| DE | HB354 | Pass | This Act makes the Delaware equal accommodation law internally consistent, correctly organized, and aligned with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB382 | Pass | This Act has the effect of renaming the Delaware Department of Transportation Welcome Center on Interstate 95 at 530 JFK Memorial Highway, Newark, Delaware as the "Biden Welcome Center" in honor of the Biden family. This gesture is made bec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB193 | Pass | This Bill updates the State of Delawares False Claims and Reporting Act to make it compliant with the requirements of Section 1909 of the Social Security Act. Section 1909 of the Social Security Act provides a financial incentive for States to enact ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-13
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB346 | Pass | This Act establishes the High Needs Educator Student Loan Payment Program. The Program allows qualified applicants to apply for a payment from the State to the applicants lending agency, to pay a portion of the applicants student loan debt. The purpo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-05
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB149 | Pass | This legislation creates a fine for Coal Rolling, a practice that is often undetectable at the time of vehicle inspection due to the ability of an operator to change functions and increase emissions after passing inspection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB156 | Pass | This Act amends § 2532 of Title 29, in the Not-for-Profit Healthcare Conversion Act, to ensure that the Attorney General has sufficient time to review a proposed not-for-profit healthcare conversion and, if appropriate, take action to protect the ch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB104 | Pass | The state is currently funding service 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 service providers according to the recommendations of the market st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB331 | Pass | This bill creates regulations concerning the use, distribution and education of Benzodiazepine and Non-benzodiazepine Hypnotics. It require Practitioners to obtain consent from a minors parent or guardian prior to prescribing these drugs, and require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB243 | Pass | Since 1973, § 9605(b) of Title 9 of the Delaware Code (§ 9605) has prohibited the recordation of instruments that restrict the sale, gift, transfer, assignment, conveyance, ownership, lease, rental, use, or occupancy of real property to or by any p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB292 | Pass | This Act implements the recommendations of the March 2105 Autism Educational Task Force report regarding § 1332 of Title 14, the Program for Children with Autism and its Special Staff. Enacted nearly three decades ago, this law established a network...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB172 | Pass | This bill will increase the public transparency of education funding information by directing the Department of Education to:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB169 | Pass | This Act makes a technical correction to SB 169 by changing the designations of the new statutes and incorporates Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 169.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB197 | Pass | This Act provides mandatory expungement eligibility to individuals who were convicted of the possession, use or consumption of marijuana prior to Delawares decriminalization of these offenses. To be eligible for the mandatory expungement, the marijua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB456 | Pass | This Act amends Titles 14, 16, 17, 26, and 29 of the Delaware Code to prohibit the use of lead paints on outdoor structures such as bridges, water towers, playground equipment, highways, parking lots, and utility towers and poles, in order to protect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB374 | Pass | This bill adds glaucoma, chronic debilitating migraines, pediatric autism spectrum disorder, pediatric sensory processing disorder to the list of debilitating medical conditions which may qualify a person, upon certification by a physician, to be eli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB429 | Pass | Cybersecurity attacks, including data breaches, corporate theft, and sabotage perpetrated by state and non-state actors throughout the world present unique threats to Delaware residents, governments, businesses, and critical infrastructure. Statewide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB312 | Pass | This Act includes emergency medical technicians within the definition of employee under the County/Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB242 | Pass | This Act creates Pay for Success contracts. A Pay for Success contract is an agreement between a State agency and either a program intermediary or an investor under which an investor will provide upfront capital to fund a service, program, or economi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-08
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB208 | Pass | This Act makes the following changes to the large public works contract procedures in subsection (c) and (d) of § 6962 of Title 29 for all State agencies:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB233 | Pass | This Act adds the requirement that vehicles stop at railroad signals for all on-track equipment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB65 | Pass | Conversion therapy is a practice or treatment that seeks to change an individuals sexual orientation or gender identity, including any effort to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB168 | Pass | According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, an estimated 42% of all face-to-face contact between individuals and law-enforcement officers occurred during a traffic stop.