| SB169 | Pass | This Act makes a technical correction to SB 169 by changing the designations of the new statutes and incorporates Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 169.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| SB157 | Pass | Expedited partner therapy (EPT) is the clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease without clinical assessment of the partners. In August 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB368 | Pass | This Act creates the Green Alert Program to aid in locating missing members of the armed forces, including veterans, who have a physical or mental health condition that is related to their service. This Act is modeled after Delawares existing Gold Al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB412 | Pass | This Act amends § 918 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, which sets forth limitations on pledging or hypothecating assets of banks and trust companies, to modernize these limitations to apply to the current practices of banks and trust companies while...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| SB189 | Pass | The U.S. Department of Transportation has recently found Delaware to be non-compliant with enforcement of underground excavation violations. This jeopardizes federal funding for the Commissions pipeline safety program. Two principal reasons for this ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB425 | Pass | This Act establishes that a contract between a pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmacy may not prohibit a pharmacy or pharmacist from doing any of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB374 | Pass | This bill adds glaucoma, chronic debilitating migraines, pediatric autism spectrum disorder, pediatric sensory processing disorder to the list of debilitating medical conditions which may qualify a person, upon certification by a physician, to be eli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB476 | Pass | This Act empowers each county to create regulations for the maintenance of for-profit cemeteries and to impose penalties upon those who do not abide by the maintenance regulations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB441 | Pass | Due to the delay in the prior authorization process by pharmacy benefit managers, many patients end up waiting days to weeks for medications to be filled that are prescribed on an emergency basis or for medications that have been previously prescribe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB298 | Pass | This bill creates a special license plate for honorably discharged veterans of the United States military.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB437 | Pass | This bill allows the background plates (animal welfare, farmland preservation, Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Delaware Equine Council, and Keep Delaware Beautiful) issued by DMV to be displayed on trailers up to 26,000 pounds...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| SB266 | Pass | Under federal law, the cultivation of industrial hemp is only permitted for agricultural or academic research. There is federal legislation pending that may lift the restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp. Delaware law does not prohibit t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB380 | Pass | This bill allows first-time home buyers to pay their portion of the realty transfer tax at the rate that was in effect prior to the increase that took effect on August 1, 2017. The credit is calculated as 0.5% of the first $400,000 in home value, wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB426 | Pass | This Act requires paid tax preparers to sign any tax return or refund they file and be subject to a $50 civil penalty for any violation with a maximum penalty of $25,000 in any calendar year. The Act also permits a court of competent jurisdiction to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB156 | Pass | This bill updates requirements for handguns used for deer hunting by adding a range and limit to allowable handgun calibers to accommodate changing handgun availability while maintaining public safety and handgun hunting efficacy. This bill also allo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-12
Signed by Governor |
| HB340 | Pass | This bill makes several updates and clarifications to the Interactive Fantasy Sports bill signed into law on July 26, 2017. The updates reflect the assignment of the regulation and tax administration to the Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Divi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB329 | Pass | This Bill eliminates the prohibition against the mere possession of a body-gripping trap with a jaw spread in excess of 5 inches, while maintaining the prohibition against actually using one in Delaware. This modification is necessary because many li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB324 | Pass | This Act requires that the Office of Child Care Licensing include application forms, the specific requirements to obtain a license, and due process provisions in regulations to ensure that child care providers have clear notice of what is required, t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB312 | Pass | This Act includes emergency medical technicians within the definition of employee under the County/Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB439 | Pass | This Bill authorizes the Thoroughbred Racing Commission to be a member of the new Interstate Anti-Doping and Drug Testing Standards Compact. Under the Bill the Thoroughbred Racing Commission would become a member of an interstate Compact with other p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB455 | Pass | This Act fulfills recommendations made by the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB244 | Pass | This bill provides technical changes and also creates the Committee on Employment and Social Services consolidating the work conducted by the Welfare Employment Committee and Social Service Advisory Council created by Executive Order Six-Eight signed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB372 | Pass | This Act makes it unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute, sell, offer for sale, possess, purchase, or use a concentrated alcoholic beverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB429 | Pass | Cybersecurity attacks, including data breaches, corporate theft, and sabotage perpetrated by state and non-state actors throughout the world present unique threats to Delaware residents, governments, businesses, and