| DE | HB56 | Pass | This act names the Delaware portion of U.S. Route 301 between Route 1 and the Delaware Maryland State line as First Responders Memorial Highway.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-09-13
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB24 | Pass | This Substitute differs from Senate Bill No. 24 by requiring a patient to apply for a compassionate use medical marijuana card when a doctor recommends medical marijuana to a patient who does not have a qualifying debilitating medical condition. To a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-09-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB32 | Pass | This Act prohibits the practice known as patient brokering, which is the practice where patient brokers are paid a fee to place insured people in treatment centers so that the treatment centers receive thousands of dollars in insurance claim payments...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-14
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB124 | Pass | This Bill modifies the impact of criminal history on an applicants eligibility for licensure. It gives the Board discretion to grant waivers for felony convictions for crimes committed against a person where more than 3 years have elapsed, and more t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-12
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB43 | Pass | This Act modifies the impact of criminal history for applicants for licensure to the Board of Electrical Examiners (Board). Specifically, this Act:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-12
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB7 | Pass | This Bill modifies the impact of criminal history on an applicants eligibility for licensure and thereby removes certain barriers to employment. It gives the Board the discretion to grant a waiver of a felony conviction for a crime committed against ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-12
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB30 | Pass | Unmanned aircraft systems are capable of introducing contraband into detention facilities without undergoing correctional officer inspections. This bill seeks to prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) to introduce contraband into dete...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-08
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB45 | Pass | Under current law, the possession, use, or consumption of a personal use quantity of marijuana remains a crime for those under the age of 21 despite being a civil violation for adults. This Act makes the possession, use, or consumption of a personal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB95 | Pass | This Act expands the permitted uses of unclaimed electric cooperative capital credits to include investments in energy services for low income members and energy efficiency, renewable energy, battery storage, electrification and emerging energy techn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB61 | Pass | State economic development officials pursue economic development opportunities that, if realized, would have significant impact on Delaware's future economic health and competitiveness. Such situations frequently require expeditious action and th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB181 | Intro | This Substitute Act modifies the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act to do all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-31
To Senate Energy Committee |
| DE | SB185 | Intro | This Act clarifies the rules for driving on Delaware roadways. It mandates the general rule that drivers operate vehicles in the right-most lane subject to some exceptions. It also mandates that, on the limited access portions of Route 1 only (curren...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-31
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| DE | SB83 | Pass | This Act adopts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (Compact). The Compact benefits the public by improving continuity of care, increasing license portability for military spouses, and increasing access to physical therapy providers. Under the Com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB87 | Pass | This act designates the Bellanca Cruisair as the official historical aircraft of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB95 | Pass | This Act provides a fair bidding environment for contractors who obey the law and protects the interests of workers and taxpayers by implementing recommendations from the review of the Workplace Fraud Act required by Senate Resolution No. 26 of the 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB121 | Pass | This Act makes necessary changes to Delawares election laws based on the States purchase of new voting devices and establishes auditing requirements for the voting devices. The new voting devices will function differently than the existing voting dev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB5 | Pass | This Act addresses the serious problem of individuals dumping large quantities of trash on public and private property, by:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB130 | Pass | This bill expands upon the existing at-store recycling program regarding the use of single-use plastic bags. The existing requirements will continue, however stores subject to this program will now be limited from providing single-use plastic bags fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB74 | Pass | This bill enables a key component of the Take Care Delaware program, a partnership between law enforcement and schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to children who have been identified at the scene of a traumatic event. The Take Care Delaware ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-26
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB139 | Pass | This Act will enable New Castle County to collect delinquent sewer service charges under the procedures established by Chapter 87 of Title 9 for the collection of delinquent county taxes. Under the existing method for New Castle County established by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB92 | Pass | This bill creates an Expanded Learning Opportunities Subcommittee as part of the Interagency Resource Management Committee (IRMC) to provide research, recommendations, and coordination regarding before and after school programs and summer learning op...