 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill names the training area of the John P. Mulhern Jr. Emergency Management Operations Center the “James E. Turner, III Educational Center”.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-19
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB226 | Engross
Sine Die | This Bill authorizes the use of “prize-linked” savings accounts in the State of Delaware. These accounts have been used in a number of countries and several U.S. states to promote savings, especially among persons with low-income and firs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-18
Reported Out of Committee (BANKING AND BUSINESS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| SB229 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act is intended to implement the recommendations in the December 9, 2015 Report of the Work A Day Earn A Pay Task Force. The Act will create a Work A Day Earn A Pay Public Works Jobs Program in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-18
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB328 | Intro
Sine Die | When a person is convicted of a hit-and-run that resulted in injuries to the other driver, they are currently only subject to the charge of an unclassified misdemeanor. This bill will change the charge to a class G felony in order to bring the charge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-18
Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 8 On Its Merits |
| SB134 | 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] | 2016-05-18
SS 1 for SB 134 - Reported Out of Committee (COMMUNITY/COUNTY AFFAIRS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB1 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill will require responsible employees of institutions of higher educations to report incidents of sexual assault perpetrated by or against a student to the law enforcement authorities or public safety officials serving the institution of the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-18
HS 1 for HB 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB225 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill makes several changes to the law governing the conduct of members of the General Assembly and lobbyists. Section 1 removes from the Code the language that exempts members of the General Assembly from the obligations of the State Employees&...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-17
To Senate Executive Committee |
| HB385 | Intro
Sine Die | Section 1 of this bill requires lobbyists to disclose if they receive any compensation for their services. Additionally, Section 1 further requires that lobbyists who are compensated to pay a registration fee, which shall be determined by the Public ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-17
To House Administration Committee |
| HB384 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill prevents insurance companies from increasing premiums for a driver volunteering to serve as a driver for a charitable organization.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-17
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB330 | Engross
Sine Die | All Notices of Intent issued by the Division of Child Support Enforcement are sent regular mail except for the insurance lien notices. This Act removes the requirement that notice to non-custodial parents for insurance settlement liens taken for chil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-17
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 7 YES 13 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB218 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act updates the Delaware Code relating to the Board of Accountancy by modernizing the current accountancy licensing standards using the Uniform Accountancy Model Act language as jointly drafted by the National Association of State Boards of Acco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-12
SS 1 for SB 218 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB121 | Intro
Sine Die | DNREC often implements policies and strategies based upon directives issued by the Federal Government, including those from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This Bill will require that any directive received by DNREC be automatically disclos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-12
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| SB228 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Related To Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-12
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| SB60 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes the Delaware Transparency and Responsibility Using State Tools (TRUST) Initiative. It codifies the current policies and practices of several law enforcement agencies in Delaware. Its intent is to enhance trust between immigrants ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-12
Stricken |
| HB270 | Pass | This Act amends the Telemarketing Fraud Act, Chapter 25A of Title 6, to enable the Consumer Protection Unit (“CPU”) of the Delaware Department of Justice, which enforces the Telemarketing Fraud Act, to act to protect Delaware residents wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB201 | Pass | This Amendment would allow the non-commercial uses by an owner or tenant of an airstrip on property subject to the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act restrictions. The Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation does not object to t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB164 | Pass | This bill creates a special license plate for professional paramedics and retired professional paramedics.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB277 | Pass | House Bill 31 of the 148th General Assembly was passed by both chambers of the legislature, wherein the Charter of the Town of Laurel was amended to require that candidates for the Mayor and Town Councilpersons be a town resident for a minimum period...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB222 | Pass | This bill updates the eligibility requirements for interment in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery by referencing the National Cemetery Administration Directive. It additionally provides that members of the Guard or Reserve are eligible and allo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB246 | Pass | The Joint Sunset Committee recommended in 2014 that the Board of Funeral Services and the Division of Professional Regulation review Chapter 31, Title 24 of the Delaware Code and submit proposed legislation to bring the law up to date with current fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB188 | Pass | This bill clarifies the requirement of filing an appeal within 30 days of a final meeting. The bill also clarifies that the community owner may elect to hold informal meetings prior to the final meeting. Finally, the bill provides that any agreement ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB249 | Pass | This Act provides that appraisal for the value of goods and chattel seized by execution shall be done using generally recognized appraisal standards based on the type of property seized and/or the training and experience of the constable. For example...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB156 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill would prohibit a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, possessing with intent to sell, or importing with intent to sell ivory or rhinoceros horn, except as specified, and would make this prohibition enforceable by the Departme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
