Delaware Representative Edward Osienski [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
DE	HB404	Pass	The Delaware Fair Chance Licensing Act provides that it is the policy of this State to allow entry to professions and occupations with licensing requirements for individuals with a criminal history to the maximum extent consistent with public safety.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	HB430	Pass	This Act creates a statewide Grow Your Own Educator Program to improve recruitment, retention, and diversity of educators in Delaware public schools. The Program establishes a competitive grant process to be administered by the Department of Educatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-09-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB388	Pass	This act authorizes the application of funds from the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund, which is subject to available appropriations, for the retention of constables to be utilized by the LEAs. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-09-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB479	Pass	This Act increases the civil penalty for violating the parking regulations in § 4180 from not less than $10 nor more than $25 to not less than $100 nor more than $500. This Act also increases the minimum fine for violating the requirements of Chapte... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-09-09 Signed by Governor
DE	SB278	Pass	This substitute bill makes a technical correction to the bill. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-09-08 Signed by Governor
DE	SB277	Pass	This Act increases opportunities for federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and government-operated dental clinics to serve the indigent and other underserved communities with dental care and improves flexibility with updated provisional licensing... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-30 Signed by Governor
DE	SJR6	Pass	This Senate Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2022, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and directs the State flag to be lowered to half-staff at State facilities and encourages local governments, busines... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-29 Signed by Governor
DE	HB304	Pass	This Act recognizes advancements in the science of reading and literacy instruction by requiring that all public school students in kindergarten through grade 3 participate in a universal reading screening 3 times each year to identify potential read... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-29 Signed by Governor
DE	SB4	Pass	Like Senate Bill No. 4, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4 requires the Department of Education (Department) to maintain and publish a list of evidence-based, reading instruction curricula for grades kindergarten through 3. Each curriculum... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-29 Signed by Governor
DE	HB480	Pass	This Act amends the Delaware Code relating to financial assistance for education in order to promote and support the states high demand career fields and reduce student debt for Delaware residents. The Act clarifies the Delaware Higher Education Offi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-25 Signed by Governor
DE	SB290	Pass	This Act expands Erin's Law to require training and education on issues related to inappropriate relationships between adults and children, such as grooming. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-19 Signed by Governor
DE	SB289	Pass	This Act expands the scope of the sexual extortion law to include: a) compelling or inducing another person to produce a visual depiction of the person or another who is nude or who is engaging in sexual conduct, and b) threatening to reproduce, dist... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-19 Signed by Governor
DE	HB428	Pass	All too often, persons who produce or transmit images of partially nude children cannot be prosecuted under our current statutes because our current statutes only criminalize images of a child engaging in a sexual act or if the child is nude. This bi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-19 Signed by Governor
DE	HB442	Pass	Delawares per capita health care spending consistently ranks in the top ten highest spending states and has historically outpaced economic growth in Delaware. Enhanced transparency and shared accountability for spending and quality targets have been ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-19 Signed by Governor
DE	HB205	Pass	This Act establishes the Delaware Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Saving (EARNS) program to serve as a vehicle through which eligible employees may, on a voluntary basis, provide for additional retirement security through a State-facili... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-18 Signed by Governor
DE	HB315	Pass	This bill provides unit funding for full time employees who shall be hired to provide permanent substitute teaching support in Delaware schools. The bill also provides professional development requirements for those hired into these positions and cre... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-04 Signed by Governor
DE	SB257	Pass	This Act is an interstate compact called the Multistate Professional Counselor Licensure Compact, and it facilitates the interstate practice of licensed professional counseling. The Counseling Compact allows a counselor who is licensed in their home ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-04 Signed by Governor
DE	SB260	Pass	The Consumer Protection Fund covers a substantial portion of the costs and expenses to run the Department of Justices Fraud and Consumer Protection Division, which serves all Delawareans, handles hundreds of consumer complaints every year, and is con... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-04 Signed by Governor
DE	SB259	Pass	This bill increases the amount of funds deposited into the Investor Protection Fund from money collected by the Investor Protection Unit from $100,000 to $550,000. In addition, it increases the retention cap of the Investor Protection Fund from $300,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-04 Signed by Governor
DE	SB272	Pass	By this Act, Delaware would join the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (the Compact). The Compact is an interstate compact, or a formal agreement among states, to facilitate the interstate practice of audiology and speech lan... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-04 Signed by Governor
DE	HB481	Pass	This Act will amend the Delaware Code relating to the powers of the Delaware Higher Education Office and the state authorization of private postsecondary institutions. The intent of the Act is to increase consumer protections for students enrolled in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-04 Signed by Governor
DE	HB300	Pass	This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware middle schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2023, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 6-8 for a full-time school counselor, scho... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB301	Pass	A 2017 survey of Delaware high school students found that during the 12 months before the survey the following occurred: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB365	Pass	This bill establishes the pilotage rates for the Pilots Association for the Bay and River Delaware for 2023, 2024, and 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-27 Signed by Governor
DE	HB422	Pass	This Act amends Section 3-304 of the City of Wilmingtons Charter to allow the City of Wilmington to determine whether, and to what extent, its employees are required to be City residents. This Act does not affect residency requirements for City Counc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-27 Signed by Governor
