| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HB225 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriation Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
HS 1 for HB 225 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 3 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HB145 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill raises the prevailing wage rate contract threshold amount from $100,000 to $500,000 for new construction and from $15,000 to $45,000 for alterations, repairs, renovations, etc. Also the bill establishes a set prevailing wage rate and elimin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
HS 1 for HB 145 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB179 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill establishes a writ of attachment of tax refunds and lottery winnings. This bill provides a procedure for interception of tax refunds and lottery winnings by the Department of Finance for judgments resulting from a breach of a residential or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 9 YES 10 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HJR9 | Pass | This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB112 | Enroll
Sine Die | Like all judges within the state, the judges of the Justice of the Peace Court are subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary. This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would add the Chief Magistrate to the Court on ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| HB171 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill establishes a Telecommunications Tax Modernization Review Group to study and make recommendations for establishing a future funding mechanism to replace the property tax on telecommunications equipment and addressing the projected decrease ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
HS 2 for HB 171 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HJR8 | Pass | This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB27 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires all new school construction or major renovation to include the following features: an intruder alarm, bulletproof glass in entrance areas and interior doors and windows, and doors lockable with keys on both sides. Further, the bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-01
Stricken |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HR21 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution establishes the Traffic Fines Working Group to explore best practices and possible improvements to the process of imposing and collecting fines for minor traffic offenses. The Working Group will report its findings to the Govern...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HB215 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act stipulates that advocates for victims of domestic violence, domestic abuse, sexual assault, abuse by a caregiver, human trafficking, or stalking may not disclose any communication made by a victim to the advocate without express written cons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HCR38 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution establishes a Port of Wilmington Expansion Task Force to provide recommendations in regards to expanding the operations at the Port of Wilmington.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HCR43 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution proclaims June 19, 2015, as Juneteenth Independence Day in Delaware and encourages the people of Delaware to reflect upon the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans and to celebrate this day with appropriate act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR41 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution proclaims the week of July 13-17 as Delaware Local Produce Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR46 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution strongly encourages the Delaware Police Chiefs’ Council, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, to develop and adopt a uniform policy regarding the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR44 | Engross
Sine Die | By way of this Resolution the General Assembly hereby recognizes the importance of pro bono legal services to the many citizens of Delaware and does hereby recognize the week of October 25-31, 2015, as “Delaware’s Pro Bono Celebration Wee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 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 |
| HCR45 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of Delaware’s African American military and civilian contributions to the World War One efforts of the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB138 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently, the Sussex Tech School Board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor, who serve 7 year terms. This bill will establish a 7 member board that is elected to serve for a 4 year term. There will be one board member elected from each Pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| 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 |
| HB193 | Intro
Sine Die | The rate for private placement life insurance contracts in amounts over $100,000 shall have a premium tax rate of 0.0%.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Stricken |
