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HB439Enroll

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This legislation provides for network disclosure and transparency for insured individuals who may be provided non-emergency health care services from an out-of-network provider. The legislation states that an insured must be notified that a provider ...
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2016-07-01
HS 1 for HB 439 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB240Enroll

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This Bill updates the definition of emergency housing shelter to correlate time frames and program terminology with those accepted by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Delaware State Housing Authority, and current best practices...
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2016-07-01
SS 1 for SB 240 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB362Enroll

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This bill regulates the location of residential gas regulators and gas meters.
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2016-07-01
HS 1 for HB 362 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 3 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB399Enroll

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This bill makes changes to the educator evaluation system. The General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution No. 6, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, directing the DPAS II Advisory Committee to establish a subcommittee in order to review and make...
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2016-07-01
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB434Enroll

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This bill designates and formally recognizes the Nanticoke Indian Tribe as an American Indian Tribe in the State of Delaware.
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2016-07-01
HS 1 for HB 434 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB275Enroll

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This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional amendment to lengthen the time period during which the Governor must appoint a judicial officer following the occurrence of a vacancy, thereby giving the Governor and State Senate more flexibility in the ...
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2016-07-01
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
HB228Enroll

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Delaware law currently prohibits sampling and sale of craft beer, distilled spirits, and wine at Farmer’s Markets or Agricultural Themed Events. This bill allows holders of a “Farmer’s Market Permit or Agricultural Themed Event Perm...
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2016-07-01
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 6 YES 15 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB247Enroll

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This bill implements portions of the federal requirements in the bipartisan Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183/HR 4890), signed into law in 2014 and effective September 29, 2015. This bill first implements Section...
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2016-07-01
SS 1 for SB 247 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB380Enroll

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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would alter the continuity of government provisions of the Delaware Constitution to enable the effective continuance of government following a variety of emergency situations. Currently, A...
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2016-06-30
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
HB262Enroll

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The Joint Sunset Committee recommended in 2015 that the Open Space Council (“Council”) review Chapter 75, Title 7 of the Delaware Code and submit in 2016 proposed legislation to bring the 25-year-old Delaware Land Protection Act up to dat...
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2016-06-30
HS 1 for HB 262 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB432Enroll

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This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Elsmere. Section 1 removes a cap on the amount of indebtedness the Town may incur to meet “current expenses.” Section 2 places a cap on the power to borrow money for municipal repair and improve...
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2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB272Enroll

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Subchapter III, Chapter 68, Title 7 of the Delaware Code (“Subchapter III”) was originally enacted in 1982. In 1996, President Clinton signed the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, 42 U.S.C. 1791 (“Bill Emerson Act̶...
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2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 8 On Its Merits
SB296Enroll

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This Bill establishes a procedure by which a mortgagee which changes its notice address from the notice address as provided in any mortgage or assignment of mortgage, may, at its option, provide public notice of its new notice address.
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2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB143Enroll

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An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Profession And Occupation Of Optometry.
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2016-06-28
SS 1 for SB 143 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB163Enroll

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This Act makes changes to the existing habitual criminal statute by focusing penalties on Title 11 felonies, eliminating a mandatory minimum sentence of life imprisonment, and providing a mechanism for those convicted under existing law to petition t...
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2016-06-21
SS 1 for SB 163 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 29 YES 11 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB289Enroll

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This bill allows for the hunting of deer on private land on Sundays.
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2016-06-07
HS 1 for HB 289 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 14 YES 7 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB295Enroll

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This bill names the training area of the John P. Mulhern Jr. Emergency Management Operations Center the “James E. Turner, III Educational Center”.
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2016-05-19
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB1Enroll

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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...
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2016-05-18
HS 1 for HB 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB218Enroll

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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...
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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
SB156Enroll

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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...
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2016-05-11
SS 1 for SB 156 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
SB92Enroll

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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...
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2016-05-05
To House Appropriations Committee
SB130Enroll

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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...
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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
SB39Enroll

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This bill provides for an increase of the minimum wage by .50 cents per year for the next 4 years beginning June 1, 2016 and adds a COLA increase thereafter.
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2016-01-28
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
SB166Enroll

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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that will limit the ability of the State to appropriate Transportation Trust Fund moneys to a purpose other than (1) capital expenditures on the public transportation system, including the road ...
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2015-07-01
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
HB225Enroll

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This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriation Act.
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2015-07-01
HS 1 for HB 225 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 3 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB101Enroll

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This Act creates a new Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (“APRN”) Committee to assist the Board of Nursing in the regulation of nursing practice consistent with the national Consensus Model for APRN regulation. Included in the Act are pr...
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2015-07-01
SS 1 for SB 101 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 35 YES 0 NO 5 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB160Enroll

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A Bond And Capital Improvements Act Of The State Of Delaware And Certain Of Its Authorities For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016; Authorizing The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State; Appropriating Funds From The Transportation Trust...
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2015-07-01
SS 1 for SB 160 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB145Enroll

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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...
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2015-07-01
HS 1 for HB 145 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB179Enroll

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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...
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2015-07-01
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 9 YES 10 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB112Enroll

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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 ...
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2015-07-01
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
HB171Enroll

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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 ...
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2015-07-01
HS 2 for HB 171 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB79Enroll

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This bill amends Section 4111 of Title 14 of the Delaware Code to establish policies and procedures that enable school districts, schools, teachers, and school staff to collect and use student data for appropriate educational purposes while ensuring ...
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2015-06-25
SS 1 for SB 79 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB83Enroll

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This Act makes several changes to Title 10 and Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to domestic violence. First, this Act amends 1045, Title 10 relating domestic violence protective orders to clarify the procedures related to the disposition of f...
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2015-06-25
SS 1 for SB 83 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 26 YES 12 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB48Enroll

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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...
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2015-05-14
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
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