SS 1 for SB 156 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB297 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill would require that employers in large office spaces, retail establishments, and post-secondary academic settings provide a minimum 30 hour work week for building service employees. This would include security personnel (except those who wor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB286 | Pass | An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Institutions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB324 | Engross
Sine Die | This amendment to Section 8-200 of the Charter of the City of Wilmington raises some of the threshold amounts in the procurement process. The purpose of the amendment is to improve City of Wilmington procurement procedures, increase public access to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To Senate Community/County Affairs Committee |
| HB237 | Pass | This bill sets the premium tax rate for trust owned private placement life insurance contracts covering the life of an individual at 2% for the first $100,000 in premiums collected, with a premium tax rate of 0.0% for all premiums collected in excess...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB142 | Pass | This bill creates a special license plate for retired professional firefighters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
Signed by Governor |
| SB256 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to provide for an integrated and state-wide Register of Wills office. At the present time, the three counties operate three separate offices that handle the functions of the Register of Wills. E...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To Senate Executive Committee |
| HB349 | Intro
Sine Die | The country is experiencing exponential growth in student loan debt as well as defaults on student loans. Student loan debt and managing loan repayment is becoming a more important problem for millions of Americans. In Delaware, an estimated 129,000 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Appropriations Committee |
| SB92 | Enroll
Sine Die | Delaware Code Title 141332 addresses the Program for Children with Autism and its “Special Staff.” Enacted nearly three decades ago, these regulations established a network of educational programs initially within a separate school struct...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB359 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill expressly provides that, for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, a member of a public body must appear in person or by video-conferencing, rather than by proxy. As with the common law rule regarding voting by proxy for municipal and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Administration Committee |
| SB250 | 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] | 2016-05-04
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB239 | Intro
Sine Die | According to data provided by the Delaware Department of Education (“DOE”), thousands of Delaware students receive out-of-school suspensions each year for minor infractions, such as being unprepared or late for class, dress code violation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-03
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB237 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act expands the yearly tax credits available through the Neighborhood Assistance Act by an additional $500,000 per fiscal year for housing activities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-03
To Senate Community/County Affairs Committee |
| HB236 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill will allow for a school property tax exemption for a person of any age who has been designated as a disabled veteran by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-03
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB350 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act revises the Delaware Code relating to the limitation, suspension and revocation of educator licenses. Between September 2012 and September 2014, the Delaware Department of Education has investigated 105 cases of alleged educator misconduct, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-03
To House Administration Committee |
| HB354 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill rescinds the $1,515,600 in bank settlement funds previously allocated to the City of Wilmington by the Joint Finance Committee due to the City’s decision not to accept the funds as conditioned. The funds will now be distributed consis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-03
To House Administration Committee |
| SB130 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill defines criteria for any local government to promote economic development by entering into an agreement with the Department of Transportation to create transit-oriented development districts, called "Complete Community Enterprise Distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-03
SS 2 for SB 130 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 35 YES 2 NO 0 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB62 | Pass | This Act updates the minimum insurance coverage requirements for school transportation to reflect current industry standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
Signed by Governor |
| SB174 | Pass | This legislation creates a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission, similar to commissions that the state has in place to review child deaths and the deaths of domestic violence victims. The purpose of the Commission is to examine the facts and circ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-21
Signed by Governor |
| HB287 | Intro
Sine Die | Additional housing availability may reduce the number of homeless sex offenders and improve consistency in an offender’s participation in the sex offender registration process. When offenders have a registered home address, law enforcement as w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| SB202 | Pass | This Act excludes buses operated by the Department of Education, any public school district, or any charter school from the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 2904, Title 14 of the Delaware Code. This Act is a follow-up to Sen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Signed by Governor |
| SB116 | Pass | An Act To Amend Chapter 17 Of Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Licensing Of Insurance Professionals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Signed by Governor |
| SB115 | Pass | This Act makes a housekeeping amendment to 1304(i) of Title 7 to clarify the process by which a first offense class C or D environmental violation in Chapter 13, Title 7, relating to fish and game violations, will not be reported on criminal history...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Signed by Governor |
| HB224 | Pass | This bill changes the size of the commission from 17 Commissioners to 15 to reflect the current number of commissioners serving. The increase in “at large” position will occur as current members terms expire and are replaced by “at ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Signed by Governor |
| HB23 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill updates requirements for handguns used for deer hunting by adding a range and limit to allowable handgun calibers to accommodate changing handgun availability while maintaining public safety and handgun hunting efficacy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
