| 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 | SB81 | Pass | This statutory addition to Delawares Wrongful Death Act will permit the spouse, parents, children, and siblings of a deceased person to recover punitive damages when the actions resulting in the death of another person were maliciously intended or th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB135 | Pass | This Act relates to the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("Committee") review of the Provider Advisory Board ("Board"). As part of that review, the Committee approved a recommendation to consolidate the funct...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB138 | Pass | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Delaware Byway Advisory Board ("Board"). First formed in 2000, the Board has served in an advisory role relating to the Delaware Byways Program...
[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 | 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 |
| DE | SB68 | Pass | This Act revises Delawares child safety seat requirements which currently requires an appropriate car seat or booster. Under this Act, children under 2 years and under 30 pounds must be seated in a rear-facing seat with a 5-point harness. Children un...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB86 | Pass | Currently, every adult operating or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle is required to have a helmet in their possession and wear eye protection while operating or riding a motorcycle and every person up to 19 years of age must wear a helmet and ey...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB89 | Pass | This Bill allows for the use of green lights on state owned and operated snow removal equipment and vehicles during winter weather operations. Studies have shown green lights are more visible to the traveling public during winter weather conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB177 | Pass | This bill increases the amount of Compassionate Leave for eligible employees of the State upon the death of an immediate family member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB94 | Pass | The expectation for speed enforcement, under Delaware's Motor Vehicle statute, are Delaware's law enforcement agencies. It is not always possible for law enforcement officers to effectively enforce the speed limitations due to a number of fac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HCR61 | Engross
50% | This resolution encourages support for the counties of this State in their effort to research and study the needs and finances of the volunteer fire services and paid ambulance entities of the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB56 | Pass | This is an omnibus bill that updates several aspects of the Delaware Public Utility Code, Title 26, including the following: (a) Expanding the public notice options for the Public Service Commission in order to reduce costs, increase transparency, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SCR99 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution creates the Victims' Bill of Rights Committee to study and make findings and recommendations regarding the Victims' Bill of Rights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SB134 | Pass | This Act updates the Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act, the governing statute for the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee (JLOSC), to reflect updated and modern review practices and standards. The more significant changes include:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB178 | Pass | This Act updates the makeup and duties of the Council of Apprenticeship and Training to meet the current needs of the DOL, the apprenticeship workforce, and employers. It clarifies the duties of the Council, the membership of the Council, and term li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB131 | Pass | This Act resolves ambiguities in the current law and confirms the ability of a spouse who owns real property as tenant by the entirety, acting alone, to convey that spouses interest in such real property to both spouses, as tenants by the entirety or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB47 | Pass | This Act is the result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Council on Libraries ("Council"). This Act updates the Council's membership composition, defines quorum, and adds other standard provisio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB30 | Pass | This Act clarifies what constitutes a sawmill under Delaware law and adds definitions related to agriculture and silviculture. This Act recognizes forest products as unadulterated materials and makes clear their importance to support a thriving indus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB49 | Pass | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Governor's Commission on Community and Volunteer Services ("Commission"). This Act does the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB212 | Engross
50% | House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill 212 prohibits manufactured home community owners from increasing rent if the rent was increased by 5 percent or more the previous year or rental period, instead permitting an increase capped at 3 percent. This Act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee |
| DE | SB50 | Pass | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative and Oversight Committee's review of the Advisory Council on Walkability and Pedestrian Awareness ("Council"). This Act codifies the Council, which was first established under Governor Ruth A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB48 | Pass | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Council on Libraries. This Act repeals the Delaware Public Library Technology Assistance Act because Delaware Division of Libraries no longer issues tech...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB193 | Intro
25% | This substitute adds emphasis to the prohibition that interim alimony may not be awarded to a party that is convicted of a violent felony. This Act prohibits an individual from receiving alimony who is convicted of committing a violent felony, where ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SB71 | Pass | This Act requires law-enforcement agencies, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Department of Justice to report suspected animal cruelty to the Office of Animal Welfare that is discovered while performing their ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB70 | Pass | This Act adds the following acts against a person's companion animal or service animal to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HCR67 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution recognizes the month of June 2023 as Caribbean American Heritage Month in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR90 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution encourages institutions, agencies, entities, and businesses that operate within Delaware, to purchase Delaware-grown food and value-added items. The Resolution also directs the Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy to wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB68 | Pass | This Act clarifies former HB 148 from the 151st General Assembly by defining the start and end date of the 4 year lookback period that determines if a municipality, governmental unit, the University of Delaware, or Delaware State University is subjec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB95 | Pass | This Act requires Family Court to award possession and provide for the care of companion animals when dividing marital property after considering the well-being of the companion animal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB90 | Pass | This bill modernizes the First State Quality Improvement Fund (FSQIF) Act, using language from the field of continuous improvement and operational excellence to align with current industry accepted practices. This bill provides improved accountabilit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB163 | Engross
50% | This bill updates the States charter school law to codify the original intent of charter schools to encourage the use of different and innovative or proven school environments and teaching and learning methods; provide parents and students with measu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HB33 | Pass | This Act increases funding for preschool children with disabilities who are not counted in either "intensive" or "complex" special education units by revising the current ratio of 12.8 students per unit to 8.4 students per unit fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SCR83 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes August 17, 2023, as "National Nonprofit Day" in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR89 | Engross
50% | This resolution requests the Office of Management and Budget to conduct an assessment of using State surplus real property for the development of affordable housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR64 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution recognizes June 25, 2023 as World Vitiligo Day in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HCR63 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes June 2023 as National Homeownership Month in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR64 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution establishes the Non-Acute Long-Stay Patient Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations regarding the needs and options of non-acute Long-Stay hospital patients in need of transition to a more appropriate care...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR78 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution establishes the Enhancing Lifelong Community Supports for the Aging, Individuals with Disabilities, and Their Family Caregivers Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB240 | Intro
25% | This Act requires that parents and other persons under investigation for child abuse and neglect be given written and oral notice of the allegations made against them; the right to consult counsel prior to speaking with a DSCYF investigator; the righ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SCR75 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Saturday, October 28, 2023, as National First Responders Day in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HCR62 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution proclaims June 17th as Delaware Day of Service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HCR65 | Engross
50% | This Resolution proclaims June 19, 2023. 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 day with approp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR74 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Monday, June 12, 2023, as Women Veterans Day in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SB99 | Engross
50% | This Act prohibits municipal ordinances that require the eviction of tenants for criminal activity by a tenant, member of the tenant's household, or a guest. This Act does not change a landlord's ability to exercise discretion and evict a ten...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| DE | SCR80 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 15, 2023, as "Delaware Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and encourages all of Delaware's citizens to learn about how to protect and nurture our elderly citizens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SB181 | Intro
25% | This Act provides that a contractor is jointly or severally liable for a violation of the Delaware Contractor Registration Act by a subcontractor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
To Senate Labor Committee |
| DE | SCR73 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the importance of community health workers as well as "Community Health Improvement Week" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB216 | Intro
25% | This Act requires police officers to enter private property to enforce custody orders when a court order requires them to do so.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Not Worked in Committee |
