DE Legislation | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HR38	Intro Sine Die	This resolution encourages Delaware agencies to continue their vital public education and community outreach, including working with partners in the private sector, to remind those driving on Delaware’s roads not to use their smartphones and ot... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-07-01 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HR40	Intro Sine Die	This resolution creates a House Task Force to review and recommend Noise Control Laws in the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-07-01 Passed in House by Voice Vote
SJR16	Intro Sine Die	This Senate Joint Resolution calls on the United States Congress to act in the public interest and approve pending legislation barring persons in the federal government’s classified terrorist database, commonly referred to as "the terroris... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-30 Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 10 YES 9 NO 2 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB278	Intro Sine Die	Currently, the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) applies to the Boards of Trustees of the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. This Act clarifies that committees or subcommittees of the Board of Trustees of either unive... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-30 Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 10 YES 9 NO 2 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SCR91	Intro Sine Die	This Resolution encourages the Delaware State Bar Association, its Corporation Law Section, and the Council of that Section, to examine the State’s business entity laws with an eye towards maintaining balance, efficiency, fairness, and predicta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-30 Laid On Table in Senate
HB446	Intro Sine Die	This bill imposes a cap on the interest rate that may be charged for “alternative financial services” at an annual rate of interest of 100%. “Alternative financial services” is a term sometimes used for payday loans, installme... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-30 Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 5 On Its Merits
SB224	Intro Sine Die	This Bill requires political committees to report a contributor’s occupation and employment information. This is already a requirement in federal campaign finance law. If only a contributor’s name and address are disclosed (without occupa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-30 Reported Out of Committee (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/ELECTIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
HB30	Intro Sine Die	This bill provides State funding to kindergarten through third grade for basic special education. State funding already occurs for intensive and complex special education during these grades. Currently the basic special education funding runs from fo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-29 Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HR37	Intro Sine Die	This Resolution recognizes Wednesday, June 29, 2016, as “Staff Appreciation Day” in the House of Representatives. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-29 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HB445	Intro Sine Die	This bill entitles a unit owner to attorneys’ fees and litigation costs if a Declarant fails to relinquish control of a unit owners’ association as required in the Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. Additionally, this bill cr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-29 To House Housing & Community Affairs Committee
HR39	Intro Sine Die	This resolution creates the Statewide Afterschool Initiative Learning Task Force. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-29 Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB299	Intro Sine Die	This Act provides additional safeguards for vulnerable individuals living in long-term care facilities and clarifies existing requirements. Specifically, this Act clarifies that the records to which the Division of Long-Term Care Residents Protection... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-29 To Senate Executive Committee
HB444	Intro Sine Die	An estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, whether it’s a football or baseball league with their friends and family, or more recently, a daily or weekly contest against players from across the country. T... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-29 Reported Out of Committee (GAMING & PARIMUTUELS) in House with 7 On Its Merits
HB437	Intro Sine Die	This bill requires that all contractors and subcontractors are required, independently or through agreement with other organizations, to provide craft training for journeyman and apprentice levels through a bona fide program approved by and registere... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Amendment HA 5 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB366	Intro Sine Die	This bill endeavors to reconcile patients’ rights to know all their health care options with the desire of some health care providers to not provide certain care based on religious or philosophical beliefs. This act balances the religious liber... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 7 YES 29 NO 0 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB440	Intro Sine Die	This Act requires that organizations wishing to operate charitable video lottery machines connect those machines to the central lottery computer system beginning March 31, 2017. The bill also eliminates the requirement that charitable gaming organiza... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
SB290	Intro Sine Die	This bill allows the election cycle regarding contributions from political parties and political action committees to reset after the Primary Election as it does for other contributors. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 9 YES 12 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB319	Intro Sine Die	This non-punitive, public health-oriented bill seeks to codify certain sections of the federal law known as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (“CAPTA”) that requires States to have policies and procedures in place to address th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Amendment HA 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HB374	Intro Sine Die	This Act changes the term of a school board member from 5 years to 4 years. While longer board member terms enable school board members to have more years as experienced board members, this must be weighed against the goal of providing the community ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in House with 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
HB443	Intro Sine Die	This Act eliminates the program whereby the Department of Elections, upon receiving a new voter registration application, has to mail a notice to the applicant and the applicant’s name may or may not be added to the list of registered voted dep... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Introduced in House and assigned to House Administration Committee
HCR93	Intro Sine Die	Since its adoption in 2003, the Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act has proven to be an effective tool to protect the rights of tenants in manufactured home communities. After 13 years, a number of issues and concerns have been identifi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-28 Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
SB287	Intro Sine Die	This Act prohibits the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm to any person on the Federal Government’s terrorist watch list or the Federal Government’s no-fly list, or on any other list used by the Transportation Security Administratio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-25 Stricken
HB274	Intro Sine Die	This bill allows for collective bargaining in each of the defined units when a majority of the identified employees are recognized. In addition, specific dates and timeframes are added. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 Reported Out of Committee (APPROPRIATIONS) in House with 4 On Its Merits
HB420	Intro Sine Die	The Regulatory Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 intended to improve Delaware’s regulatory environment for individual proprietors and small businesses, by requiring each agency to submit a “regulatory impact statement” and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 8 On Its Merits
HB117	Intro Sine Die	This Act will create a funding source for students enrolled in Delaware public schools who are determined as low-income according to the Department of Education. This funding source will be in addition to the normal enrollment based funding provided ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HCR94	Intro Sine Die	This resolution is intended to produce voluntary, cost-effective actions by the Delaware Office of Highway Safety, the Delaware General Assembly, and Delaware’s local governments to reduce deaths and injuries occurring to pedestrians on the sta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 To House Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee
HB442	Intro Sine Die	To obtain obedience to federal laws protecting national security, with the help of registered agents, this Bill will prevent the use of our Limited Liability Act by persons and nations identified by federal agencies as a threat to this country. The b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 To House Judiciary Committee
HCR92	Intro Sine Die	The 148th Delaware General Assembly opposes the decision of the PJM Interconnection to allocate the majority of the costs of the Artificial Island improvements to the residents and businesses of The First State. The PJM Interconnection actions in th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 To House Energy Committee
SB291	Intro Sine Die	This Act makes certain requirements of Title Loan lenders. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 To Senate Banking and Business Committee
SB292	Intro Sine Die	This Act sets the minimum educational courses for each grade. It does not set the curriculum for these courses or how they will be presented within the classrooms. The life skills program replaces the half credit currently listed as part of the 3 el... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 To Senate Education Committee
HB430	Intro Sine Die	This bill clarifies that a Department of Corrections employee who has served for 25 years with at least 20 years as a correction officer is eligible to retire at 25 years. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-23 Reported Out of Committee (CORRECTIONS) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
SB289	Intro Sine Die	This Act prohibits the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm to any person on the Federal Government’s terrorist watch list or the Federal Government’s no-fly list, or on any other list used by the Transportation Security Administratio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-22 Laid On Table in Senate
SB288	Intro Sine Die	Delaware’s carbon dioxide reduction goals have been met, several years’ worth of average expenditures from the last three years sits in reserve accounts, and the rising costs of emission permits from continued participation in the Regiona... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-22 To Senate Energy & Transit Committee
HB415	Intro Sine Die	This bill provides the Department of Health and Social Services with authority to provide for and regulate the sanitary control of massage parlors and centers. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 8 On Its Merits
HB433	Intro Sine Die	This bill would mandate an increase in the rates paid according to the Instrument for Client and Agency Planning assessment so that by the year 2020 the state achieves funding providers at 100% of the market rate. The state is currently funding provi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 8 On Its Merits
SB283	Intro Sine Die	Certain protocols are already in place after instances of security breaches of State data are discovered. This Act is meant to help prevent those breaches from occurring by discovering and patching software vulnerabilities before data is compromised. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/ELECTIONS) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
HR36	Intro Sine Die	Recognizing June 20-26, 2016 As Amateur Radio Week In Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-21 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HR35	Intro Sine Die	This resolution recognizes June 25, 2016 as Marine Corps League Day in Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-21 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HB436	Intro Sine Die	In a decision by the Superior Court on October 7, 2015, as affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court, the 2014 Sediment and Stormwater Regulations adopted in 2014 have been invalidated due to the DNREC’s failure to fully comply with the Administra... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-21 To House Natural Resources Committee
HB438	Intro Sine Die	Since 1999, residential developers in New Castle County have been required to seek either a certificate from the Department of Education declaring that the local school district has the capacity to absorb additional students from the new development,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-21 To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
SB277	Intro Sine Die	This bill establishes a permanent steering committee for the Pathways to Prosperity initiative, in order to ensure the long term sustainability and adaptability of the program. The committee is comprised of a broad spectrum of representation across d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-21 Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
HB253	Intro Sine Die	This bill changes the earned income tax credit from nonrefundable to refundable and capable of exceeding the tax amount otherwise due. The credit is reduced from 20% of the corresponding federal earned income credit to 6% for 2017. That percentage in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (APPROPRIATIONS) in House with 4 On Its Merits
SB273	Intro Sine Die	This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that limits the ability of the State to appropriate moneys in a special fund with a dedicated revenue source and with a limitation on the amount or percentage of the revenue source that may be u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (EXECUTIVE) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
HB361	Intro Sine Die	According to the National Institute of Justice, it is estimated that between 60-75% of ex-offenders are jobless up to a year after release. Studies have shown that immediate access to employment is an effective tool to reduce recidivism. This Act est... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-16 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HCR85	Intro Sine Die	This Concurrent Resolution establishes the Firearm Suicide Prevention Task Force. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-16 Passed in House by Voice Vote
HCR89	Intro Sine Die	This concurrent resolution calls on the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to deny any requests for easements on state property related to the Artificial Island transmission project. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-16 Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB267	Intro Sine Die	This Act changes the location of the chapter of the Delaware Code relating to Constables from Title 10 to Title 24 where all other Delaware State Police licensing boards are located, clarifies the powers of the board, clarifies the duties of commissi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
HB429	Intro Sine Die	This bill amends the multiplier for calculation of state employee pension benefits for Correction Officers from either 1.85%, 2.0% or 2.45% to a uniform 2.5%, reflecting increased costs, reduced benefits and the need to recruit and retain qualified a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-15 To House Corrections Committee
HB428	Intro Sine Die	According to the American Dental Association, approximately 1/3 of Americans face challenges accessing dental care, where access challenges include difficulty getting to a dental office and overcoming financial barriers. In order to increase access t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-15 To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
HB431	Intro Sine Die	The General Assembly finds that the publication of the private contact information of certain law enforcement and judicial officers on the Internet unnecessarily endangers such individuals. This Bill is intended to provide law enforcement or judicial... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2016-06-15 To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee