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DESCR131Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 2024 as "Older Americans Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB237Engross
50%
This Act amends the provisions in Title 9 of the Delaware Code relating to the county comprehensive plans for Sussex, Kent, and New Castle Counties, and Title 22 of the Delaware Code relating to municipal comprehensive plans for municipalities with p...
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2024-04-24
To House Housing Committee
DESB257Engross
50%
This Act changes Delawares law related to liability insurance for rental vehicles. Under the Act, the minimum level of coverage required for a vehicle owners policy of liability insurance under § 2902 of this title is also required for a vehicle own...
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2024-04-24
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
DESB276Engross
50%
This bill names the Newark Regional Transportation Center after United States Senator Thomas R. Carper.
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2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DESB3Engross
50%
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and authorizes the General Assembly to enact general laws providing the circumstances, rules, and procedures for absentee vot...
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2024-04-23
Amendment HA 2 to SB 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB202Engross
50%
For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act inc...
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2024-04-23
Not Worked in Committee
DESB216Engross
50%
This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the ...
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2024-04-23
To House Health & Human Development Committee
DESB25Engross
50%
This Act exempts contracts for the construction of affordable housing units from the 2% realty transfer tax imposed under 30 Del. C. § 5402(f).
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2024-04-23
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DESB246Engross
50%
For over 30 years, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invested in home repair programs that make necessary repairs to improve the health and safety conditions in the homes of Delawareans.
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2024-04-23
To House Health & Human Development Committee
DESB244Engross
50%
This Act allows a county that imposes a lodging tax to spend money from that tax on workforce and affordable housing programs.
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2024-04-18
[Hearing: May 8 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Housing Committee
DESCR142Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution observes April 2024, as the "2024 Month of the Military Child" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR145Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 18, 2024, as "National Line Worker Appreciation Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB235Engross
50%
This Act brings the State in compliance with the federal regulation published by FMCSA on October 7, 2021, to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse as mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This act ...
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2024-04-16
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
DESR21Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes the efforts of Hawks, Inc. in helping with the clean-up of the 11th Street Bridge after Hurricane Ida in 2021.
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2024-04-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR144Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 2024 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB194Engross
50%
This Act allows pharmacists, under protocol approved by the Division of Public Health, to provide HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis treatments.
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2024-04-11
[Hearing: May 7 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
DESCR132Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims April 2024 as "Second Chance Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR137Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 29, 2024, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Delaware.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR139Engross
50%
This resolution designates April 6, 2024, as "National Tartan Day" and commemorates the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR140Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution seeks to preserve the history of the famed World War II Black aviation units making up the Tuskegee Airmen. It also honors the Airmen as a group and names 13 Delawareans who have been identified thus far as having be...
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB234Engross
50%
This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.
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2024-03-27
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DESJR4Engross
50%
This Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSAs federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their drivers license. An applicants school bus only endorsement ...
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2024-03-26
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits
DESB236Engross
50%
This bill: (a) extends the expiration date for any new issuance or renewal of an ADA placard from 3 years to 8 years for a specific person with a diagnosis of a permanent disability and changing the minimum age from 85 to 80 years or older, (b) exten...
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2024-03-26
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
DESR19Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes March 25th as "Greek Independence Day" in Delaware.
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2024-03-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESR20Engross
50%
This resolution extends thoughts and prayers from the people of Delaware to our sister state of Maryland, to the victims families, and to the first responders who are assisting with the search and recovery efforts.
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2024-03-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB82Engross
50%
This Act is a Substitute for Senate Bill No. 82. Both this Act and SB 82 require State programs to provide annual reports to the General Assembly about compliance with federal and State law and regulation that require meaningful access to services fo...
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2024-03-21
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB212Engross
50%
Like Senate Bill No. 212, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 212 codifies the Bureau of Health Equity (BHE) in the Division of Public Health, which includes the Office of Minority Health and the Office of Womens Health. The purpose of the BH...
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2024-03-21
To House Administration Committee
DESCR127Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes the week of March 17 through March 23, 2024, as National Agriculture Week in Delaware
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2024-03-19
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB203Engross
50%
Senate Bill 67, from the first session of the 152nd General Assembly, updated the crime of official misconduct. Senate Bill 67 intended to change the penalty for official misconduct from a class A misdemeanor to a graded system, where the penalty is ...
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2024-03-14
[Hearing: May 8 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DESCR120Engross
50%
This Resolution recognizes March 18, 2024, as "National Public Defense Day" in Delaware.
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2024-03-14
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR123Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Ireland.
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2024-03-14
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB20Engross
50%
The primary purpose of this Act is to remove the requirement that a public school district employee who donates leave to another employee must donate 2 days of leave for the other employee to receive 1 day of leave.
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2024-03-13
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 5 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DESB147Engross
50%
This Act creates a narrow exception to the computer crimes under §§ 932, 933, and 935 of Title 11 because these crimes contain elements broad enough to include actions employees may take to document or report an employers violation of state or fede...
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2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee
DESB197Engross
50%
This Act revises State procurement rules to require that beginning January 1, 2026, state agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29 must purchase only native plants, including cultivars and hybrids of native plants, in the development of new landscaped a...
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2024-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 8 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DESCR119Engross
50%
This concurrent resolution establishes the Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force.
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2024-03-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR122Engross
50%
This resolution designates the week of March 11 through March 15, 2024, as Civic Learning Week in the State of Delaware to encourage schools and civic organizations to hold educational programs regarding civic duty and urge Delawareans to reflect upo...
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2024-03-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR118Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes March 7, 2024, as "Delaware Giving Day."
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2024-03-07
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB188Engross
50%
This Act enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (ITMC). The Council of State Governments partnered with the Department of Defense and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) to support the ...
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2024-03-06
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 13 On Its Merits
DESCR106Engross
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This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 5, 2024, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated or Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Capitol in Delaware. It honors Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated as an organization that has provided a voice and a ...
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2024-03-05
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR116Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes February 29, 2024, as "Rare Disease Day" in Delaware.
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2024-01-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR113Engross
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This Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership and achievements of African Americans and urges the celebration of Black History Month.
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2024-01-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB187Engross
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This Act ensures that educators hired after the effective date of this Act, who earned graduate degrees prior to becoming educators, receive credit on the salary schedule for those degrees regardless of the specific subject area of those degrees. Onc...
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2024-01-24
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
DESCR110Engross
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This concurrent resolution designates February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month in the State of Delaware to urge all citizens to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by the career and technical education programs in thei...
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2024-01-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESR17Engross
50%
This Senate Resolution recognizes the We Are The Moms Foundation for its contributions toward raising awareness of firearm violence in the State of Delaware and providing support to victims families.
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2024-01-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR107Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Da...
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2024-01-11
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR105Engross
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This Concurrent Resolution extends the reporting date of the Victims Bill of Rights Committee from January 15, 2024 to March 1, 2024.
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2024-01-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR103Engross
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This Resolution establishes the Delaware Aquaculture Task Force.
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2024-01-09
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR99Engross
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This Concurrent Resolution creates the Victims' Bill of Rights Committee to study and make findings and recommendations regarding the Victims' Bill of Rights.
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2023-06-29
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR98Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes that the compassionate release of incarcerated peoplesuch as elderly individuals experiencing infirmities, in addition to individuals in terminal or severe medical circumstancescan promote individual and community-wide just...
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2023-06-29
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR92Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution reaffirms Delawares commitment to strengthen the longstanding partnership with Taiwan, supports Taiwans efforts to secure the signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement and an Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement with ...
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2023-06-29
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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