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB147 | Pass | This Act allows the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to share accident reports and the data in the reports with the Department of Transportation. This Act also allows the Department of Transportation to provide certain de-identified data fr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB235 | Pass | This Act will prohibit political subdivisions of this State from requiring real estate licensees to obtain an additional business license or pay taxes in order to list property for sellers or represent buyers for the purchase of real estate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB175 | Pass | Currently, the SEED program allows students a maximum of 6 semesters to complete an Associate Degree. This Bill allows SEED eligible students who complete their Associate Degree in fewer than 6 semesters to apply the remaining semesters of the grant ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB86 | Pass | This Act does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB109 | Pass | This Act amends the municipal Charter of the City of Newark as follows:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB74 | Pass | This bill makes modification to the New Economy Jobs Credit allowing qualified employers to pro-rate their job creation activity in the first certified year, ensuring the indexation of the salary threshold is conducted prior to the calendar year to a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB101 | Pass | The opioid epidemic spreading through Delaware has reached critical levels, with 210 fentanyl-related deaths in 2017. This legislation will update the schedule for Fentanyl analogues, consistent with language used by the Drug Enforcement Administrati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB127 | Pass | This Act changes the penalty for an employers failure to file a report required by the Division of Unemployment Insurance from $17.25 to 15% of the total contributions paid or payable by the employer, unless 15% of the total contributions is less tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB128 | Pass | This Act expands the collection procedures available to the Division of Unemployment Insurance to more closely match the collection procedures currently available to the Division of Revenue providing the Division of Unemployment Insurance with stream...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB228 | Pass | This Act allows Sussex County, by duly enacted ordinance, to impose a local lodging tax of no more than 3 percent of rent on rooms in a hotel, motel or tourist home located in the unincorporated areas of the County. Such funds may only be used in Sus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB54 | Pass | This Bill codifies Delawares compatibility with certain sections of the Federal Code of Regulations related to weight of vehicles and loads and commercial vehicle safety. Delaware enforces violations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Parts...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB73 | Engross | This Act is a first leg of a constitutional amendment that would eliminate from the Delaware Constitution the limitations as to when an individual may vote by absentee ballot. This amendment to the Delaware Constitution provides that the General Asse...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-01
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 8 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB202 | Engross | This bill creates a pilot program for the Red Clay School District to utilize external camera systems on their school buses to catch motorists that illegally pass school buses and to punish these motorists by issuing them a civil penalty. The purpose...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-01
Laid On Table in Senate |
| DE | SB180 | Pass | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2020 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB38 | Pass | This Act establishes in-person early voting in Delaware beginning January 1, 2022. Registered voters will be allowed to vote in-person during at least 10 days before an election, up to and including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before the elec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB49 | Intro | This bill changes the earned income tax credit from nonrefundable to refundable. For tax year 2020 and thereafter, the rate of the credit is in the amount of 5.9 %.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Stricken in House |
| DE | SB71 | Enroll | This Act protects consumers from paying high prices for prescription drugs by ensuring competition in the marketplace by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO |
| DE | HB149 | Pass | This Act disqualifies an individual who obtained an overpayment of benefits through fraud from receiving future unemployment benefits until the total overpayment, penalties, and interest are repaid in full. This change does not apply to fraud overpay...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB148 | Pass | This Act allows the Department of Labor ("Department") to deliver notice by methods other than through mail to reduce costs by using e-mail delivery for certain notices and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standard...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB180 | Enroll | This Act creates the Professional Athlete Funding Act which authorizes and establishes regulations pertaining to player brand agreements. A player brand agreement is an agreement between a professional athlete and an investor whereby in exchange for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 12 YES 6 NO 3 NOT VOTING |
| DE | HB198 | Pass | This bill would increase the maximum weekly benefit amount that would be payable to claimants seeking unemployment compensation benefits from the Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance from $330 a week to $400 a week. The funds necessary to pay ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB229 | Engross | This Act increases the non-refundable income tax credit from $400 to $500 for active members of Delaware volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue service company or its auxiliary. This Act also makes technical changes to conform existing law to the stand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES |
| DE | HB133 | Engross | This Act amends the Delaware Governmental Accountability Act to make the annual budget process part of a performance management system of strategic planning, performance metrics and performance budgeting, dedicated to continuous process improvement t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB172 | Pass | This Act, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), is an interstate compact designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries. PSYPACT has becom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB179 | Engross | This bill increases the fines for littering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SB139 | Engross | In an effort to ensure the safety and wellbeing of dogs, this legislation improves shelter and tether standards in hazardous weather conditions, including clarifying restrictions on outdoor housing and tethering for dogs during hazardous weather cond...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB221 | Enroll | The bill makes any "police officer" employed by the State and its political subdivisions not currently under the jurisdiction of the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Employment Relations Act subject to it. The purpose of this bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SB170 | Engross | This Act creates a CBD-Rich card medical marijuana card to treat anxiety in adults. This Act also requires that a registry identification card state the type of card that is issued to clearly identify qualifying adult patients, qualifying pediatric p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR52 | Engross | This resolution urges the Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health to designate Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias as public health issues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
