| DE | HB30 | Intro
Prefile | This Act amends the Public Laws of Delaware relating to the Affordable Housing Production Task Force by extending the deadline for the provision of the final report of the Task Force from March 1, 2025 to April 7, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Housing Committee |
| DE | HB21 | Intro
Prefile | This Act bans the sale of Tianeptine in the State by identifying it as a Schedule I controlled substance. Tianeptine, also known as gas station heroin, is an antidepressant drug that is not approved by the FDA and is being sold as a dietary supplemen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | HB23 | Intro
Prefile | This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB140 | Intro
Prefile | This Act permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual's life in a humane and dignified manner if both the individual's attending physician or attendin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | HB22 | Intro
Prefile | This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24,... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Education Committee |
| DE | HB1 | Intro
Prefile | This Act establishes a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs led by a cabinet-level Secretary to advocate for and administer programs relating to veterans in the State of Delaware. It is the intent of this legislation that current staff of t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| DE | HB26 | Intro
Prefile | This Act makes it unlawful to possess, operate any motor vehicle with, purchase, install, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise distribute a number plate flipping device. A number plate flipping device means a manual, electric, or mechanical... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-12-19 To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| DE | HB247 | Pass | There were 139 traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2021, the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2006. Senate Concurrent Resolution 94 of the 151st Delaware General Assembly set a goal of no more than 100 traffic fatalities per year and tasked s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB18 | Pass | This bill amends the Merit System of Personnel Administration by allowing for preference in hiring for casual seasonal employees who are performing the same job duties of a posted merit position. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB308 | Pass | This Act mandates that employees of institutions of higher education and students receive training in sexual assault prevention. Although the current law makes training available, it has not been required. This Act further changes the reporting perio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB319 | Pass | This Act requires the Department of Human Resources to develop an executive branch policy restricting nepotism in state employment and prohibiting supervision of a state employee by a relative. It further requires the legislative and judicial branche... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB332 | Pass | This Act codifies the teacher academy pathways program that prepares students for careers in elementary and secondary education. Among other things, it requires the DOE to update and revise statewide standards and guidelines for teacher academies and... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB431 | Pass | A major environmental concern is the spread of pathogens and invasive species across water bodies. The use of live bait in both non-tidal and tidal waters can inadvertently result in the transfer of invasive species and pathogens to new waters. Fresh... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB371 | Pass | This Act changes how the Insurance Commissioner and the State Treasurer provide for distributions from taxes collected by the Insurance Commissioner to be made to fire companies or departments in Delaware. The current method for reporting, calculatin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-29 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB340 | Pass | This Act authorizes the creation of Family Justice Centers within Delaware to provide victims of crime with a single source to obtain resources and support services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-25 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB23 | Pass | This Act does the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-25 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB291 | Pass | This Act requires that a candidates political committees contribution and expense report, provided to the Department of Elections, include the primary employer and job title of each person contributing to the committee. This Act also requires the Dep... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-23 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB293 | Pass | Federal and Delaware law protect the right to vote and the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to voting places and public facilities. Nonetheless, recent information suggests that a substantial number of polling places in De... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-23 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB423 | Pass | This Act permits a farm winery to apply for a license for use of a portion of the farm winery premises as a restaurant. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-23 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB328 | Pass | Senate Bill No. 288 of the 151st General Assembly (Chapter 371 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware) created a pilot program whereby motorcyclists are permitted to use pulsating headlights as a way to alert other drivers of their presence, without al... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-23 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB253 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for House Bill 253. Like HB 253, it requires health insurance companies, including State employee/retiree health plans and Medicaid, to cover annual mammograms for the purpose of early detection for a woman 40 years of age or... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB277 | Pass | This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB286 | Pass | 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB16 | Pass | This Act requires that Medicaid and State employee health plans cover: (1) ovarian cancer monitoring tests for women treated for ovarian cancer; and (2) annual screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB316 | Pass | This Act creates a new elections crime: use of deep fake technology to influence an election. Under this statute it would be a crime to distribute within 90 days of an election a deep fake that is an audio or visual depiction that has been manipulat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB190 | Pass | This bill updates the current law relating to the Spay Neuter Fund and the administration of that fund to make it easier to administer the fund and animal population control programs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB353 | Pass | This Act provides civil and criminal remedies for the wrongful disclosure of deep fakes that depict individuals in the nude or engaging in sexual conduct. It provides the same remedies as those available under: (1) the Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB355 | Pass | 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, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB369 | Pass | This Act amends Chapter 28 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code to define "successor professional engineer" as a professional engineer who assumes responsible charge of a project, or component of a project, and uses or relies upon the work of t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB363 | Pass | This Act requires a landlord who provides a dwelling place to a person as part of their employment compensation to provide them with a disclosure form advising them of the conditions and requirements for occupancy and vacancy of the premises once the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB419 | Pass | This Act requires the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF) to provide new luggage to children in foster care to use for the transportation of their personal belongings when entering custody, moving from one placement... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-09 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SJR4 | Pass | This Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSAs federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their drivers license. An applicants school bus only endorsement ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB13 | Pass | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-01 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SJR6 | Pass | 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 ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB295 | Pass | This Act strengthens the current practice of obtaining service letters for employment in child care facilities to protect children from workers who have engaged in prior acts that are prohibited by the Office of Child Care Licensing. The Act does all... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB289 | Pass | This Act amends Title 16, Chapter 76 of the Delaware Code relating to energy conservation identified in county and municipal building and plumbing codes. Consistent with codes in other States, including New York, Rhode Island, and Washington, among o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB16 | Pass | The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB305 | Pass | 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: [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB12 | Pass | This Act amends Delawares laws regarding release of persons accused of crimes (Chapter 21 of Title 11 of the Delaware Code) as required in conjunction with the enactment of an amendment to § 12 of Article I of the Delaware Constitution permitting pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-30 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB197 | Pass | This Act revises State procurement rules to require that beginning January 1, 2026, state agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29 must purchase only native plants, including cultivars and hybrids of native plants, in the development of new landscaped a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB203 | Pass | Senate Bill 67, from the first session of the 152nd General Assembly, updated the crime of official misconduct. Senate Bill 67 intended to change the penalty for official misconduct from a class A misdemeanor to a graded system, where the penalty is ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB322 | Pass | This Act establishes the Delaware Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage and Culture. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB251 | Pass | The Board of Trustees of the Delaware Institute of Veterinary Medical Education (DIVME) was established in 1975 with a stated purpose of creating opportunities for Delaware residents to obtain veterinary training and strengthening factors that would ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB279 | Pass | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB287 | Pass | This Act clarifies the Auditor of Accounts duties and powers by amending § 2901 of Title 29 to define audit to include performance audits, and by amending §§ 2906 and 2909 of Title 29 to change "postaudit" to "audit." This Act ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB286 | Pass | 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 ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB297 | Pass | This Act acknowledges the importance of diversity and inclusivity in education by requiring the Department of Education to update content standards and regulations using a non-exhaustive list of racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB169 | Pass | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB318 | Pass | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB314 | Pass | 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) ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor |