| DE | HB402 | Pass | Previously, a school superintendent was required to notify the DMV any time a student was expelled from a public school, at which time the DMV was permitted to suspend or refuse to issue or renew the expelled student a drivers license. This bill elim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-13
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB451 | Pass | This Act stabilizes revenue for the Hazardous Substances Cleanup Act ("HSCA") Fund ("the Fund") by minimizing the wide swings in revenue due to oil prices changes. Under this Act, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-13
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB406 | Pass | This bill allows for small employers who have more than 5 employees to obtain a stop loss policy for health insurance. This will provide more options for small employers in the health insurance market. Additionally these changes bring the section int...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB331 | Pass | This bill creates regulations concerning the use, distribution and education of Benzodiazepine and Non-benzodiazepine Hypnotics. It require Practitioners to obtain consent from a minors parent or guardian prior to prescribing these drugs, and require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB104 | Pass | The state is currently funding service providers at 75% of the market rate established in a 2014 study that was done by DHSS. This bill would mandate an increase in the rates paid to service providers according to the recommendations of the market st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB462 | Pass | This Act fulfills recommendations made by the Joint Legislative Overview and Sunset Committee by making amendments to the statute governing the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to make Chapter 20 of Title 24 consistent with other Title 24 board...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-04
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB7 | Pass | This Act provides county and municipal police and firefighters with the same pension burial benefit that is provided to state employees effective July 1, 2016. This Act is named for Wilmington Firefighters Captain Christopher M. Leach, Lieutenant Jer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB332 | Pass | This bill mandates reporting by certain employees of broker-dealer or investment adviser firms who have a reasonable belief that financial exploitation of an eligible adult has occurred, been attempted, or will be attempted. Reporting will be to both...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB11 | Pass | This Act relates to police and fire pension funds created under Title 18 of the Delaware Code. The General Assembly created a special fund in the hopes of ensuring adequate pensions for affected police officers and firefighters, and their surviving s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB169 | Pass | This Act makes a technical correction to SB 169 by changing the designations of the new statutes and incorporates Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 169.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB360 | Pass | As poll from 2017 revealed that 31% of people in the United States have been sexually harassed in the workplace. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a comprehensive study of workplace harassment in the United States whi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB438 | Pass | This Act eliminates the ability of a court to suspend a students driving privileges or hunting license for truancy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB374 | Pass | This bill adds glaucoma, chronic debilitating migraines, pediatric autism spectrum disorder, pediatric sensory processing disorder to the list of debilitating medical conditions which may qualify a person, upon certification by a physician, to be eli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB439 | Pass | This Bill authorizes the Thoroughbred Racing Commission to be a member of the new Interstate Anti-Doping and Drug Testing Standards Compact. Under the Bill the Thoroughbred Racing Commission would become a member of an interstate Compact with other p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB455 | Pass | This Act fulfills recommendations made by the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB244 | Pass | This bill provides technical changes and also creates the Committee on Employment and Social Services consolidating the work conducted by the Welfare Employment Committee and Social Service Advisory Council created by Executive Order Six-Eight signed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB242 | Pass | This Act creates Pay for Success contracts. A Pay for Success contract is an agreement between a State agency and either a program intermediary or an investor under which an investor will provide upfront capital to fund a service, program, or economi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-08
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB213 | Pass | This bill provides that the Commission must have at least 2 members from each of the three counties in Delaware. The bill also changes the requirement for 1 pediatrician member and 1 board certified family practice physician to licensed health care p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB431 | Pass | This Act requires long-term care facilities to offer the influenza vaccine to all employees with direct contact with patients. It also requires the facility to keep a record of a signed statement from each employee that the vaccine has been offered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB351 | Pass | In December 2016, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement issued final regulations titled "Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs," 81 Fed. Reg. 93,492 (Dec. 20, 2016) (codified at 42 C.F.R ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB420 | Pass | This Act grants legal guardians the standing to petition or oppose a petition to change minors' surnames.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB85 | Pass | This Act draws attention to the types of discipline used in schools by capturing data about out-of-school suspensions and publishing that data, in an effort to help schools identify areas where the data regarding out-of-school suspensions indicates t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB339 | Pass | This bill allows children under the age of 18 to be transferred to the Department of Corrections only after adjudication and an imposition of a sentence of incarceration. Currently, Delaware permits juveniles charged with adult offenses to be held in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB151 | Pass | Birth control use is nearly universal among women of reproductive age in the United States and is a key part of preventative health care for women. Access to birth control provides health benefits for women and children, improves women's ability ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB220 | Pass | This bill creates two new vehicle license plates promoting and supporting both saltwater and freshwater fishing in the State of Delaware. The proceeds associated with The Delaware Sport Fishing License Plate, has a mission of undertaking initiatives ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB163 | Enroll | Currently there are 17 "check-boxes" on the Delaware personal income tax return where taxpayers may designate a portion of their refund or send additional money with their payment due to be credited as a charitable donation to various organ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO |
