| SB98 | Pass | This Act allows Dental Clinicians possessing a DDS or DMDS to participate in the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment grant program. The Act also extends the time in which providers may apply for a Health Care Provider Loan Repayment grant from six mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB156 | Pass | This Act establishes the comprehensive framework for the regulation of pet insurance transacted in Delaware. The Act reflects the adoption of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Pet Insurance Model Act, with adjustments made to confor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB228 | Pass | Section 1 of the bill amends Delawares file-and-use statute for insurance rate filings to extend the timeline for filing and reviewing insurers rate filing by (1) requiring rate filings to be filed at least 60 days in advance of the proposed effectiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| SB80 | Pass | Senate Bill No. 80 codifies the current practice in Delaware of not requiring proof of citizenship or a specific immigration status on an application for a professional license. By affirmatively providing eligibility for professional licenses regardl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB227 | Pass | This Act makes various amendments to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to improve compliance with its testing and reporting requirements. First, this Act requires physicians to take a training program every 2 years relating to the provision...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB174 | Pass | This Act requires a referral to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist for any student after their second unduplicated infraction resulting in out-of-school suspension in a semester. This Substitute bill clarifies that the referral is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| SB108 | Pass | This Act revises the State's Gold Alert Program to include missing children and increase dissemination of information to the public to better assist the State's search efforts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB132 | Pass | Section 1 of this Act amends § 6504 of Title 10 to correct two erroneous cross-references (the cross-references will now correctly reference Title 12 rather than Title 10 of the Delaware Code).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB141 | Pass | This Act requires all candidates for statewide office, the General Assembly, and all elected county offices, to request a criminal history background check, no later than the filing deadline, from the State Bureau of Identification. The State Bureau ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| SB109 | Pass | Under this bill, when the State incurs costs for impounding an animal and the owner fails to pay the costs, the time in which ownership of the animal reverts to the State is reduced from 30 days to 15 days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-24
Signed by Governor |
| HB138 | Pass | This Act establishes a Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program to be developed by the Department of Education. The Department of Education will work with the Department of Labor to create a program that places aspiring teachers in paid positions in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-23
Signed by Governor |
| SB155 | Pass | This bill creates a special license plate for Plastic Free Delaware, Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is to reduce single-use plastic pollution and build a culture of zero waste in Delaware through educational programs, awareness building, and policy ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-22
Signed by Governor |
| SB51 | Pass | This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-22
Signed by Governor |
| SB87 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 87. Like Senate Bill No. 87, this Act does the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-22
Signed by Governor |
| HB201 | Pass | As of April 4, 2023, 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in schools this year in 13 separate school shootings. School shootings hit a record high in 2022 with 46 shootings, surpassing 2021s record of 42 shootings. In 2022, 43,450 children e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18
Signed by Governor |
| HB202 | Pass | This Act limits those individuals who may possess a firearm at a polling place on an Election Day to the following: (1) law enforcement officers, (2) commissioned security guards acting in their official capacity, (3) constables acting in their offic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18
Signed by Governor |
| SB157 | Pass | This Act, the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code, was drafted by the Uniform Law Commission in partnership with the American Law Institute. The Uniform Law Commission "provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18
Signed by Governor |
| SB92 | Pass | This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by expanding the jurisdictional application of the Act to employers with less than 100 employees and as few as 25 employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB129 | Pass | The Act updates the Delaware Code concerning animal shelter standards and treatment of animals in shelters to reflect best practices, which are currently already being followed by most shelters. The Act also fills in gaps in existing law, such as by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB93 | Pass | This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by requiring that the Board, consistent with the Boards Rules and Regulations, issue written decisions following hearings on unfair labor practice charges within 30 days of the close of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB165 | Pass | This Act amends Chapter 25, Title 24 of the Delaware Code relating to the Practice of Pharmacy. The amendments authorize pharmacists to engage in collaborative pharmacy practice with one or more practitioners meaning individuals who are authorized by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB189 | Pass | This Act adds xylazine and it isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers to Schedule III of the Delaware Uniform Controlled Substances Act and expands the authorization for the distribution of testing strips to determine t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB160 | Pass | The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 established 988 as the universal phone number for "the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline." Thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB4 | Pass | This Act is Nolans Law. The purpose of this legislation is to provide more behavioral health supports to school districts and charter schools in the aftermath of a school-connected traumatic event, which is defined as the death of any student, educat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB3 | Pass | According to a recent CDC survey, the COVID pandemic exacerbated an existing mental health crisis for students. One in 5 school aged children has a mental health condition, and 45% of children may have experienced a traumatic event. This bill provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| SB176 | Pass | This Act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a retired law-enforcement canine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB117 | Pass | This Act authorizes paramedics and other EMS providers to provide medical care to police dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil immunity to paramedics and other EMS providers who provide medical services to police dogs,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB156 | Pass | Under the current salary scale for teachers, if a permitted paraprofessional in a school wishes to become a certified teacher in the same school, they may have to take a pay cut to do so. This Act provides teachers who previously worked as paraprofes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB105 | Pass | This Act requires physicians who are discontinuing business, leaving the State, or terminating a patient-physician relationship for any other reason to notify affected patients at least thirty days prior to the discontinuation of services via first c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB148 | Pass | This Act allows a practitioner with the authority to prescribe medication to give the unused portion of topical medication used during treatment to a patient upon discharge or the conclusion of the visit. This Act is based on the Model Act created by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB130 | Pass | There are thousands of casual/seasonal employees, who work for the State of Delaware. These hard-working individuals make up a critical part of the state government workforce and play a significant role in keeping our state running and delivering ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB163 | Pass | This Act authorizes the Department of Education to issue an initial or continuing license to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Core (JROTC) Instructor who has been certified by the United States Department of Defense (USDOD). This Act also removes ou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB80 | Pass | This Act requires that doula services be covered by Medicaid in Delaware by January 1, 2024. It follows up on HB 343 from the 151st General Assembly which required the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to submit a plan for implementing this...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB169 | Pass | This Act requires the Secretary of Education to publish and deliver to the General Assembly a report detailing requests for certificates of necessity that are not included in the proposed capital budget and the reasons for the rejection and a ranking...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB176 | Pass | This bill would extend various deadlines in the Unemployment Code. The intent is to provide claimants and employers additional time to receive and prepare a response or appeal of benefit determinations and other important documents that require a res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB177 | Pass | This Act deletes the requirement in Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Section 4304, that no more than 5 commissioners or interim commissioners of the Wilmington Housing Authority be of the same political party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB52 | Pass | This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB62 | Pass | This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 5 years. The first 5-year period starts when the reassessment currently being conducted by each county is completed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB158 | Pass | This Act permits an individual who is a reproductive health care services provider or employee to apply for participation in Delaware's Address Confidentiality Program, which allows participants to keep their actual address confidential by applyi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB129 | Pass | This Act modifies Section 2803 to add definitions for negligence, misconduct and incompetence. These new definitions will provide greater clarity and guidance for the Council of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers in determining whethe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB218 | Pass | This Act changes the composition of the Commission and further clarifies the definition of veterans as it pertains to this Section of Title 29. The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs is comprised of members, appointed by the Governor, who repres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB206 | Pass | This Act revamps the Council on Police Training, by changing the name of the Council to the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (or POST) and amending its powers and duties to: (1) more accurately reflect the dual role of establishing tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB205 | Pass | This Act makes a number of revisions to the Law-Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in Title 11 of the Delaware Code. It adds part-time officers to the coverage of the chapter. It distinguishes between formal investigations and informal inquiries, bu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB12 | Pass | This Act creates an Electric Vehicle Rebate Program to incentivize the purchase and lease of new and used electric vehicles by Delaware residents. All-electric vehicles shall receive a rebate of no more than $2,500 and hybrid vehicles shall receive a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB170 | Pass | This Act directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to work with PJM Interconnection, LLC to study the transmission impacts of offshore wind development, to work with neighboring states on offshore wind transmission, and to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB7 | Pass | This Bill amends the Delaware Energy Act, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 80, Subchapter II, by updating and expanding upon the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls Divisi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB157 | Pass | This Act prohibits a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor from purchasing or otherwise acquiring a gift card or other item in its original packaging unless the individual offering the item for sale produces a receipt or proof of pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB103 | Pass | Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Between 2012 and 2016, EV sales grew at an annual rate of 32%. In 2017, growth in sales reached 45%. Batteries for EVs have become much cheaper in the last 10 years, enabling EVs to compete ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB164 | Pass | This bill increases the amount of money the Town of Delmar is permitted to raise from levying and collecting taxes from $1,000,000.00 to $2,500,000.00.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB158 | Pass | This bill transfers the placement of the Cash Management Policy Board from within the Department of Finance to the Office of the State Treasurer and provides that support for the Board shall be determined by the State Treasurer as is currently done.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
