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DESB169Engross
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This Act creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, wrongful incarceration in a psychiatric institution, p...
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
DESB200PassThis bill provides important consumer protections for property insurance contracts by improving the reliability of mailed notifications of policy cancellation or renewal. Section 1 of this bill requires insurers to deliver any homeowners notices of c...
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
DESB207PassThis Act eliminates the sunset provision contained in Chapter 170, Volume 84 of the Laws of Delaware related to xylazine.
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
DESB209PassThis act adds adult sibling of a decedent to the definition of next of kin in Chapter 47 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Division of Forensic Science. This expansion of the definition of next of kin will, for example, allow the Medic...
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
DESB215Engross
50%
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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2024-06-20
[Hearing: Jun 25 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Appropriations Committee
DESJR6Engross
50%
This resolution directs health care professional licensure boards to review their existing professional licensure application language to revise or remove all intrusive and stigmatizing language around mental health care and treatment and replace it ...
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB254Engross
50%
This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative.
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2024-06-20
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB245Engross
50%
The Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education and the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program were created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or already navigating the forecl...
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB247Engross
50%
This Act creates a clearer and workable system for ensuring that manufactured home communities with health and safety violations and conditions that threaten the health and safety of people in the community cannot continue to raise rents on residents...
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2024-06-20
To House Housing Committee
DESB270Engross
50%
This Act is the statutory recognition of the recommendations set forth in the June 2, 2023, report of the DEFAC Benchmark Evaluation and Review Panel.
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2024-06-20
To House Administration Committee
DESB274Engross
50%
Affordable housing is key to building strong communities and neighborhoods. This act provides that the developer of a residential subdivision is provided a percentage credit towards the expense of offsite improvements to state-maintained highways con...
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2024-06-20
To House Transportation Committee
DESB272Engross
50%
Pharmacists in Delaware provide some of the same medical services as physicians, advance practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, including immunizations. The General Assembly has recently added to the services that pharmacists may provi...
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB278Enroll
75%
This Act clarifies portions of Chapter 49 of Title 6 and Chapter 63 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code pertaining to motor vehicle dealers. These additions and modifications are intended to further improve our States franchise laws and ensure that Dela...
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2024-06-20
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB305Engross
50%
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:
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DESB283Engross
50%
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...
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB265Engross
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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...
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2024-06-20
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
DESJR8Engross
50%
This Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2024, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and requires that in observance, the State flag be flown at half-staff at State facilities. By recognizing International Ov...
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
DESCR188Intro
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This resolution recognizes the 52nd anniversary of Title IX and its positive impact on students.
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2024-06-20
Introduced in Senate
DESB318Engross
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This bill enables the Delaware Nutrient Management Commission to regulate the application of nutrients to turf by commercial nutrient handlers. The law excludes athletic fields, golf courses, and land used in the production for sale of sod or seed an...
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
DESB235Enroll
75%
This Act brings the State in compliance with the federal regulation published by FMCSA on October 7, 2021, to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse as mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This act ...
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2024-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DESB238Enroll
75%
This Act adds "victim of kidnapping" to the definition section of the Address Confidentiality Act, allowing for kidnapping victims to become eligible for the protections offered by the Address Confidentiality Program. This amendment is reco...
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2024-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DESB252Enroll
75%
Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 252 is identical to Senate Bill No. 252 except that SS 1 for SB 252 corrects a spelling error in the synopsis to avoid confusion.
