| HB32 | Pass | This bill allows the Delaware Transit Corporation to advertise on the back panels of bus shelters, in addition to the downstream panels currently authorized.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB33 | Pass | This bill clarifies the types of signs that are permitted to be erected in the State’s right-of-way by an outside entity, with department approval. The legislation provides consistency with federal regulations for outdoor advertising.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB103 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill removes a conflict in the Delaware Code relating to the duration of tax liens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-14
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| HB48 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would expand the list of entities that may certify questions of law to the Delaware Supreme Court to include the highest appellate court of any foreign country and any foreign governmental...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-14
Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| HB87 | Intro
Sine Die | This act allows each municipality and each county to create right-to-work zones.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-14
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB135 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to remove a legislator’s immunity from arrest in going to and returning from a session of their respective Houses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-06
To House Administration Committee |
| HB95 | Intro
Sine Die | In many circumstances homebuyers purchase investment properties or second homes in a development that has a homeowners association. Often these homeowners do not receive mail at the physical property. In addition, these new homeowners are often unawa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-06
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| HB56 | Pass | This bill provides a moratorium on all new charter schools in Delaware until June 30, 2018 or until the State Board of Education develops a strategic plan for the number of charter, district, and vocational-technical schools in the State. Also, the b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB122 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill establishes that it is the intent of the Legislature that regulations and rules adopted by DNREC be limited to the implementation of enabling legislation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-30
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB52 | Intro
Sine Die | Under current educational standards, cursive writing is no longer required to be taught to our students, and many schools have abandoned teaching it to their students. As cursive writing is still an imperative skill in many professions, this bill wil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-29
Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits |
| HB105 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would eliminate from the Delaware Constitution the limitations as to when a person may vote by absentee ballot. This amendment to the Delaware Constitution provides that the General Assembly sh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-29
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits |
| HB44 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act protects children and families from the harmful effects of certain flame retardants used in furniture by adding a new chapter 105 to Title 16. Section 10501 provides definitions applicable in this chapter. Section 10502 prohibits the sale or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-28
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB72 | Intro
Sine Die | As promoted in the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles Motorcycle Operator Manual, it is recommended to motorcycle operators that they temporarily flash brake lights when stopping in order to increase visibility to other motorists. There are aftermar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-28
Stricken |
| HB104 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act places a constitutional limitation on base general fund operating appropriations. However, appropriations deemed as emergencies involving the health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of the State that are approved by three-fifths of the me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-23
To House Administration Committee |
| HB73 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently, there are helmets being sold in Delaware that are being advertised as being appropriate for use when operating a motorcycle even though they are not approved for highway use. This bill will prohibit retailers from advertising or stating th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-23
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB9 | Pass | The bill eliminates an existing conflict between the Delaware Code statute regulating licensed water system operators and the regulations governing licensed water system operators. This bill corrects the conflict by allowing the creation of an Adviso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB8 | Pass | During the 147th General Assembly, House Bill 346 was signed into law. House Bill 346, which codified the work of the HJR 17 Study Group to comprehensively update the state civil mental health laws, created a definition of psychiatrist which specific...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB78 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill prohibits any child under the age of 12 from being left alone without adequate supervision. The use of a babysitter who is at least 12 years old is permissible under this bill. This bill codifies existing regulations implemented by the Dela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-21
Stricken |
| HB83 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that all charter schools not discriminate against applicants based on their homes’ location in comparison to the school. The bill also eliminates the possibility of a preference in the charter. Thus, this bill eases the restr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-16
To House Education Committee |
| HB86 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill allows counties and municipalities to elect not to be subject to the State’s Public Employment Relations Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-16
To House Labor Committee |
| HB94 | Intro
Sine Die | The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as “the food stamp program,” assists eligible low-income individuals with the purchase of food. This Act, known as the Delaware Nutritional Improvement Act, seeks to b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-16
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB84 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that all charter school applications are first submitted to the local school board. If the school board denies the application, the applicant may then request that the Department of Education consider its application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-16
To House Education Committee |
