| DE | HB281 | Engross
50% | This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-20
Amendment SA 1 to HB 281 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB282 | Engross
50% | This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-20
Amendment SA 1 to HB 282 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB2 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB162 | Pass | House Bill 162 authorizes the process of natural organic reduction to be used in this State. Natural organic reduction is the gentle, respectful process that accelerates the decomposition of human remains to soil. This process uses large vessels to h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB378 | Engross
50% | This Act requires health spas selling subscription services online to provide a prospective buyer of such a subscription the right to cancel the automatic renewal online. The option to cancel is also to be presented on the website in a clear and cons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee |
| DE | HB356 | Engross
50% | On military installations subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction, the investigation and prosecution of juveniles for alleged violation of federal crimes is conducted in the federal court system. The federal court system often tries juveniles as ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB399 | Intro
25% | This Act creates a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by a cabinet-level Secretary appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department will take over most of the duties currently handled by the Comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | HB401 | Intro
25% | This Act amends Section 2603 of Title 16 to require the Division of Public Health to provide the results of lead screenings or tests to school nurses and require contracts or computer upgrades to include lead results.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
[Hearing: May 22 @ 10:00 am]
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | HB375 | Intro
25% | This Act implements a recommendation from the December 31, 2023, Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee. Under this Act, the amount of the premium for a health-care insurance plan that this State will pay on behalf of eligibl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | SB305 | Intro
25% | This Act streamlines and modernizes the State Early Childhood Education Program in § 3001 of Title 14, also referred to as State-funded early care and education, as follows:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
[Hearing: May 22 @ 12:00 pm]
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | HB376 | Intro
25% | This Act implements a recommendation from the December 31, 2023, Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee. Under this Act, the state group health insurance program must include a pensioner coordination of benefits policy for el...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HB400 | Intro
25% | This Act 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 submitting and withdr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HB333 | Engross
50% | This Act creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Commission. This Commission shall be tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly and Department of Technology and Information on AI utilization and safety within th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB308 | Engross
50% | This Act mandates that employees of institutions of higher education and students receive training in sexual assault prevention. Although the current law makes training available, it has not been required. This Act further changes the reporting perio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB127 | Engross
50% | This Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB293 | Engross
50% | Federal and Delaware law protect the right to vote and the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to voting places and public facilities. Nonetheless, recent information suggests that a substantial number of polling places in De...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB261 | Engross
50% | This Act amends Delaware Code provisions which govern the Delaware Health Facilities Authority (DFHA).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB284 | Intro
25% | This Act discharges balances owed by individuals ordered to pay a probation supervision fee under § 6504(14) of Title 11 of the Delaware Code or a Public Defender fee under § 4607 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code. The probation supervision fee and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| DE | SB283 | Intro
25% | This Act repeals the DELJIS Fund fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of this fee was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | SB282 | Intro
25% | This Act repeals the Senior Trust Fund Fee, the Interstate Compact Fee, and the Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund Fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Crimina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| DE | HB17 | Intro
25% | This Act requires all employers in the State to provide employees with a minimum of 1 hour of earned sick time and safety leave for every 30 hours worked. For employers of fewer than 10 employees, the time may be unpaid, job-protected time instead of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
Amendment HA 2 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB351 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a new chapter in Title 21 pertaining to the towing of vehicles without the consent of the owner or operator. It makes violations of the chapter an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Jus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee |
| DE | HB383 | Intro
25% | Section 1 of this Act prohibits discrimination against 340B drug distribution by manufacturers, repackagers, third-party logistics providers, and wholesalers. Violations are deemed an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| DE | SB232 | Engross
50% | In light of the Federal Drug Administrations recent approval of over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills, this bill expands the contraceptive coverage laws to include over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB405 | Intro
25% | This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
[Hearing: May 22 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB280 | Intro
25% | This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
[Hearing: May 22 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | SB301 | Intro
25% | This Act requires public universities in this state to provide access to medication for the termination of pregnancy and emergency contraception. The medication and contraception must be provided on-site, but consultation to provide them may be perfo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
[Hearing: May 22 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| DE | HB200 | Engross
50% | This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
[Hearing: May 22 @ 12:00 pm]
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | SB4 | Intro
25% | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4, this Act modernizes Delawares probation system. Specifically, this Act ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Amendment SA 1 to SS 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB316 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a new elections crime: use of deep fake technology to influence an election. Under this statute it would be a crime to distribute within 90 days of an election a deep fake that is an audio or visual depiction that has been manipulat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee |
| DE | SB17 | Intro
25% | Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 99 (152nd) created the Victims Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendation to clarify the VBR, strengthen protections for vict...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB373 | Intro
25% | This Act amends Chapter 49 of Title 29 to enable the Office of Highway Safety to solicit and receive subscriptions, donations, and other funds from individuals or organizations for the purpose of implementing highway safety programs and projects that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB374 | Intro
25% | This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB223 | Engross
50% | This Act is the product of the work of stakeholders who, with the encouragement of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 (152nd General Assembly), met to examine how to integrate mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine into existing reg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB198 | Engross
50% | This Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB276 | Pass | This bill names the Newark Regional Transportation Center after United States Senator Thomas R. Carper.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB265 | Intro
25% | The Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 authorizes processes necessary to help meet the net zero goals of the Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023. The bill facilitates a transition to carbon-free energy sources by (i) preparing for offshore wind t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB342 | Intro
25% | This Act creates a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry in which an applicant may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm. An individual on the Registry may request removal from the Registry no sooner than 3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 342 |
| DE | HB384 | Intro
25% | This Act amends the Newark Charter by authorizing the City of Newark to levy and collect a per student, per semester tax on Colleges and Universities that host in person classes which are located within the boundaries of the City of Newark. This tax ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HB311 | Intro
25% | In many states acts of violence have been committed with the use of firearms on college and university campuses that have resulted in both injury and death to students and faculty. This Act adds post-secondary colleges and universities to the Safe Sc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB380 | Intro
25% | This Act makes technical changes for clarity by adding a definition of mental condition to the Code section that deals with relinquishment of firearms for persons who may be a danger to self or others (also known as a red flag law). It also extends t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | SB3 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Amendment HA 2 to SB 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB202 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | HB140 | Engross
50% | This Act permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual's life in a humane and dignified manner if both the individual's attending physician or attendin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
To Senate Executive Committee |
| DE | HB270 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB110 | Intro
25% | Section 1 amends Title 31 to require all health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid to cover services related to the termination of pregnancy. Coverage provided under this section is not subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB304 | Engross
50% | This Act mandates that all individuals who have received a conditional offer of employment with DTI and any contractor or third party that requires access to DTI systems, facilities, or data, must undergo a state and federal criminal background check...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB21 | Intro
25% | Like Senate Bill No. 21, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 21 this Act) establishes an independent and nonpartisan Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the position of the Inspector General.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB364 | Intro
25% | This Act requires that individual, blanket, and group health insurance carriers cover drug treatment for the associated conditions of metastatic cancer in the same way treatment for metastatic cancer is covered. Specifically, it requires insurance co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB275 | Engross
50% | This Act updates the definition of "sexual orientation" throughout the Delaware Code by adding asexuality and pansexuality. Asexuality refers to individuals with little to no sexual attraction to other individuals, although asexual individu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
[Hearing: May 22 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