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB431 | Pass | This Act requires long-term care facilities to offer the influenza vaccine to all employees with direct contact with patients. It also requires the facility to keep a record of a signed statement from each employee that the vaccine has been offered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB422 | Pass | This Act dissolves the Delaware Interagency Council on Homelessness (DICH). The DICH has been an important venue for significant progress in addressing homelessness in Delaware. However, changes to the primary source of federal assistance for resourc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB294 | Pass | Section 1 of this Act transfers from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Department of Health and Social Services the responsibility for establishing, administering, adopting rules and regulations, and setting fees for courses of in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB351 | Pass | In December 2016, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement issued final regulations titled "Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs," 81 Fed. Reg. 93,492 (Dec. 20, 2016) (codified at 42 C.F.R ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB228 | Pass | This Act restores the Delaware Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program (Program), which was eliminated in the Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Appropriations Act. This Act replaces Senate Bill 148 and makes the following additional changes:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB408 | Pass | This Act amends the Workers Compensation Act to include a provision permitting Industrial Accident Board hearing notices and decisions to be sent by secure email with an electronic receipt in lieu of certified mail. This will save money for the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB348 | Pass | This Act redefines resident to mean one who is legally domiciled in the State for 10 years immediately preceding October of the pretax year. This change means that one must be domiciled in the State for 10 years before one who is over the age of 65 c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB409 | Pass | This Act creates a state mass layoff and plant closing notice requirement law that requires certain larger employers to provide their employees with adequate notice when they plan to go out of business, close a plant, or lay off a large number of emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB407 | Pass | This Act provides that all current employees, prospective employees, contractors and subcontractors of the Department of Labor with access to federal tax information shall be subject to appropriate background checks to ensure that the Department of L...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB20 | Enroll | This Act authorizes the Family Court to interview children who are involved in Protection From Abuse proceedings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB113 | Enroll | This bill changes the earned income tax credit from nonrefundable to refundable. This bill creates a table for the percentage of earned income credit for tax years 2018 and after. Currently, if spouses file a joint federal return but separate State r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT |
| DE | HB163 | Enroll | Currently there are 17 "check-boxes" on the Delaware personal income tax return where taxpayers may designate a portion of their refund or send additional money with their payment due to be credited as a charitable donation to various organ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO |
| DE | HB355 | Pass | This Act allows an agency, as defined in § 6902 of Title 29, (agency) to accept electronic bid submissions and on-line bidding for contracts procuring material and nonprofessional services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB170 | Pass | This bill increases the minimum wage to be paid in this State beginning in 2018 and ending in 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB200 | Enroll | This Act prohibits drilling for oil or natural gas in Delawares coastal zone and territorial waters and precludes DNREC from issuing any permits in connection with the development of offshore drilling infrastructure, whether proposed for Delaware ter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR80 | Engross | This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Transportation and Delaware State Police examine the issue of slower traffic in the left hand lane and jointly report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2018, their recommendations, if any, fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB146 | Enroll | The continued existence and dissemination of a juvenile criminal record hampers an individuals ability to become a successful and productive member of society. These criminal records are a hindrance to employment, education, housing, credit, and mili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES |
| DE | SB159 | Pass | The Act made changes to motor vehicle franchising practices, by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB207 | Enroll | This Substitute Act does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 3 NO 3 ABSENT |
| DE | SB232 | Pass | This Act expands the total number of vice-chancellors on the Court of Chancery to 6 and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB442 | Enroll | This Act expands the Juvenile Civil Citation Program to provide law enforcement officers with the discretion to refer any first-time juvenile offender engaged in any misdemeanor-level behavior to the civil citation program, where the juvenile can be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SCR58 | Engross | This Senate Concurrent Resolution does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SJR4 | Engross | This Joint Resolution recognizes the university of Delaware's center for environmental monitoring and analysis as the official repository of historical and real-time weather and climatological observations for the state of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SCR73 | Enroll | This Resolution creates a Shift Worker Protection Study Group to identify best practices to reduce the unpredictability of shift worker schedules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 12 YES 7 NO 2 NOT VOTING |
| DE | SCR69 | Engross | This Senate Concurrent Resolution creates a Delaware Youth Drug Prevention Curriculum Task Force to examine available drug prevention programs and to recommend a course of action to educate our youth about the dangers of drug, alcohol, and tobacco us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR70 | Engross | This Senate Concurrent Resolution creates a Medicaid Buy-In Study Group to study the adoption of an expanded Medicaid Buy-In program that would allow Delawareans with incomes above 138% of the Federal Poverty Level to purchase insurance coverage thro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB110 | Intro | The Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana in the same manner as alcohol. It allows adults over the age of 21 to legally possess and consume under 1 ounce of marijuana for personal use. It does not permit people to grow their ow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-27
Defeated By House. Votes: 21 YES 15 NO 5 NOT VOTING |
| DE | HB222 | Pass | This Substitute Act incorporates House Bill No. 222, and also makes the following changes to House Bill No. 222:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-27
Signed by Governor |
