| HB53 | Pass | This bill allows ground-based and hand-held sparklers and certain other nonexplosive, nonairborne novelty items regulated by the federal government to be sold and used in the State. The bill does not legalize firecrackers, bottle rockets, aerials, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB90 | Pass | This bill would allow for a student to participate in the Inspire Scholarship Program for eight continuous semesters instead of the current six. This would allow a student to use Inspire Scholarships for each of the semesters during a traditional col...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB337 | Pass | This Act prohibits marriage of individuals under 18 years of age.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB314 | Pass | This Act provides for a clear and established procedure and time frame during which public employees may revoke their membership in an employee organization. This Act allows public employers and employee organizations to manage membership status and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB103 | Pass | The Act amends Section 916 of Title 11 of the Code so that the statutory penalties for the crime of home improvement fraud increase as the amount of the loss to the victim increases, using the same scale applicable to Theft under Section 841 of Title...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB26 | Pass | This Act creates a one-time $100 tax credit per unit for any business purchasing and placing an automatic external defibrillator in service in the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB301 | Pass | This Act allows the various at-large members of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council to be appointed for 3-year terms and be eligible for reappointment. This change is requested by the Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB309 | Pass | This Act codifies the practice of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee to recommend the continuation of an agency unless or until certain conditions are met or modifications are made.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB239 | Pass | This bill addresses how a vacancy in the office of New Castle County Executive will be filled. Initially the County Chief Administrative Officer will fill the position. Thereafter a special election shall be held to fill the vacancy for the balance o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB308 | Pass | This Act removes the sunset provision contained in Volume 80, Chapter 412 of the Laws of Delaware (formerly House Bill No. 405, as amended, of the 148th General Assembly) that is set to expire the law on September 8, 2018. The purpose of Volume 80, C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB316 | Pass | This bill amends the Charter of the City of Delaware City. Section 1 changes the maximum repayment term from ten (10) to twenty (20) years for the financing of a capital asset. This change allows for a greater range of borrowing term options for the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB302 | Pass | This Substitute Act incorporates House Bill No. 302, and also makes the following changes to House Bill No. 302:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB134 | Pass | This Act establishes an Educational Support Professional of the year award program throughout the State. Through this legislation, the state will formally honor and recognize the work educational support professionals, such as paraprofessionals, food...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB128 | Pass | This bill creates a special license plate for members of the Dover Air Force Base Chiefs Group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB287 | Pass | This Substitute Bill makes the following changes to House Bill No. 287:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Signed by Governor |
| HB174 | Pass | This Act raises the first offense of purchasing or obtaining a firearm for someone not legally qualified to own, possess or purchase one from a Class F to a Class E Felony. This change is to deter such "straw purchases" by making jail time ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Signed by Governor |
| HB243 | Pass | This bill is the direct result of the Delaware Financial Review of Volunteer Fire Companies Task Force Report of February 2017, created by House Concurrent Resolution 95 of the 148th General Assembly. The revised subsection (b) established in this Bi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB31 | Pass | This bill allows a hunter to use a handgun in lieu of a shotgun on farms permitted by DNREC through their Deer depredation programs to reduce agricultural crop damage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB277 | Pass | This Act extends the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund until July 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB129 | Pass | This bill makes clear that farm equipment and implements of husbandry, including when being temporarily moved or transported by a manufacturer, dealer, business, or commercial transport company, shall not be subject to the weight requirements of Sect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB114 | Pass | This bill updates existing laws under Title 16 by making corrections to terms used concerning the State Spay and Neuter Program, and members assigned to the Spay and Neuter Performance Review Committee, including the addition of a representative of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB51 | Pass | This Act clarifies the definition of "subsequent offense" to mean a like offense occurring within 3 years of the former offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB144 | Pass | This bill serves to better define and limit what real property rights the Department of Transportation may acquire. It also corrects a technical error that if left unchanged, will jeopardize the use of federal funds on transportation projects due to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB158 | Pass | This Act allows a person to land food fish in Delaware that was caught using equipment or a method illegal in Delaware waters if the food fish was caught in the fishery conservation zone, the person has the necessary State and federal permits, the am...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| SB143 | Pass | This Bill amends the membership of the Behavioral Health Consortium to include two members of both the House and Senate, a member from the Ability Network of Delaware, and the Mental Health Association in Delaware. The Bill also extends the date the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB177 | Pass | This bill broadens the eligibility requirement for an appointment to a board of adjustment in jurisdictions which have adopted a home rule charter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB126 | Pass | The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 mandated that states allow families that receive child care assistance to continue receiving that assistance for at least 90 days after losing their job provided they are seeking employment durin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB88 | Pass | This Act allows for juniors and seniors majoring in education at a Delaware college or university to be paid $83 per day as substitute teachers, the same rate paid to those who hold a bachelor's degree but not a teaching license. This will encour...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB172 | Pass | This Bill limits a health insurers right to overpayment recovery to two years from the date of the original payment. The time limit does not apply where there is fraud or other intentional misconduct, when overpayment recovery is initiated by a self-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB231 | Pass | This bill creates an Abandoned Cultural Property Act. The act allows museums to establish title to property that has been donated or left with the museum after any loan period has terminated and the lender cannot be found.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08
Signed by Governor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HB9 | Pass | This bill allows judicial discretion when juveniles are charged with any of the five specific offenses carved out in state code that say a juvenile of 16 or older, or 15 in the case of § 1447A, must be prosecuted as an adult. The bill simply changes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-12
Signed by Governor |
| HB8 | Pass | This bill seeks to expand the eligibility criteria for the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program by including the offense of possession of drug paraphernalia and permitting a second referral to the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program where th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-12
Signed by Governor |
| HB6 | Pass | This Act codifies a juvenile's right to counsel in Family Court delinquency proceedings. The bill outlines certain circumstances where a juvenile may not waive the right to counsel: where the juvenile is accused of a felony, where the juvenile is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-12
Signed by Governor |
| SB78 | Pass | This Act enhances penalties for drivers who cause serious physical injury, as defined in § 222 of Title 11, to a vulnerable user, as defined in this Act. For a person to be guilty under this Act, the injured vulnerable user must be lawfully using a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB185 | Pass | The Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act would update Delaware code in conformance with recommended changes to the Uniform Vehicle Code from both the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Rules of the Road Committee) and the League of Ameri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB112 | Pass | This Act allows professional licensing boards and commissions administered by the Division of Professional Regulation to recognize military education, training, and experience of all current and former military personnel when reviewing credentials an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-09-29
Signed by Governor |
