| DE | HB260 | Intro | This bill creates the Grant-In-Aid Committee. The Committee is a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives. The purpose of the Committee is to review requests for grant-in-aid and to develop the grant-in-aid appropriations bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23
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| DE | HB255 | Intro | This Act establishes the ability of state and school district employees to use the donated leave program to donate and accept annual leave and sick time for use by employees in connection with the birth or adoption of a child under the age of 6 years...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22
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| DE | HB258 | Intro | This bill allows for the donation of either sick leave or annual leave without having to do so in equal amounts. Additionally, a person can donate sick leave or annual leave but does not have to donate both.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22
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| DE | HB254 | Intro | This bill changes the calculation of biweekly pay for State officials and employees to compensate for the 27th pay period that occurs approximately every 11 years. This calculation is used by the Federal government to fairly spread the impact of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-21
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| DE | HB245 | Intro | This bill is intended to provide the General Assembly with the ability to review and evaluate the performance and achievements of the grant-in-aid recipients.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-20
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| DE | HB244 | Intro | This bill creates a 3-year exemption for DelDOT road construction from prevailing wage requirements. Also DelDOT will prepare cost study comparison reports for the Controller General's Office to compile and report to the General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-20
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| DE | HB236 | Intro | This bill removes the expiration date and designates Maypole dancing as the official dance of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-15
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| DE | HB222 | Intro | This Act would allow the Superior Court to issue a lethal violence protection order where a family member or a law enforcement officer can show that the respondent poses a danger to self or others by owning, possessing, controlling, purchasing or rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-13
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| DE | HB221 | Intro | This bill creates a 3-year exemption for county and municipal government contracts from prevailing wage requirements. Also the local governments will prepare cost study comparison reports for the Controller General's Office to compile and report ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-13
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| DE | HB226 | Engross | Recognizing a fundamental economic change toward businesses that require innovation, The Honorable John C. Carney, Governor of the State of Delaware, issued Executive Order One on January 18, 2017 creating a Working Group of business and government l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-13
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| DE | HB216 | Intro | This amendment to Section 8-200 of the Charter of the City of Wilmington raises some of the threshold amounts for bid requirements in the procurement process. The purpose of the amendment is to improve City of Wilmington procurement procedures, incre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-08
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| DE | HB212 | Intro | This Act amends the Clayton Charter to provide more time between the deadline for filing requirements and Election Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-06
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| DE | HJR5 | Engross | This resolution directs the Delaware Emergency Medical Services Oversight Council and the Office of Emergency Medical Services to establish statewide metrics for emergency room wait times, with such information being publicly reported on a regular ba...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-06
[Hearing: Jun 28 @ 2:00 pm]
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| DE | HB209 | Intro | This Act is meant to prohibit the practice of waiving certain sections of the Delaware Code year after year through the use of epilogue language in the budget bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-06
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| DE | HB215 | Engross | This bill eliminates the sunset provision on the at-store recycling program for plastic bags. The program established in 2009 included a sunset provision until 2014. In 2014, the General Assembly extended that sunset provision to 2017. This bill elim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-06
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| DE | HB4 | Engross | This legislation amends the Delaware Code to establish the Department of Human Resources by transferring various divisions and other organizational units from the Office of Management and Budget to the newly established Department of Human Resources....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-06
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| DE | HB194 | Intro | This bill phases out the school property tax credit for residents age 65 or older, by eliminating eligibility for those born after 1967 (currently age 50). The fifteen year provision allows time for residents to adjust their long range financial plan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
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| DE | HB199 | Intro | The Board of Pension Trustees has established policies and practices for the administration of the Delaware Public Employees Retirement System. Based on the recommendations of the Boards Best Practices review, this Act will codify some of these polic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
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| DE | HB191 | Engross | This act amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel so that the Mayor and members of the Town Council are only paid for meetings which they attend.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
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| DE | HB5 | Intro | This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide for equal rights. This amendment would advance human dignity and equality for all under the Delaware Constitution, and would correct a constitutional shortcoming. It su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-16
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| DE | HB175 | Enroll | This Act alters various fees assessed by the Delaware Secretary of State. The Act provides that most changes to the fees and taxes assessed will take effect on August 1, 2017; however increases to the maximum franchise tax and the late penalty for th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-11
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| DE | HB171 | Intro | This Bill amends the Board composition to provide that a slot may be filled by an audiologist or by a hearing aid dispenser which shall address the challenge in locating a hearing aid dispenser to serve on the Board. Further, this Bill adds a definit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-11
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| DE | HB168 | Intro | This bill eliminates the outdated provisions relating to mobile registration while maintaining the right of any person to register to vote at any county office of the Department of Elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-10
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| DE | HB2 | Intro | This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide for equal protection. This amendment would advance human dignity and equality for all under the Delaware Constitution, and would correct a constitutional shortcoming. I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-09
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| DE | HB165 | Intro | This Act permits wine producers holding a valid license within this State or another state to obtain a license and ship wine directly to Delaware consumers so long as it is done through a common carrier with a carrier permit. This Act requires that w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-04
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| DE | HB136 | Engross | This bill imposes a filing fee on write-in candidates of $1,000.00 for federal office and $100.00 for statewide or local office and changes the deadline for write-in candidates to file their declaration and filing fee from September 30 to September 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-27
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| DE | HB150 | Pass | This Act creates the Delaware African and Caribbean Affairs Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-25
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| DE | HB138 | Engross | This bill replaces the National Change of Address process with another non-discriminatory process of cancelling the registrations of persons who are no longer permanent residents of Delaware. It also gives the Department of Elections, instead of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-13
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| DE | HB137 | Engross | This bill eliminates the conflict between Section 2047, which requires a voter to vote at the polling place where he or she currently resides, and Section 4941, which enables a voter to vote where he or she formerly resided.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-13
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| DE | HB139 | Intro | This bill allows the election cycle regarding contributions from political parties and political action committees to reset after the Primary Election as it does for other contributors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-13
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| DE | HB135 | Engross | This bill eliminates the "10-day hold" before registering a voter who is eligible to vote. This bill also allows the Department in lieu of the Board to remove voters who no longer reside in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-13
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| DE | HB3 | Intro | This legislation requires that all full-time employees of the State, including employees of school districts, continuously in the employ of the state for at least one year, shall be eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
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| DE | HB121 | Engross | This bill makes the following amendments to the Charter of the Town of Milton:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
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| DE | HB104 | Intro | The state is currently funding providers at 75% of the market rate established in a 2014 study that was done by DHSS. This bill would mandate an increase in the rates paid to providers according to the recommendations of the market study, so that by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
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| DE | HB115 | Pass | This Act amends the definition of "municipality" in 22 Del. C. 1801(4) to allow the City of Dover to take advantage of the economic development opportunities afforded by Municipal Special Development Districts, and enables such municipality...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
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| DE | HB117 | Pass | This Act amends the definition of municipality in the Municipal Tax Increment Financing Act to allow the City of Dover to take advantage of the economic development opportunities afforded by the Municipal Tax Increment Financing Act, and enables such...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
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| DE | HB116 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of the City of Dover to allow the City Council of Dover to levy and collect special ad valorem taxes, special taxes, and ad valorem taxes in amounts it deems necessary for any municipal tax increment financing under the Mu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
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| DE | HB119 | Pass | This legislation will allow Kent County to utilize Special Development District tax financing, an economic development tool which New Castle County already possesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
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| DE | HB118 | Pass | This legislation will allow Kent County to utilize Tax Increment Financing (TIF), an economic development tool which New Castle County already possesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
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| DE | HB94 | Enroll | This bill updates the statute governing the Delaware Division of Libraries, revising terminology to reflect the varied roles of Delaware libraries in the 21st Century. The bill also codifies existing responsibilities of the Division of Libraries rela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
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| DE | HB92 | Intro | This bill provides that every member of the General Assembly or person elected to state office shall disclose as part of their financial disclosure if they have received more than $10,000 in the last 10 years due to the sale of land, development righ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
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| DE | HB89 | Engross | Section 1 of this bill moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the date of the presidential primary (in presidential election years). The dates for submitt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
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| DE | HB90 | Intro | This bill establishes in-person early voting for the State of Delaware. Registered voters will be allowed to vote in-person for at least 10 days prior to an election, up to and including the Saturday and Sunday immediately prior to the election at lo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
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| DE | HB82 | Pass | Sections 1-4 clarify the type of supervised experience applicants are required to obtain in order to be qualified for licensure and eliminates the requirement that reciprocal applicants be certified by a national organization prior to being qualified...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
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| DE | HB78 | Intro | This Act improves the enforcement mechanisms related to Delawares campaign finance disclosure laws in four ways.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
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| DE | HB79 | Intro | Section 1 of this Act updates Delawares existing Motor Voter Program to adopt an automatic voter registration process. Currently, when Delawareans apply for, renew, or replace a drivers license or identification card, they must choose to register to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
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| DE | HB73 | Intro | This bill requires an elected official or other paid appointed official of this state or any county or political subdivision who is also employed by any state agency, education, or other institution, or any other political subdivision of this State t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-15
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| DE | HB75 | Intro | This Act requires that all public bodies that are subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") respond to requests for information from persons who are not residents of Delaware. In doing so, this Act does not chan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-15
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| DE | HB64 | Enroll | Mothers who give birth to monoamniotic twins are often hospitalized as early as 26 weeks into the pregnancy due to the risk of complications of having twins share a single amniotic sack. Mothers who give birth to multiples of 3 or more often have the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
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| DE | HB71 | Intro | This bill was previously recommended by the Joint Sunset Committee in the 147th General Assembly. The bill adds appointed members of the Cash Management Policy Board to the definition of public officers. This designation would subject the appointed m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
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