| HB235 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opport...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| HB491 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act directs that principal residence for purpose of this section may be proven by providing a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the applica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-30
To House Education Committee |
| HR26 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution requests the Attorney Generals Office, the Director of the Delaware Justice Information System (DELJIS), and the Secretary of Health and Social Services to provide reports to the General Assembly that will provide information regardin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-30
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB485 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act continues work started with the passage of HB 222 to ensure blood lead tests for school, child care, and early intervention programs enrollment meet standards and allow for the efficient transmission of blood lead screen data to schools, chi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-29
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB489 | Intro
Sine Die | This legislation imposes a new, elective entity-level tax on the income of partnerships and S-corporations, each of which are commonly referred to as pass-through entities for tax purposes. Prior to this legislation, the income of a pass-through enti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-28
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| HB477 | Intro
Sine Die | It is the policy of this State that meaningful sanctions be imposed upon those who allow dangerous conditions and defects to exist in leased premises and that an effective mechanism be established for repairing these conditions and halting their crea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-28
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB421 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act codifies standards for recovery houses to become certified recovery houses either through the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) or through a Division approved certifying entity. A non-certified recovery house may continue...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-28
Amendment HA 1 to HB 421 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB405 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes an independent and nonpartisan Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the position of the Inspector General. The OIG will protect the health and safety of Delaware residents, assist in the recovery of misspent or inappropriate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-27
Amendment HA 1 to HB 405 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB400 | Intro
Sine Die | The ability of insured dependents and other insured members to receive confidential sensitive health care services without the knowledge of the insured policyholder is greatly impeded through traditional billing processes utilized by health insurers....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Stricken in House |
| HB261 | Intro
Sine Die | The ability of insured dependents and other insured members to receive confidential sensitive health care services without the knowledge of the insured policyholder is greatly impeded through traditional billing processes utilized by health insurers....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Stricken in House |
| HB469 | Intro
Sine Die | While the consumption of marijuana while driving is an unclassified misdemeanor under § 4764(d) of Title 16 of the Delaware Code, this Act also makes the consumption of marijuana while driving a motor vehicle violation, like alcohol currently is. Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| HB488 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act prohibits a seller from imposing a surcharge on a cardholder who elects to use a credit card in lieu of payment by cash, check, or similar means.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
To House Administration Committee |
| HB487 | Intro
Sine Die | Apprenticeship and workplace-based training are an earn while you learn systems that offer young people the chance to learn from the best trained construction workers in Delaware. Skilled craft apprenticeship programs offer the necessary capacities, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-22
To House Administration Committee |
| HB358 | 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. This will be effective for documents recorded after July 1, 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-22
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB484 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill expedites the issuance of a temporary entrance permit for commercial and economic development projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| HB437 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill seeks to create the Expanded Protection for Our Communities and Homes (EPOCH) Grant Program through a one-time appropriation of $20 million. The grant money would be distributed to every Delaware police agency that chooses to participate. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-21
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB413 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill requires motor vehicle insurance policies, under the personal injury protection provisions (PIP), to provide coverage for up to $650 for any 1 person extricated and $1200 for all persons extricated in any 1 accident by an emergency medical ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits |
| HB486 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill changes divorce and annulment property division law to have Family Court consider whether an animal is a service or support animal to a particular party when allocating such an animal to a party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB416 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act provides state employees 30 days of leave with pay to attend training camp or special duty on orders as members of the military reserve of the United States or the National Guard. This is an increase from 15 days leave with pay currently pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-21
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB465 | Intro
Sine Die | The Delaware Entertainment Job Act is intended to encourage jobs creation, artistic endeavors and investment in the film, television, esports and videogame industry in the State of Delaware, and the attendant benefits for the economy and job growth. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-21
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB366 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires a candidates political committees contribution and expense report, provided to the Department of Elections, to include the primary employer and job title of each person contributing to the committee. The Act requires the Department ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
Tabled in Committee |
| HB349 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act allows a landlord to offer the tenant an option to pay a recurring fee in lieu of a security deposit. This option enables tenants who cannot afford a security deposit to find a rental. This Act requires landlords choosing to provide the opti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| HB483 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill increases the amount of realty transfer tax receipts transferred to the Delaware Farmland Preservation Fund to adjust for inflation. This funding amount has not been increased since 2005.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HR25 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes Thursday, June 16, 2022, as Staff Appreciation Day in the House of Representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HR24 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the public health and societal benefits of service dogs and therapy dogs and the people and organizations who train and support them.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB220 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delawares natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and inalie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