| DE | HB3 | Pass | This legislation requires that all full-time employees of the State, including employees of school districts, continuously in the employ of the state for at least one year, shall be eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB146 | Enroll | The continued existence and dissemination of a juvenile criminal record hampers an individuals ability to become a successful and productive member of society. These criminal records are a hindrance to employment, education, housing, credit, and mili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES |
| DE | SB139 | Pass | This Act requires that health insurance offered in this State provide coverage for fertility care services, including in vitro fertilization ("IVF") procedures, for individuals who suffer from a disease or condition that results in the inab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB269 | Enroll | The Riverfront Development Corporation was created by epilogue language in the Fiscal Year 1997 Bond Bill. The Board of Directors of the Riverfront Development Corporation is established by at least three separate provisions of Bond Bill epilogue lan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HCR97 | Engross | This resolution acknowledges the need for the State of Delaware to actively work to increase the number of minority teachers in the classrooms and recognizes the benefits of diversity in Delawares educators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB442 | Enroll | This Act expands the Juvenile Civil Citation Program to provide law enforcement officers with the discretion to refer any first-time juvenile offender engaged in any misdemeanor-level behavior to the civil citation program, where the juvenile can be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SCR58 | Engross | This Senate Concurrent Resolution does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB222 | Pass | This Substitute Act incorporates House Bill No. 222, and also makes the following changes to House Bill No. 222:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB310 | Pass | The Certification of Adoption of Sustainability and Transparency Standards Act (the Act) establishes a voluntary disclosure regime to foster dialogue around sustainability and responsibility among participating Delaware business entities and their va...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB261 | Intro | This Act directs the Board of Directors of the Riverfront Development Corporation to amend the membership and member terms of the Board of Directors contained in Article I, Section 1 of the Corporation's by-laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | SCR74 | Engross | This resolution proclaims June 19, 2018 as Juneteenth 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 appropriate acti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-19
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR91 | Engross | This Concurrent Resolution honors the Army Warrant Officer Corps for their 100th anniversary on July 9, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT |
| DE | HB319 | Pass | This legislation creates a benchmark for determining when a treatment or service is no longer experimental or investigational. When Medicare determines that a treatment is safe for its population, commercial insurers in Delaware may no longer deny co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB299 | Intro | This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide equal rights on the basis of sex. There is no Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. While Congress passed the Amendment in 1972, it was not ratified by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
Stricken in House |
| DE | HB311 | Pass | The Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners (Board) has worked several years to amend Chapter 39, Title 24 of the Delaware Code to update the statute governing social work licensure and practice in this State. The Boards work has included collaborati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB399 | Enroll | This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide equal rights on the basis of sex. There is no Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. While Congress passed the Amendment in 1972, it was not ratified by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 NO |
| DE | HB140 | Pass | This non-punitive, public-health oriented bill seeks to codify certain sections of the federal law known as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), as amended by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), that requires states ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HCR88 | Engross | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Delaware Chapter for its dedication to improving the lives of Black women and girls in Delaware through advocacy, civic engagement, and other community-building ini...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-05
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB322 | Pass | This bill lowers the mayoral age requirement from 30 to 25. This change makes the Mayors age requirement consistent with that for City Councilmen. Under the City s Charter, if the Mayor resigns, dies or is unable to perform his/her duties, the Counci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-24
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB90 | Pass | This bill would allow for a student to participate in the Inspire Scholarship Program for eight continuous semesters instead of the current six. This would allow a student to use Inspire Scholarships for each of the semesters during a traditional col...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB304 | Intro | This Act substitutes gender neutral phrases for the ones currently contained in the State Song of Delaware. The proposed changes come at the request of Donn Devine, a retired Brigadier General in the Delaware National Guard and co-author of the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 22 NO 4 ABSENT |
| DE | SB210 | Intro | Delawares existing Criminal Code was adopted in 1973 and was based on the Model Penal Code. Since that time, the Criminal Code has quadrupled in size and expanded to other parts of the Code without consideration to the general effects of the change o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | SCR66 | Engross | This Senate Resolution designates August 4, 2018, as Barack Obama Day in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SB209 | Intro | Delawares existing Criminal Code was adopted in 1973 and was based on the Model Penal Code. Since that time, the Criminal Code has quadrupled in size and expanded to other parts of the Code without consideration to the general effects of the change o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