DE	HB193	Pass	This bill seeks to provide the State Fire Commission with the authority to hear and resolve disputes filed by members of the public or fire companies with respect to firefighting activities by individual firefighters and fire companies. The Commissio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-27 Signed by Governor
DE	HB25	Pass	This bill provides for election day registration for presidential primary, primary, special, and general elections whereas currently the deadline is the fourth Saturday prior to the date of the election. Moreover, same day registration at polling pla... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-22 Signed by Governor
DE	SB298	Pass	This bill amends provisions in Title 26 of the Delaware Code, Section 1014, related to rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Service Commission, municipal electric companies, and electric cooperatives on the subject of net energy metering. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-22 Signed by Governor
DE	SB310	Pass	This Act updates the membership and responsibilities of the Governors Energy Advisory Council. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-22 Signed by Governor
DE	SB320	Pass	This bill establishes voting by mail under the General Assemblys broad powers under § 1, Article V of the Delaware Constitution to prescribe the means, methods and instruments of voting. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-22 Signed by Governor
DE	HB299	Enroll 75%	This Act prohibits the seller of consumer goods or services from refusing to accept cash payment, except in limited circumstances. Sales covered by this Act are those made at a retail store through an in-person transaction. The Act does not apply to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-01 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DE	HB399	Enroll 75%	All human laboratory testing is regulated under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). CLIA-waived tests are simple laboratory examinations and procedures that have an insignificant risk of an erroneous result. Common CLIA-wai... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-01 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DE	HB474	Enroll 75%	Under current Chapter 27 of Title 10 the Board of Examiners of Constables is charged with appointing constables and certifying their commissions as well as monitoring their training and in-service. Currently, there is no member on the Board who acts ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-07-01 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DE	HB19	Enroll 75%	This bill defines and regulates electric bicycles. Section 1 adds electric bicycles to the definitions contained in Title 21. Section 2 includes electric bicycle operators and passengers as vulnerable users when on a highway, crosswalk, road shoulder... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DE	HB61	Enroll 75%	This bill creates a special license plate for Combat Veterans. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DE	SB14	Enroll 75%	This bill provides a mechanism to grant pension increases to retired State Employees, retired Judges, and retired New State police. This bill dedicates a minimum of 2.33% of payroll to be deposited annually to the Post Retirement Fund. This bill also... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DE	HB273	Pass	This Act updates the synthetic cannabinoids listed on Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act by using broader language so that new synthetic cannabinoids created after the enactment of this Act fall within this definition without needing... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	HB286	Pass	According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the useful life of the components of typical sewer and wastewater systems ranges from 15 years to 100 years. In light of the long life of sewer and wastewater infrastructure, longer maturities are... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	SB224	Pass	This Act raises the threshold limit requiring a building and loan association to obtain federal deposit insurance from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. This threshold limit was last increased in 2019. The State Bank Commissioner does not oppose this chang... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	HB324	Pass	House Bill 214 enacted by the 148th General Assembly (80 Del. Laws c. 287) expanded the offense of Assault in the Second Degree to include the intentional assault of ambulance operators, rescue squad members, and nurses injured while performing work-... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	SB241	Enroll 75%	This Act expands the Disabled Veterans School Tax Credit to include a deceased disabled veteran's surviving spouse. HB 214 with HA 1, passed by the 151st General Assembly, created the Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief and Education Expense Fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DE	SB239	Pass	Chapter 29 of Title 3, which restricts the use of invasive and potentially invasive plants, was enacted by Senate Bill No. 22 in 2021, but does not take effect until July 1, 2022. This Act revises § 2904 of Title 3 so that the Department of Agricult... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	HB369	Pass	This Act adds a member of the Delaware Bar, designated by the Elder Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, to the Delaware Guardianship Commission. This Act also makes technical changes to conform existing law to the standards of the Dela... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	SB267	Enroll 75%	The bill requires that third-party cost-sharing assistance utilized by patients is applied toward the enrollee's health insurance deductibles and any out-of-pocket limits. Additionally, the bill defines what constitutes a cost-sharing requirement... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DE	SB270	Enroll 75%	This Act establishes an evaluation and assessment system created by the Department of Education to determine whether a school facility is in good repair to assure that school facilities are clean, safe, and functional for staff and students. This Act... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 7 NO 1 ABSENT
DE	HB395	Enroll 75%	This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would require legislators to remain domiciled in the districts they represent for the entirety of their term of office. Subsection (b) of this Act does not apply to sitting l... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DE	SB100	Pass	This Act establishes a Public Education Compensation Committee for the purpose of reviewing Delaware's educator compensation structure and its ability to compete with regional school districts, Delaware's private business sector, and other go... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor
DE	SB35	Enroll 75%	Like Senate Bill No. 35, this Act defines specific violations of wage payment and collection laws under Chapter 11 of Title 19 as wage theft, providing specific penalties for these violations, and creates a new criminal offense of wage theft, with a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By House. Votes: 32 YES 9 NO
DE	HB427	Enroll 75%	House Bill 373, passed by the 151st General Assembly, clarified that persons 14 and 15 years of age can be employed in such places where alcoholic beverages are served, but cannot be involved in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages. Currently, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
DE	HB450	Pass	The Delaware Lethal Firearms Safety Act of 2022 prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, receipt, possession, or transport of assault weapons in Delaware, subject to certain exceptions. One exception is that the Act does no... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-30 Signed by Governor