| HB177 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act amends the Delaware Energy Act to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles in the State by creating more accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Specifically this Act permits State Agencies to allow public use of electric veh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 12 YES 7 NO 2 NOT VOTING |
| HB49 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill changes the earned income tax credit from nonrefundable to refundable. For tax year 2020 and thereafter, the rate of the credit is in the amount of 5.9 %.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Stricken in House |
| HB38 | Pass | This Act establishes in-person early voting in Delaware beginning January 1, 2022. Registered voters will be allowed to vote in-person during at least 10 days before an election, up to and including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before the elec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB129 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act exempts a number of nonprofit corporations from property taxation or assessment by a county or other political subdivision of the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Stricken in Senate |
| SB71 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act protects consumers from paying high prices for prescription drugs by ensuring competition in the marketplace by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO |
| HB198 | Pass | This bill would increase the maximum weekly benefit amount that would be payable to claimants seeking unemployment compensation benefits from the Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance from $330 a week to $400 a week. The funds necessary to pay ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB188 | Pass | Currently, Family Court has jurisdiction over name changes for minors when considered in conjunction with establishing parentage, as well as adult name resumption related to divorce proceedings. Outside of that context, a name change must be filed in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB173 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act establishes the Universal Pre-K Consortium to recommend a comprehensive plan for the implementation of a mixed-delivery, non-compulsory public pre-kindergarten program for all 4 year olds in this State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits |
| HB180 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act creates the Professional Athlete Funding Act which authorizes and establishes regulations pertaining to player brand agreements. A player brand agreement is an agreement between a professional athlete and an investor whereby in exchange for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 12 YES 6 NO 3 NOT VOTING |
| SB37 | Pass | In our modern society, a criminal record can limit a persons opportunities and the quality of life they can achieve for themselves and their families for years, and even decades, after that person has completed the terms of the criminal sentence impo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB149 | Pass | This Act disqualifies an individual who obtained an overpayment of benefits through fraud from receiving future unemployment benefits until the total overpayment, penalties, and interest are repaid in full. This change does not apply to fraud overpay...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB254 | Intro
Sine Die | This act will allow a critical need reimbursement to be distributed directly to an institute of higher education or Secretary of Education approved Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure and Certification program for an eligible teacher who is takin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Education Committee |
| SCR65 | Engross
Sine Die | The Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) was established in 1970 by legislative enactment with a broad and crucial mandate: to supervise the health, well being, and life of Delaware citizens. In the decades since, the population of Delaware...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HR16 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution recognizes June 2019 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month and June 27, 2019, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Day, and encourages State agencies to continue their work educating victims of assault or abuse, combat, serious accid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HCR58 | Intro
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution encourages the Department of Education to establish RAVE security systems in all public and charter schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HR17 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution celebrates the landmark 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act, supports Taiwans signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, reaffirms support for Taiwans meaningful participation and contribu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| SCR61 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution marks the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the first known Africans in English North America at Point Comfort, Virginia in 1619. It addresses the history of American slavery which grew out of that event, ultimatel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB252 | Intro
Sine Die | The minimum wage for employees who receive tips or gratuities has not changed since 1983, when the overall state minimum wage was $3.35 per hour. Tipped wage workers at that time were paid a percentage 66.67% of the minimum wage, which was $2.23 pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| SR11 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution encourages the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance and the Department of Correction to facilitate continuous health coverage for individuals with opioid use disorder, other substance use disorders, or high health needs upon re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HCR56 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution establishes the Interagency Fines and Fees Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations on the impact court-imposed fines and fees have on defendants and the imposition and collection of court-imposed fines and fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB256 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires criminal background checks for any current or prospective employees, contractors, and volunteers of the Division of Health and Social Services that visit families in their homes and in the community or have regular, direct access t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HCR59 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution acknowledges June as LGBTQA+ Pride Month and recognizes the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT |
| HB133 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act amends the Delaware Governmental Accountability Act to make the annual budget process part of a performance management system of strategic planning, performance metrics and performance budgeting, dedicated to continuous process improvement t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits |
| SR12 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Resolution reaffirms the sister-state relationship between the State of Delaware and Taiwan, supports the strengthening of bilateral trade relations with Taiwan, and supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in and contribution to in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| SR10 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution directs the Department of Corrections to provide all forms of FDA-approved medication for Medication Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| SCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes the importance of the Decennial Census and the work of the Governor's Complete Count Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| HB172 | Pass | This Act, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), is an interstate compact designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries. PSYPACT has becom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB104 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill clarifies that Probation Before Judgment (PBJ) may be entered for multiple charges arising from a single arrest. Changes to the legislation also allow for a defendant to be permitted Probation Before Judgment more than once in a five year p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| HB221 | Enroll
Sine Die | The bill makes any "police officer" employed by the State and its political subdivisions not currently under the jurisdiction of the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Employment Relations Act subject to it. The purpose of this bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| SB106 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill allows the Court to suspend an amount of the fine for uninsured driving if the defendant provides evidence that they have now secured insurance, demonstrating compliance with the law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| HCR52 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution urges the Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health to designate Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias as public health issues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| SB154 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act establishes the Quality Improvement Advisory Council (Advisory Council) to promote collaboration and problem-solving with stakeholders in the system of care administered by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (the Division). ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 On Its Merits |
| HB205 | Pass | This bill clarifies the options for becoming licensed as a master barber. In particular, a cosmetologist will be able to become licensed as a master barber after one year of post-licensure work experience and a 35-hour course in shaving. The reciproc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| SCR58 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution honors the contributions of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women's Army Corps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| SCR59 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes September 2019 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| SCR60 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution recreates the Administrative Law Improvement Task Force (Task Force) to continue the Task Forces work begun during the 149th General Assembly and issue its report by March 2, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HCR54 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution establishes the Local Service Functions Task Force to review and propose revisions to Part II of Title 9 of the Delaware Code regarding New Castle County and municipal corporation responsibility for local service func...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HB199 | Pass | This Act amends various chapters under Title 5 to facilitate the modernization of certain practices and procedures at the Office of the State Bank Commissioner. In particular, this Act authorizes the State Bank Commissioner to require applicants for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB145 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act enhances 2 existing agricultural horse racing programs, the Delaware Standardbred Breeder's Program and the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred program, by providing additional funding. Under this Act, horsemen provide half of the additional...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB185 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill makes soccer the State Sport until June 30, 2020, then bicycling shall become the State Sport.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits |
| SB150 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act requires the Department of Education (Department) to establish a uniform kindergarten registration process. The Department must establish a uniform kindergarten registration process by the 2021 through 2022 school year and the school distric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits |
| HCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution establishes a task force to study pharmacy reimbursement practices in Delaware and the best practices and laws of other states to develop recommendations for action by the General Assembly or others.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HB147 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently, a municipality other than the City of Wilmington must be granted the authority to impose a lodging tax by an amendment to the municipalitys charter through a special act of incorporation passed by the General Assembly. This Act authorizes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Amendment HA 1 to HB 147 - Stricken in House |
| SB171 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes a new subchapter of Title 16 regulating urgent care facilities. It requires such facilities, existing and new, to obtain a license from DHSS, which requires the urgent care facility to either be accredited by an approved accredit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Amendment SA 1 to SB 171 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB115 | Pass | This Bill requires Podiatrists, Dentists, Doctors, Nurses and Optometrists who issue prescriptions to utilize electronic prescriptions except under certain exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB253 | Intro
Sine Die | In addition to criminal background checks that are to be done upon application, this bill further permits SBI to release subsequent criminal histories of any individuals applying to public and private schools, including substitute teachers, and indiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB173 | Pass | This bill makes changes to the Adult Correction Healthcare Review Committee by adding the chairpersons of the House and Senate Correction committees as ex-officio non-voting members. This bill also places this Committee within the Criminal Justice Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| HB127 | Pass | This legislation gives authority to the Executive Director of the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs to use the term Delaware Office of Veterans Services when carrying out the work of the Commission. This will enable the Executive Director and o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| HB122 | Pass | Section 1 of this Act allows those licensed as importers to pay tax upon the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers, instead of the tax being due when the alcoholic beverages come to rest in the State of Delaware. Section 2 of this Act provides tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| HR15 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution directs the Department of Transportation to make improvements to the administrative process of the collection of toll violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