Tabled in Committee |
| HB253 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act narrows the meaning of firearm for purposes of the Delaware Criminal Code by aligning the definition of firearm with the definition in the federal criminal background check law. The reference to a BB gun is no longer necessary because a BB g...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 2 Unfavorable |
| HB393 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates a $280 tax credit for resident individuals with $35,000 or less of taxable income in 2022. The purpose of this Act is to encourage persons to join the labor force and to treat employed, lower income individuals similarly to how House...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
Amendment HA 1 to HB 393 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB252 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires each county to reassess the value of real property in the county on a regular basis that occurs at least once every 5 years. The first 5-year period starts when the reassessments being conducted under the settlement agreements in th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
Amendment HA 1 to HB 252 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB458 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act authorizes the City of Wilmington to acquire vacant or abandoned property through the exercise of eminent domain when an ordinance declares the acquisition part of a community development plan necessary to prevent the decline or decay of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| HB467 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires a school district, charter school, or the Department of Education to update a former students records to include the students updated legal name or gender if the former student's government-issued documentation is received demo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits |
| HB482 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires an individual who kills a childs parent while driving under the influence to pay restitution to the child for the reasonable and necessary support of the child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB379 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act Amends Title 10 of the Delaware Code by allowing automatic Expungement for Juveniles who choose to participate in the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program after one year of successful completion of the program. This Program was offered a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-15
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 Favorable |
| HB435 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill is the Community Workforce Agreement Act. It requires that all large public works construction projects, utilizing state funds, are to be governed by a Community Workforce Agreement with labor organizations engaged in the construction indus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-14
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB284 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act increases the aggregate amount of Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credits that can be approved in any 1 fiscal year from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-14
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB473 | Intro
Sine Die | Campaign contribution limits have not been changed since 1991. Since then, the cost of a 1st class stamp has increased from 29 cents to 58 cents today. Since 1991, the Consumer Price Index has risen by at least 90 percent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-10
To House Administration Committee |
| HB466 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act defines certain facilities which will require an applicant seeking a permit for a new facility, or expansion of an existing facility, or renewal of an existing permit, located in an overburdened community, as defined in the Act, to provide a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-09
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB464 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates the Equity Ombudsman Program and the Educational Equity Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-09
To House Education Committee |
| HB470 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill increases the annual funding to the Delaware Land and Water Conservation Trust to adjust for inflation. These funding amounts have not been adjusted since 2001. The increase in funding also accommodates increased real estate costs, especial...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-09
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB403 | Intro
Sine Die | The Delaware Institute of Veterinary Medicine financially supports Delaware residents who attend veterinary medical schools out of state since Delaware does not have an in-state veterinary medical school. There is currently no requirement that the re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-08
Tabled in Committee |
| HB389 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act removes the up to 10% increase in school property taxes allowed after reassessment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-08
Amendment HA 1 to HB 389 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB181 | Intro
Sine Die | Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. Thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-08
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits, 2 Unfavorable |
| HB460 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to make clear that the right of individual privacy is essential to the well-being of a free society and may not be infringed without a showing of a compelling state interest.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-07
To House Administration Committee |
| HB378 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act clarifies the authority of the Office of Animal Welfare and Department of Agriculture to enforce all state laws relating to protection and control of animals, including dog barking laws. The Act also transfers the authority to impose and col...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-02
Amendment HA 2 to HB 378 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB445 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act's purpose is to spur economic growth in Delaware and create new jobs by giving a portion of the State's revenue surplus back to the taxpayers. Specifically, this Act cuts the gross receipts tax by 50%.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-02
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB448 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act adds provisions to Title 21 defining accessible parking spaces, incorporating federal standards for accessible parking spaces found in the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable regulations. The Act also provides additional requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-02
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB443 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this Act is to achieve 3 goals:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-02
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| HCR87 | Intro
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution reconstitutes DESPAC and establishes a stakeholder educational equity Council to provide independent oversight for the ombudsman program, and to support the effectiveness of Delawares data system for the purpose of enhancin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-02
To House Education Committee |
| HB372 | Intro
Sine Die | The Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana in the same manner as alcohol.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-19
Defeated By House. Votes: 23 YES 15 NO 2 ABSENT |
| HB140 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual's life in a humane and dignified manner if both the individual's attending physician or attendin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-19
Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