critical infrastructure. Statewide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB432 | Pass | The Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism was created by 81 Del. Laws ch. 49 and placed in the Department of State. This enactment transferred certain responsibilities for economic development, formerly in the Delaware Department of Eco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB242 | Pass | This Act creates Pay for Success contracts. A Pay for Success contract is an agreement between a State agency and either a program intermediary or an investor under which an investor will provide upfront capital to fund a service, program, or economi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB208 | Pass | This Act makes the following changes to the large public works contract procedures in subsection (c) and (d) of § 6962 of Title 29 for all State agencies:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB233 | Pass | This Act adds the requirement that vehicles stop at railroad signals for all on-track equipment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB175 | Pass | This Act exempts the transfer of real estate acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure from nonresident income tax withholding requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| HJR13 | Pass | In January of 2018 the federal government passed the Federal Register Printing Savings Act, which included a moratorium in calendar year 2019 on a fee paid by health insurance companies or health service corporations to the federal government. The St...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| SJR7 | Pass | This Senate Joint Resolution authorizes and encourages the Delaware Department of Transportation to conduct a Work a Day Earn a Pay Pilot Public Works Jobs Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB185 | Pass | The year 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the Delaware State Fair. This act allows the Department to issue a special license plate to honor this 100th anniversary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| SB246 | Pass | This act provides greater flexibility for County and Municipal governments to enter into public-private partnerships for public lands. These agreements provide opportunities for the preservation of public land and limit the amount of government money...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB342 | Pass | This Act makes changes and adds clarifying language to the dealership licensing section of Title21. First, it allows for the suspension of a dealership license for violations of either Title 21 or Title 30 rather than the current requirement for viol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB213 | Pass | This bill provides that the Commission must have at least 2 members from each of the three counties in Delaware. The bill also changes the requirement for 1 pediatrician member and 1 board certified family practice physician to licensed health care p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB303 | Pass | This bill increases the annual assessment to each insurance company admitted or authorized to transact the business in Delaware from $750 to $900 for the costs of administration and operation of the Insurances Fraud Prevention Bureau.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB168 | Pass | According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, an estimated 42% of all face-to-face contact between individuals and law-enforcement officers occurred during a traffic stop.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB224 | Pass | Section 1 of this Act increases the aggregate amount of Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credits that can be approved in any 1 fiscal year from $500,000 to $1 million.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB214 | Pass | The Division of Forensic Science (Division) produces numerous postmortem examination reports, autopsy reports, and laboratory reports annually. Given the high volume, and consistent with National Association of Medical Examiners accreditation standar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB194 | Pass | This bill makes the following changes to Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB474 | Pass | This Act includes Probation and Parole Officers in the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families under the definitions of Law-Enforcement Officer under the Law-Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB247 | Pass | This Act, consistent with longstanding practice throughout the State expressly recognized in the existing statute, clarifies the manner in which criminal justice agencies may inform the public of information related to arrests. In addition, this Act ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB196 | Pass | This bill amends various sections of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code (the Act) to keep it current. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB238 | Pass | Under current law, a person may deposit, for a fee, an original will with the Register of Wills in New Castle County for safekeeping. The person is not required to be a resident of New Castle County, but only the New Castle County Register of Wills i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB65 | Pass | Conversion therapy is a practice or treatment that seeks to change an individuals sexual orientation or gender identity, including any effort to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB181 | 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] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB182 | 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] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB431 | Pass | This Act requires long-term care facilities to offer the influenza vaccine to all employees with direct contact with patients. It also requires the facility to keep a record of a signed statement from each employee that the vaccine has been offered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB180 | Pass | Section 1. Section 1 of this Act amends Section 102(a)(1) to provide that the name of a corporation must be such as to distinguish it from the name of any registered series of a limited liability company.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB91 | Pass | This Act creates a requirement that lodging establishments with an appliance that emits carbon monoxide or an attached garage have working carbon monoxide detection devices in each dwelling or sleeping unit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
