| DE | SB91 | Pass | Delaware law on the application to an authorized judge for the intercept of wire communications was written prior to the creation of the statutory divisions of Family, Fraud and Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights and Public Trust, within the Delaw... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-09-11 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SJR1 | Pass | This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families to explore participating in the federal title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program to increase support to relative guardians and facilitate perma... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB227 | Pass | This Act makes various amendments to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to improve compliance with its testing and reporting requirements. First, this Act requires physicians to take a training program every 2 years relating to the provision... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB72 | Pass | In 2017, the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Public Law No. 115-97, suspended many itemized deductions from individual federal taxes until January 1, 2026, including the itemized deduction for costs to maintain membership in a labor organizatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB141 | Pass | This Act requires all candidates for statewide office, the General Assembly, and all elected county offices, to request a criminal history background check, no later than the filing deadline, from the State Bureau of Identification. The State Bureau ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB156 | Pass | This Act establishes the comprehensive framework for the regulation of pet insurance transacted in Delaware. The Act reflects the adoption of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Pet Insurance Model Act, with adjustments made to confor... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB109 | Pass | Under this bill, when the State incurs costs for impounding an animal and the owner fails to pay the costs, the time in which ownership of the animal reverts to the State is reduced from 30 days to 15 days. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-24 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB138 | Pass | This Act establishes a Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program to be developed by the Department of Education. The Department of Education will work with the Department of Labor to create a program that places aspiring teachers in paid positions in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-23 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB87 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 87. Like Senate Bill No. 87, this Act does the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-22 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB202 | Pass | This Act limits those individuals who may possess a firearm at a polling place on an Election Day to the following: (1) law enforcement officers, (2) commissioned security guards acting in their official capacity, (3) constables acting in their offic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB201 | Pass | As of April 4, 2023, 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in schools this year in 13 separate school shootings. School shootings hit a record high in 2022 with 46 shootings, surpassing 2021s record of 42 shootings. In 2022, 43,450 children e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB92 | Pass | This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by expanding the jurisdictional application of the Act to employers with less than 100 employees and as few as 25 employees. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB93 | Pass | This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by requiring that the Board, consistent with the Boards Rules and Regulations, issue written decisions following hearings on unfair labor practice charges within 30 days of the close of th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB129 | Pass | The Act updates the Delaware Code concerning animal shelter standards and treatment of animals in shelters to reflect best practices, which are currently already being followed by most shelters. The Act also fills in gaps in existing law, such as by ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB4 | Pass | This Act is Nolans Law. The purpose of this legislation is to provide more behavioral health supports to school districts and charter schools in the aftermath of a school-connected traumatic event, which is defined as the death of any student, educat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB3 | Pass | According to a recent CDC survey, the COVID pandemic exacerbated an existing mental health crisis for students. One in 5 school aged children has a mental health condition, and 45% of children may have experienced a traumatic event. This bill provide... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB117 | Pass | This Act authorizes paramedics and other EMS providers to provide medical care to police dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil immunity to paramedics and other EMS providers who provide medical services to police dogs,... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-10 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB105 | Pass | This Act requires physicians who are discontinuing business, leaving the State, or terminating a patient-physician relationship for any other reason to notify affected patients at least thirty days prior to the discontinuation of services via first c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB163 | Pass | This Act authorizes the Department of Education to issue an initial or continuing license to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Core (JROTC) Instructor who has been certified by the United States Department of Defense (USDOD). This Act also removes ou... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB148 | Pass | This Act allows a practitioner with the authority to prescribe medication to give the unused portion of topical medication used during treatment to a patient upon discharge or the conclusion of the visit. This Act is based on the Model Act created by... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB176 | Pass | This bill would extend various deadlines in the Unemployment Code. The intent is to provide claimants and employers additional time to receive and prepare a response or appeal of benefit determinations and other important documents that require a res... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB130 | Pass | There are thousands of casual/seasonal employees, who work for the State of Delaware. These hard-working individuals make up a critical part of the state government workforce and play a significant role in keeping our state running and delivering ser... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB62 | Pass | This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 5 years. The first 5-year period starts when the reassessment currently being conducted by each county is completed. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB169 | Pass | This Act requires the Secretary of Education to publish and deliver to the General Assembly a report detailing requests for certificates of necessity that are not included in the proposed capital budget and the reasons for the rejection and a ranking... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB156 | Pass | Under the current salary scale for teachers, if a permitted paraprofessional in a school wishes to become a certified teacher in the same school, they may have to take a pay cut to do so. This Act provides teachers who previously worked as paraprofes... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB83 | Pass | This Act requires every public school and charter school to provide students enrolled in kindergarten with an oral health screening by the last student attendance day of each school year. Notification to the parent or guardian must be done and a copy... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB231 | Pass | This Act provides clarity on the type of certification and the accepted certifying agencies for increases over the basic salary schedule. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB157 | Pass | This Act prohibits a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor from purchasing or otherwise acquiring a gift card or other item in its original packaging unless the individual offering the item for sale produces a receipt or proof of pu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB99 | Pass | This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, follows the issuance of Delawares Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory target of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB114 | Pass | Substance use disorder constitutes a severe threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of Delaware. Recovery residences address the needs of individuals in recovery from substance use disorder by providing a safe and healthy living environment ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB182 | Pass | Sections 1 through 6 of this Act revise the State's existing child abuse laws as follows: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB183 | Pass | This Act revises the existing crime of endangering the welfare of a child by providing or permitting a child to consume or inhale unprescribed controlled substances in the following ways: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB124 | Pass | This Act clarifies when reports of child abuse or neglect, including suspected human trafficking of a child, are required to be made orally to the Departments report line and when they may be made via the Departments online reporting portal. This Act... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-31 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB61 | Pass | Teachers and other school employees (school employees) do not accrue annual leave that can be used on a flexible basis. Under current law, school employees may only use 3 days of sick leave for personal reasons and may be absent for 5 days after the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB102 | Pass | This Act closes a loophole in the prevailing wage statute that was being used to pay workers below the prevailing wage by performing work offsite instead of onsite, regardless of whether it was necessary to do so. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB60 | Pass | To prevent Delawareans from facing exorbitant costs for potentially life-saving screenings and follow-up tests, and to allow providers to use clinical judgement in the use of breast cancer examination tools based on established national standards, th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB1 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 1. Like Senate Bill No. 1, this Act creates a right to representation for tenants in evictions and other landlord-tenant actions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-25 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB184 | Pass | Delaware law expressly prohibits employment discrimination based upon surviving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Such discrimination includes: (1) failing or refusing to hire or discharging an employee because the individual was a vict... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-25 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB116 | Pass | This Act adopts the PA Licensure Compact, which is an interstate occupational licensure compact for physician assistants (PAs). The purpose of the Compact is to strengthen access to medical services and enhance the portability of a license to practic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-21 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB98 | Pass | This Act creates certain uniform, minimum requirements for public notice related to permits and permit renewals issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. In particular, the notice must include instructions for electroni... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-21 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB26 | Pass | This Act provides state employees 30, rather than 15, days of paid leave per year to attend training camp or serve special duty as ordered by the military reserves or Delaware National Guard. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-17 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB9 | Pass | Although lead-based paint is prevalent in many Delaware residences and causes extraordinary neurological damage in children, including seizures, behavioral disorders, developmental delays, and cognitive disabilities, Delaware does not have a comprehe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-17 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB258 | Intro 25% | Section 1 of this Act removes domestic service workers from the definition of employee in Chapter 9, Title 19 of the Delaware Code pertaining to minimum wage. A domestic service worker who otherwise qualifies as an employee is entitled to a minimum w... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07 To House Labor Committee |
| DE | HB109 | Pass | Frequently, driver license applicants over the age of 18 require more than six (6) months practice time behind the wheel and to prepare for the skills exam. By providing the permit for a total of one (1) year, it will eliminate the need to request th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB197 | Pass | This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB74 | Pass | This Act establishes requirements for the handling of treatment records for all of the following health-care providers under Title 24: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB120 | Pass | Speeding is a contributing factor in many serious injury motor vehicle crashes and roadway fatalities. This Act adds operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 90 miles an hour or more to the definition of reckless driving. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB196 | Pass | This Act appropriates $194,560,278 to provide one-time funded projects through the Office of Management and Budget. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB111 | Pass | This Act increases the length of time for a valid temporary tag from 60 days to 90 days. This Act also adds a new provision requiring temporary tags be issued through a temporary tag system, approved by the Division of Motor Vehicles, to further redu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB65 | Pass | According to the Mayo Clinic, miscarriages occur in about 20% of all pregnancies, and generally, in the first 12 weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 out of every 100 American pregnancies ends in stillbirth. Black women have a signi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor |