| HB97 | Pass | This Bill modifies the impact of criminal history on an applicant's eligibility for licensure. It gives the Board discretion to grant waivers for a felony convictions for crimes committed against a person where more than 3 years have elapsed, and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08
Signed by Governor |
| SCR45 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Resolution designates March as Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention Month in Delaware and encourages the Department of Health and Social Services to research methods to prevent and raise awareness of eating disorders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HR22 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes March 7, 2018, as Spread The Word To End The Word Day" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-06
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB315 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill requires all statewide and other candidates that may appear on the general election ballot to disclose whether or not all their State and Federal personal income tax returns are filed and any tax due has been paid and whether or not all the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-01
To House Administration Committee |
| SCR44 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-01
To House Administration Committee |
| HB320 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill lowers the blood alcohol content requirement for driving under the influence from .08 to .05.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-01
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB321 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires that consumer contracts which contain automatic renewal provisions, also known as evergreen clauses, must clearly and conspicuously disclose the terms of the automatic renewal and procedures for cancelling the renewal. In contracts ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-01
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB247 | Pass | This bill sets forth revisions to the composition of the Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB291 | Pass | This Act clarifies that the representative appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to the Human Trafficking Interagency Coordinating Council shall serve as the Councils temporary chair for the purposes of organizing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB132 | Pass | This bill corrects the duration of revocation to match § 4177C(d)(2) and will make it possible for all applicants who are required to participate in the Ignition Interlock Device program to be eligible to submit an application for an indigent plan. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB208 | Pass | This Act renames the Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection to the Division of Health Care Quality and strengthens the Division's ability to protect Delawareans receiving long term, acute, or outpatient health care. The new name better d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB225 | Pass | House Bill No. 208 of the 149th General Assembly changes the name of the Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection to the Division of Health Care Quality. This Act updates the name of the Division where it appears in the Delaware Code and takes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB127 | Pass | This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB196 | Pass | House Bill No. 195 updates the terms and definitions used in Chapter 11 of Title 16 regarding long term care. This Act updates the terminology used to identify long term care facilities so that it is consistent throughout the Code. Specific updates a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB295 | Pass | This Act amends the Fiscal Year 2018 Bond and Capital Improvements Act to (1) authorize the Department of Transportation to use Community Transportation Funds for one-time reimbursements for various projects; (2) allow reprogramming of funds to suppo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB237 | Pass | This bill creates a new vehicle license plate promoting and supporting Keep Delaware Beautiful. This new non-profit organization, affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, has a mission of undertaking initiatives that will beautify Delaware and reduce ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB195 | Pass | Chapter 11 of Title 16 was enacted in 1998. Since that time, there have been many changes to the health care delivery system, including a larger percentage of individuals receiving long term health care services in their homes and settings other than...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
Signed by Governor |
| HB286 | Pass | Enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act amended the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) by mandating that special education teachers must have obtained full certification and may not be working under emergency certifications. The Del...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-29
Signed by Governor |
| HCR41 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the month of June 2017 as General Aviation Appreciation Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| HCR47 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the week of September 17 24, 2017 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| HCR48 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution proclaims the week of July 10-14, 2017 as Delaware Local Produce Week. This is the third consecutive year this observation is being staged in an attempt to facilitate a better, healthier relationship between Delaware famers and local ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| SB145 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriation Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB325 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2019 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
To House Capital Infrastructure Committee |
| HB204 | Pass | This Act makes a number of changes to Chapter 21, Title 11 of the Delaware Code, with the goal of modernizing the pretrial process, reducing reliance on monetary conditions, improving the efficiency and outcomes for the criminal justice system, and e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB274 | Pass | This bill allows the Laurel Special School District to convey to the Town of Laurel the Paul Laurence Dunbar School and the lands on which the school is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Signed by Governor |
| HB106 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill creates a new tax bracket at $125,000 with a rate of 7.10%, and an additional bracket of $250,000 with a rate of 7.85%.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Amendment HA 1 to HB 106 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| SCR41 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution designates March 2, 2018 as "Red Shirt Friday, American Legion Auxiliary Salute to our Military" in the state of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HCR61 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing sufficient surplus state revenue exists, this House Concurrent Resolution requests the Joint Finance Committee to restore to the FY 2019 Grants-in-Aid Bill funding that was removed from the appropriation at the start of the current fiscal y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
To House Administration Committee |
| SCR42 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes February 2018 as "Self-Care Month."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HCR59 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge occurring March 2-4, 2018, at William Penn High School, an event that raises funds for an organization providing services and support to Delawareans with disabilities or special need...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| HR21 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution creates the Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives replacing the Temporary Rules of the House of Representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HCR58 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution proclaims January 21 through 27, 2018 as National School Choice Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HCR60 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes January 27, 2018, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HB278 | 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] | 2018-01-24
Amendment HA 1 to HB 278 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB305 | Intro
Sine Die | In 2011, as part of a general overhaul of Delawares drug laws, this provision was inserted into Title 16 to allow juvenile adjudications to count as prior qualifying offenses for purposes of increasing the sentence of certain drug offenders. Pursuant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-24
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| HCR56 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution designates the week of February 11-17, 2018, as Children of Alcoholics Week and calls upon Delawareans to break the silence and talk to their family and friends about alcoholism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HB30 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act conforms Delawares deadlines for filing certain information returns to those established in the Internal Revenue Code. In an effort to combat identity theft and taxpayer fraud, federal filing dates were recently changed. For example, startin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
Stricken in House |
| HB102 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill increases the maximum annual corporation franchise tax in the amount of $60,000, from $180,000 to $240,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
Stricken in House |
| SB135 | Intro
Sine Die | In addition to legislation codifying the recommendations of the Clean Water & Flood Abatement Task Force, other important steps around clean water and clean-water infrastructure should be taken. This bill is intended to promote long-term freshwat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
To Senate Health, Children & Social Services Committee |
| HCR42 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes January, 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 ABSENT |
| HCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes February 14, 2018, as "Socks for the Homeless Day" in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 ABSENT |
| HB160 | Intro
Sine Die | The Delaware End of Life Options Act provides an additional option which terminally ill adults nearing their death can decide to select, to lessen their pain and suffering. The bill clarifies the procedures necessary for making the request, including...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-19
Amendment HA 2 to HB 160 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| SB142 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act eliminates the Delaware Compensation Commission in its entirety and makes necessary changes to the Delaware Code as a result.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17
To Senate Executive Committee |
| HB260 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill creates the Grant-In-Aid Committee. The Committee is a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives. The purpose of the Committee is to review requests for grant-in-aid and to develop the grant-in-aid appropriations bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB234 | Intro
Sine Die | This act clarifies that the felony of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited shall not apply to persons who are prohibited from possessing a deadly weapon solely by their possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana, when such pos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17
Tabled in Committee |
| HB296 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill creates a tax deduction of up to $2,500 for an individual or $5,000 for a married couple for contributions to a qualified 529A savings account, or "ABLE" plan - a special account for meeting the needs of certain individuals with d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-16
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB297 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act decreases by 1% the rate of realty transfer tax to be received by the State, thereby returning to the rate that was applicable prior to August 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-16
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HCR55 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution provides for a Joint Session of the House of Representatives and the Senate to be convened for the purpose of hearing an address by the Honorable John C. Carney, Governor of the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| SB67 | Engross
Sine Die | Tobacco traffickers move black market contraband cigarettes or other tobacco products purchased from low tax states to be sold in higher tax states, facilitated by individuals or through organized groups. The potential financial gain of tobacco smugg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-10
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| SB47 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act requires that if a home owner association has made an offer under this section and 2 years have passed since the community owner first provided notice of the decision to sell, transfer, or convey the manufactured home community, the notice a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-10
Reported Out of Committee (Manufactured Housing) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