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2024-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DESB13Engross
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Healthcare facility assessments are currently the second largest source of funding for states shares of Medicaid costs, behind general funds. Today, 49 states have at least one facility assessment in place, including Delaware, while 34 states and Was...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
DESB300Engross
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This Act requires crisis pregnancy centers in this state to provide notice if the center is not licensed by this state as a medical facility and does not have a licensed medical provider who provides or directly supervises, in person, the provision o...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
DESB301Engross
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Like Senate Bill No. 301, this Act, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 301 requires public universities in this state to provide access to medication for the termination of pregnancy and emergency contraception. The medication and contracept...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
DESB302Engross
50%
This Act allows a licensed brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf courses to apply to the Commissioner for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons of the golf course if the brewery-pub and public golf course share common ow...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DESB306Engross
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This Act makes technical changes and updates to the Delaware workplace safety program. Under current law, qualifying employers who pay $3,161 or more in annual workers' compensation premiums may be eligible for lower insurance premiums under the ...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
DESB286Engross
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This Act codifies the Delaware Hispanic Commission (Commission). The Commission was created by former Governor Jack Markell in Executive Order Number 28 to combine and streamline the duties of the former Governors Council on Hispanic Affairs and the ...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB321Intro
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This Act codifies rights afforded to persons with disabilities that are under guardianships pursuant to Chapters 39 and 39A in Title 12 of the Delaware Code. This Act also grants persons with disabilities the ability to motion the Court of Chancery f...
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2024-06-18
Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB319Engross
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This Act changes the requirements for continuing education for doctors related to Alzheimers disease or other dementias to require that doctors must only complete 2 hours of this continuing education once. Doctors who do not have direct patient inter...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESCR130Engross
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This Resolution proclaims June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in Delaware and encourages the people of Delaware to reflect upon the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans, and to celebrate this da...
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2024-06-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR187Engross
50%
This resolution raises awareness of cerebral palsy and highlights the need for a statewide cerebral palsy registry in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-18
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB314Engross
50%
This Act removes supervision from the scope of practice of a masters social worker. This Act also prohibits a masters social worker from providing supervision to a licensed clinical social worker applicant. The Board of Social Work Examiners (Board) ...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 On Its Merits
DESB150Enroll
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 150. Like Senate Bill No. 150, this Act requires included facilities have sufficient staff to meet the needs of each resident and requires dementia care services training for staff. This Act differs from S...
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2024-06-13
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB151Enroll
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 151. Like Senate Bill No. 151, this Act requires included facilities to disclose information related dementia care services in the form determined by the Department of Health and Social Services, and it es...
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2024-06-13
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB3FailThis 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...
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2024-06-13
Defeated By House. Votes: 25 YES 10 NO 6 NOT VOTING
DESB299Engross
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Under Title 29, Section 5805, no state employee, no state officer, and no private enterprise in which a state employee or state officer has a legal or equitable ownership of more than 10% (more than 1% in the case of a corporation whose stock is regu...
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2024-06-13
To House Administration Committee
DESCR181Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes June 15, 2024, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Delaware.
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2024-06-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB332Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs as well as interested federal and state officials and agencies, to design and implement a wholesale ...
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2024-06-13
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB234Engross
50%
This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 9 On Its Merits
DESB22Engross
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This Act establishes the Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DESB279Engross
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Section 2306 of Title 14 requires that when a new school is constructed or a major renovation is undertaken, the construction or renovation must include certain safety features, including a secured vestibule and the installation of "ballistic re...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 15 On Its Merits
DESB282Engross
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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...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DESCR182Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the week of June 10-16, 2024, as "National Men's Health Week" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR177Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Wednesday, June 12, 2024, as Women Veterans Day in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB180Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 180. Like Senate Bill No. 180, this Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
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2024-06-11
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 180
DESB202Engross
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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...
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2024-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
DESB259Enroll
75%
This Act is a result of the Delaware Interscholastic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. Based on the findings of the task force, this Act updates and modernizes the DIAA Board of Directors' composition. This Act also makes technical corre...
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2024-06-11
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DESB273Engross
50%
This Act legalizes the sale and distribution of raw milk and products derived from raw milk by dairy producers directly to consumers for human consumption. This Act also removes the unused definitions of Delaware fresh milk and northeastern fresh mil...
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2024-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 6 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESCR121Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the month of June 2024, as "Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention Month" in Delaware and encourages the Department of Health and Social Services to research methods to raise awareness of, pre...
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2024-06-11
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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