| 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 |
| SJR1 | Pass | This Joint Resolution requires every law enforcement agency, law department, hospital, testing facility, and prosecutorial agency to report to the Attorney General’s Office the number of unexamined sexual assault kits and their date of collecti...
[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 |
| HB63 | Pass | The amendment to Section 3951 of Title 12 memorializes the Court of Chancery’s long-standing practice of requiring notice to interested parties, appointment of an appraiser, and a return of sale in petitions to sell real estate owned by a perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| SB63 | Pass | At the recommendation of the Joint Sunset Committee, this Act removes the Council on Manufactured Housing and the Delaware Manufactured Housing Alternative Dispute Resolution Act from the Delaware Code. Author: Sen. Poore
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| SB44 | Pass | When the owner of a vehicle who qualifies for the following military license plates: Former Prisoners of War; Veterans with Disabilities; Veterans Formerly Missing-in-action; Delaware National Guard and Reserves; Purple Heart; Recipients of Medals or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB115 | Pass | This Act permits individuals subject to the supervision of the Delaware Department of Correction to effect a name change based on a sincerely held gender-related identity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB23 | Pass | An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Board Of Podiatry’s Preceptorship Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB47 | Pass | This Bill makes technical amendments to three sections of Title 11 of the Delaware Code that incorrectly refer to the Department of Correction as either the State Board of Correction or the Department of Health and Social Services. The Department of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB37 | Pass | This bill requires a mammography service provider to provide specific notice to a patient if that patient presents with dense breast tissue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| HB15 | Pass | This bill will make captive insurance companies subject to additional sections in Title 18. These additional sections will allow the Commissioner greater regulatory authority and will also clarify that those acting on behalf of the Commissioner for c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB25 | Pass | This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel to eliminate the need for residents to reregister to vote in the General Municipal Election should they miss two consecutive elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| HB66 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of the City of Rehoboth Beach to set the limit of authorized indebtedness of the City to $75,000,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| HB127 | Pass | This bill clarifies that, unless the Commissioner rules otherwise as provided by 1915 of Title 18, life insurance and health insurance can only be written by admitted insurers licensed to write those types of insurance but the other types of insuran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB78 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB77 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the prop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB76 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed ame...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB75 | Pass | Section 1. Section 1 amends Section 102(a)(1) to enable the Division of Corporations in the Department of State to waive the requirement under Section 102(a)(1)(ii) in certain limited circumstances. Section 2. In ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis B...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB90 | Pass | This Act adds intractable epilepsy to the list of debilitating medical conditions for which a physician may supply a written certification for medical marijuana. It also specifically adds disorders such as dystonia which are characterized by involunt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB33 | Pass | An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education And The Individualized Education Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| HB39 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to decriminalize the possession or private use of a personal use quantity of marijuana. More specifically, persons who possess one ounce or less of marijuana shall be assessed a civil penalty that will not become part of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| HB75 | Pass | The continued existence and dissemination of juvenile criminal histories hampers an individual’s ability to be a successful and productive member of society. Juvenile criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and cred...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB60 | Pass | This bill creates an Achieving a Better Life Experience (“ABLE”) Program in Delaware, to implement federal legislation enabling the creation of savings accounts with tax advantages similar to 529 accounts, designed to be used by persons w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB65 | Pass | The 147th General Assembly passed a bill to allow access to private restrooms for persons suffering from Crohn’s, colitis or similar conditions. That Act provided that persons with such conditions must provide written documentation, such as ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB70 | Pass | This bill creates two types of licensure for the newly created Midwifery Advisory Council, licensed Certified Professional Midwives and licensed Certified Midwives. The bill clarifies that a licensee of the same licensure type should serve on the Pan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB90 | Pass | This bill requires all public school employees to receive 90 minutes of training each year on suicide prevention. The bill also requires all public schools to establish a suicide prevention committee. Furthermore, the bill requires local education ag...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-08
Signed by Governor |
| HB17 | Pass | Chapter 438, Volume 79 of the Laws of Delaware (House Bill 417 from the 147th General Assembly) provides a mechanism for financial institutions to freeze transactions that they suspect are financial exploitation of an elderly person and requires them...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-04
Signed by Governor |
| HB40 | Pass | This bill: (i) corrects a typo in 1917 of Title 18 relating to endorsement of contract, by changing “insurer” to “purchaser” to bring this section into alignment with 1914 of the same title; and (ii) changes the word “...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-04
Signed by Governor |
| HB59 | Pass | This Act makes changes to the state’s list of statutory violent felonies (“list”). First, the Act adds two crimes, felony Promoting Sexual Solicitation of a Child and felony Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence, to the list. Seco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-02
Signed by Governor |
| HB58 | Pass | In 1981, the General Assembly set the current tax rate ceiling for the New Castle County Vocational Technical School District (“District”) at 13 cents on each $100 value of real property for the tax year 1982 and then provided for it to i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB18 | Pass | This Act clarifies that Chapter 50C, Title 6 of the Delaware Code, relating to the safe destruction of records containing personal identifying information, applies only to commercial entities that transact business in this State. Additionally, the Ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| SB21 | Pass | This legislation will change the non-public schools date to submit their September 30 enrollment data from October 31 to October 5. This will allow for better coordination with the September 30 unit count for public schools and analysis of enrollment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-28
Signed by Governor |