| HB22 | Pass | This Act reincorporates the Town of Townsend.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-13
Signed by Governor |
| HB24 | Pass | Under this section of the Landlord Tenant Code, there is an exemption that is created for vacation rentals along some of Delaware’s beaches that permits homeowners to rent their homes for a period of 120 days or less without being subject to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB21 | Pass | This bill removes the $10 administrative fee for applicants requesting the Gold Star family special license plate in recognition of a close relative’s death while serving in the military.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB49 | Pass | This Act gives business entities formed in Delaware greater capacity to resolve business disputes in a rapid and efficient manner through voluntary arbitration conducted by expert arbitrators under strict timelines. To that end, the Act requires res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-02
Signed by Governor |
| HB54 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently every motorcycle rider is required to have a helmet in his or her possession while riding. This bill requires that the person, along with any passengers, actually wear a helmet. Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia require all ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-01
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB62 | Intro
Sine Die | Consistent with the pre-trial, diversionary drug court treatment programs administered by the Superior Court and Court of Common Pleas for adults, this Act changes the Family Court’s Adjudicated Drug Court Program to a pre-disposition, non-adju...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-01
Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| HB35 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill creates a tax credit for demolition permit fees if the demolition is needed as a result of damage caused by a natural disaster. This bill shall be referred to as the “Barbara Smith-Morlock and Robert Dolga Act”.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB68 | Intro
Sine Die | As the law stands now, following a writ of possession, a Landlord must store a manufactured home of the tenant that was left unclaimed for 30 days. Following that 30-day period, the home is deemed abandoned by operation of law, and the Landlord may d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-04-01
Reported Out of Committee (MANUFACTURED HOUSING) in House with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB29 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides for a moratorium on all new charter schools within the City of Wilmington until June 30, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-26
Stricken |
| HB14 | Intro
Sine Die | As a public school safety measure, this bill requires that any door to a classroom will be equipped with a lock that can be locked from either side of the door. Many doors are currently not capable of locking from the inside. Locking the door(s) to a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-24
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB12 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill seeks to ensure that every public school in the State of Delaware has a nurse. This bill provides a mechanism to allow public schools that currently do not have a school nurse to receive state funds. The bill also allows for a match tax to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-24
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB16 | Pass | Section 1 of this Act amends the definition of “restaurant”, as it relates to Delaware’s laws governing the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors, to allow smaller restaurants, those with seating for at least 12 individuals, to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB43 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill was previously recommended by the Joint Sunset Committee in the 147th General Assembly. The bill adds appointed members of the Cash Management Policy Board to the definition of “public officers.” This designation would subject t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
To House Administration Committee |
| HB42 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently FOIA applies to their Boards of Trustees and their documents relating to the expenditure of public funds. Also under current law, as of July 1, 2015, the universities will have to indicate on any request for proposal or other competitive bi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
To House Administration Committee |
| HB41 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill adds active members of the ladies auxiliary or volunteer fire department ladies auxiliary as eligible for free surf fishing licenses. The bill also gives the department presidents discretion in determining what qualifies as an “active...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB37 | Intro
Sine Die | Many employers require criminal history background checks as a condition of employment. This bill would limit conviction data provided to prospective employers to Class B misdemeanor convictions or greater, meaning criminal acts classified as unclass...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB20 | Pass | This Act authorizes the State Bank Commissioner to approve the purchase by a bank or trust company of the shares of its own capital stock, subject to such terms and conditions, if any, as the Commissioner may require.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB45 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriation Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-29
Introduced in House and assigned to Appropriations Committee |
| HB36 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill would place limits on the use of solitary confinement, a topic which is largely unaddressed in current Delaware law. A growing body of research shows that long-term solitary confinement may contribute to significant mental health issues and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-29
To House Corrections Committee |
| HB28 | Intro
Sine Die | Absent an agreement with the school district, charter schools are currently able to retain any funding received for the fiscal year for a student who transfers mid-year from the charter school to a school district. This bill mandates that, if a stude...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-22
To House Education Committee |
| HB6 | Intro
Sine Die | The Court of Chancery has held that 5106(b)(7) of Title 14 “expressly evidenced [the General Assembly’s] intent that control of University [of Delaware] land development and use is within the exclusive control of the Board of Trustees of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Administration Committee |
| HB13 | 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] | 2015-01-15
Stricken |
| HB26 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently only persons who are blind are exempt from hunting and fishing license requirements. This amendment will provide a hunting and fishing license exemption (not trapping) to all persons who have a severe, chronic mental or physical disability....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-14
To House Natural Resources Committee |
