| SB346 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act generally requires a student athlete to compete for athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex, as determined at or near birth and based on the students birth certificate or other government record if a birth certificat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-07-01
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB347 | Intro
Sine Die | The Act protects the life of the unborn child at a time when the potential for the child to survive outside the womb increases, especially with the advancement of medical procedures. Specifically, this Act repeals the current sections of the Delaware...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-07-01
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SR32 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution expresses concern with President Bidens cognitive state, urges cognitive testing and publishing the results for the people in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-07-01
Stricken in Senate |
| 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 |
| SB345 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act modernizes Delawares probation system by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-30
To Senate Executive Committee |
| 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 |
| SB342 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires that each school district and charter school serving high school students administer in grade 10 and again in grade 12 an assessment of United States history, government, and civics that includes all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-29
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB341 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires a school district or charter school serving high school students to provide instruction in comparative political ideology in grade 10. The instruction must include a comparative discussion of political ideologies, including communis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-29
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB340 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates the Delaware Education Right to Know Act to give parents, guardians, and other education stakeholders more information and opportunities to evaluate public and charter school education in Delaware and to express concerns to school of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-29
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB344 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act protects patients from unfair debt collection practices for medical debt, including prohibiting large health care facilities from charging interest and late fees, requiring facilities to offer reasonable payment plans, limiting the sale of d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-29
To Senate Banking, Business & Insurance Committee |
| SB343 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to ensure that every Delawarean is afforded personal reproductive liberty. The Delaware Constitution is our founding legal document stating the overarching values of our society. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-29
To Senate Executive 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 |
| SB326 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires certain State programs to provide semi-annual reports to the General Assembly about compliance with federal and State law and regulations that require meaningful access to services for individuals with limited English proficiency an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-28
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB339 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act recognizes the statutory authority of the Governor to act in the event of an emergency or disaster. During protracted emergencies and disasters, particularly those lasting more than 60 days, good governance requires participation by the Gene...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-28
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB338 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act establishes the Office of Legislative Ethics for the General Assembly. The establishment of an Office of Legislative Ethics is necessary to ensure that potential violations of Delawares laws or allegations of conflict of interest by the memb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-28
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs 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 |
| SB331 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act imposes an increased penalty for certain already illegal activity involving animal fighting by increasing the classification of felony for individuals engaging in the organization of animal fights or are directly involved in the act of carry...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
To Senate Environment & Energy Committee |
| SR31 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution urges the federal government to take steps to strengthen the southern border and take proactive measures to prevent drugs from entering the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 7 YES 12 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT |
| SCR107 | Intro
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution creates the School Violence Task Force to make findings and recommendations to ensure children feel safe travelling to and from school and within the school building for adequate learning to occur.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate |
| SB335 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment. Recent court decisions have been interpreted to require tax increases without the confirmation or consent of the General Assembly or local elected bodies. This proposed amendment makes it clear tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SR33 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution expresses concern over national inflation and federal spending negatively impacting the citizens in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate |
| SB336 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act suspends the state taxes on motor fuel in this State for one year and sets aside a portion of the over one billion dollars in budget surplus for the current fiscal year to offset the tax holiday and ensure the stability of Delawares bond rat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB337 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment reflecting the recommendations of the Advisory Panel to the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) on Potential Fiscal Controls and Budget Smoothing Mechanisms established as p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB170 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently, Delaware law permits the display of a flag of the United States of America on a flagpole attached to a residential structure. The law also permits display on a flagpole on the premises, but only if the flagpole was installed prior to the t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-23
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 7 YES 3 NO 11 NOT VOTING |
| 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 |
| SB332 | Intro
Sine Die | Because 9-1-1 dispatchers work mostly 12-hour shifts, they face scheduling difficulties for filling out their 40-hour-work week and covering shifts for sick workers. This Act allows their overtime to be calculated based on a 14-day pay period to give...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-22
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| 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 |
