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DESB188Enroll
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This Act enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (ITMC). The Council of State Governments partnered with the Department of Defense and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) to support the ...
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB286Enroll
75%
Like House Bill No. 286, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 286 prohibits discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test.
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
DESB208Enroll
75%
This bill amends Chapter 68 of Title 18, related to medical negligence insurance and litigation, to repeal those provisions of the law that are expired or that are no longer used as a matter of practice in medical negligence litigation.
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB20PassThe primary purpose of this Act is to remove the requirement that a public school district employee who donates leave to another employee must donate 2 days of leave for the other employee to receive 1 day of leave.
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2024-06-25
Signed by Governor
DEHB23Enroll
75%
This Act does the following:
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB355Enroll
75%
This Act provides legal protections for financial institutions and other entities that provide financial or accounting services to cannabis-related businesses that are licensed or registered under Delaware law. Specifically, it clarifies that banks, ...
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
DEHB364Enroll
75%
This Act requires that individual, blanket, and group health insurance carriers cover drug treatment for the associated conditions of metastatic cancer in the same way treatment for metastatic cancer is covered. Specifically, it requires insurance co...
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB272Enroll
75%
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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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB405Enroll
75%
This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB319Enroll
75%
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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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT
DEHB279Enroll
75%
This Act allows school employees up to 5 days of bereavement leave under the same circumstances as permitted for state employees.
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB165Engross
50%
This bill codifies the prosecutions obligation under Brady v. Maryland, a United State Supreme Court case, which requires the prosecution to provide evidence favorable to an accused. The purpose of this bill is to ensure the fairness and finality of ...
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2024-06-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
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
DEHB277Enroll
75%
This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
DEHB284Enroll
75%
This is a clean-up bill that moves certain workers compensation-related provisions in Chapter 25 of Title 18 to Chapter 26 of Title 18, the latter of which shall exclusively govern workers compensation filings. The bill also makes technical correctio...
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
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
DEHB302Enroll
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According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health ca...
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
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
DEHB399Intro
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This Act creates a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by a cabinet-level Secretary appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department will take over most of the duties currently handled by the Comm...
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2024-06-20
Amendment HA 1 to HB 399 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB87Enroll
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This Act establishes the Delaware Agricultural Production Assistance Program. The Program will provide a subsidy of up to 30% of the premium for eligible producers multi-peril crop insurance premium, or whole farm revenue protection premium up to a m...
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2024-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
DEHB313Enroll
75%
This Act ensures that all female inmates in DDOC custody, at level IV or V, receive annual or biennial screening mammograms as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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2024-06-18
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 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
DEHB380Intro
25%
This Act makes technical changes for clarity by adding a definition of mental condition to the Code section that deals with relinquishment of firearms for persons who may be a danger to self or others (also known as a red flag law). It also extends t...
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2024-06-18
Not Worked in Committee
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
DEHB448Intro
25%
This bill allows Delaware residents age 60 and older to deduct their full pensions or other qualified retirement income from State taxable income. This bill contains technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legis...
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2024-06-18
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DEHB374Enroll
75%
This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
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2024-06-18
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
DESB150Enroll
75%
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
75%
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
DESB332Intro
25%
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
DEHB443Intro
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This Act requires the Delaware State Housing Authority to establish and administer Low Barrier Navigation Centers (LBNCs). LBNCs are non-congregate, interim housing facilities designed to rapidly transition individuals or families into permanent hous...
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2024-06-12
To House Housing Committee
DEHB203Intro
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With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admit...
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2024-06-11
Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
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
DEHB263Enroll
75%
This Act prohibits local education agencies and charter schools from prohibiting a student from participating in a school sponsored extracurricular activity on the basis the student has an outstanding debt for unpaid school meals.
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2024-06-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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
DESB322Intro
25%
This Act updates the Grace Firestone Act to strengthen regulations for member schools regarding sudden cardiac arrest. The Act requires member schools to develop an athletic emergency action plan and have an automated external defibrillator (AED) les...
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2024-06-11
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHB441Intro
25%
This Act encourages patients to choose physical therapy, occupational therapy, and neuromuscular massage therapy as a safe alternative to opioid use for managing acute and chronic pain by doing the following:
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2024-06-06
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB271PassCurrently, section 712 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code prohibits the hunting of any game birds or game animals (except deer) on Sundays. This Bill eliminates the prohibition against hunting game birds on Sundays. The Department of Natural Resources a...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB337PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB339PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the GP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB336PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to ...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB338PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Statutory Trust Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of proposed amendments to th...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB285PassThis Act amends the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act by removing the requirement that a patient have a debilitating medical condition to qualify for a registry identification card, instead allowing health-care providers to make the determination of whe...
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2024-05-28
Signed by Governor
DESB205PassThis Act promotes increased capital investment at Delaware casinos by restructuring the table games licensing fee reduction currently received by lottery agents to allow capital investments greater than the minimum amounts required under § 4815(b)(3...
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2024-05-24
Signed by Governor
DESB223Enroll
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This Act is the product of the work of stakeholders who, with the encouragement of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 (152nd General Assembly), met to examine how to integrate mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine into existing reg...
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2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB348PassThis Act removes the requirement for a lifeguard at a pool exclusively serving a residential or apartment community not accessible to the general public. Under existing law, a lifeguard is not required at a hotel, motel, or campground. A lifeguard is...
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2024-05-23
Signed by Governor
DEHB394Intro
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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Delaware Health Resources Board, which this Act renames the Delaware Health Resources Advisory Board ("Advisory Board"). Ba...
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2024-05-22
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB322Enroll
75%
This Act establishes the Delaware Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage and Culture.
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2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB415Intro
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This Act ensures that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individual...
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2024-05-21
To House Judiciary Committee
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