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DEHB54Engross
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This Act establishes the Office of Suicide Prevention to address suicide prevention and to do the following:
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2025-06-12
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHB15Engross
50%
Like House Bill No. 15, this Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in their classrooms and in their curriculum. This Act permits local education agencies to provide early childhood profes...
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2025-06-12
To Senate Education Committee
DESB90Engross
50%
The Delaware State Inspire Scholarship Program (Inspire scholarship) pays undergraduate tuition for 8 semesters at Delaware State University (DSU). Some students complete their undergraduate degrees in less than 8 semesters because they take heavier ...
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2025-06-12
[Hearing: Jun 18 @ 9:30 am]
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB139Engross
50%
This substitute to House Bill No. 139 grants the Insurance Coverage Office, which is tasked by statute with adjusting all claims and paying losses covered by the Fund, standing to participate in line of duty death claims. Like House Bill No. 139, thi...
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2025-06-12
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DEHB71Engross
50%
This Act requires the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to promulgate regulations requiring all coaches to have CPR, first aid, and automated external defibrillator (AED) training. It also requires schools with an athletic program or depa...
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2025-06-12
To Senate Education Committee
DEHB143Engross
50%
This bill will be an updated version of the Uniform Accountancy Act. The bill removes reference to Substantial Equivalency and allows for an alternative pathway to licensure for Automatic Mobility and the ability to work across state lines.
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2025-06-12
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DEHB170Engross
50%
Currently, the microbrewery statute permits a business to own 1 microbrewery and up to 2 brewpubs (a microbrewery that also has a restaurant as part of its business). This legislation would permit a microbrewery to choose to operate either 2 brewpubs...
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2025-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DESB7Engross
50%
This Act is based on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill No. 4 of the 152nd General Assembly, which modernizes Delawares probation system, including by directing the courts, the Board of Parole, and the Bureau of Community Corrections to use the ...
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2025-06-12
To House Corrections Committee
DESCR95Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes December 6, 2025, as Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Recognition Day in Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR101Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates July 2025 as "American Patriotism Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR97Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes June 15, 2025, as "Delaware Elder Abuse Awareness Day".
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2025-06-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR100Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the importance of community health workers as well as Community Health Improvement Week in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHR15Intro
25%
This House Resolution recognizes June 14, 2025, as Flag Day in Delaware
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2025-06-12
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR98Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 12, 2025, as "Delaware Lions Clubs Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR99Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Recognition Day in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR65Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution commends the 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, Jaclyn Durant and all of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.
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2025-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR96Engross
50%
This Resolution recognizes the month of June as "Caribbean American Heritage Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB52Engross
50%
Current law allows pensioners to be employed in a Governor-appointed position or as a temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employee, including as a substitute teacher, but only after a 6-month separation of service period if the pensioner is un...
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2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB100Engross
50%
This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution establishing that the right to marry is a fundamental right that may not be denied or abridged on the basis of gender or any basis protected under Art. 1, § 21 of the Delaware Co...
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2025-06-11
To House Administration Committee
DEHB129Engross
50%
Currently, if a childs criminal case is transferred by the Family Court to Superior Court, or if a child files an application in Superior Court to have their criminal case transferred to Family Court and the Superior Court denies the application, the...
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2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DESB151Engross
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This Act updates and modernizes the Delaware Self-Service Storage Facilities Act. The Act clarifies that self-storage rental agreements may be delivered and accepted electronically. The bill borrows language from the Delaware Residential Landlord Ten...
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2025-06-11
[Hearing: Jun 17 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESB8Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 8. Like Senate Bill No. 8, this Act codifies the standard conditions of probation to be used by the courts and the Department of Correction. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 8 by doing all of the foll...
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2025-06-11
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB117Engross
50%
This Act requires the State and any political subdivision of the State to notify the Farm Bureau when State-owned land is listed for bidding for agricultural use. This requirement applies to land that is at least 10 acres in size and is used or inten...
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2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 5 Favorable
DEHCR64Engross
50%
This concurrent resolution recognizes May 29th as DE529 Day.
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2025-06-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB213Intro
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This Act provides a privilege to confidential communications between a victim and a victim advocate that cannot yield except where necessary to prevent harm to the victim or another or to report child abuse as required by law. The victim can waive th...
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2025-06-11
[Hearing: Jun 18 @ 10:30 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB1Engross
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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...
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2025-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 9 Favorable
DEHB105Engross
50%
Pay range transparency empowers job applicants with crucial information to negotiate salaries and make informed career decisions. It also encourages businesses to proactively review compensation practices, address unjustified pay disparities, and str...
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2025-06-10
To Senate Labor Committee
DEHB116Engross
50%
This Act provides the Public Service Commission with the flexibility to consider and approve a discounted gas or electric residential utility rate for qualified low-income customers, provided the discount is 20% of standard residential distribution r...
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2025-06-10
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DESB112Engross
50%
This Act renames the Delaware State Police Training Academy as the "Colonel James L. Ford, Jr. State Police Training Academy" in honor of Colonel Fords lifelong dedication to public service. It acknowledges his distinguished career with the...
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2025-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DEHB162Intro
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This Act defines a multilevel distribution company and multilevel marketing program for purposes of this Subchapter. It sets forth mandatory disclosures that must be made by a multilevel distribution company to any potential purchaser that discloses ...
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2025-06-10
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 162
DEHB209Intro
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This Act updates a cross-reference to regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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2025-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits
DEHB149Engross
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This Act gives DPH the authority to approve supervised clinical training rotations for mental health providers at school-based health centers.
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2025-06-10
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHCR61Intro
25%
This resolution recognizes June 2025 as National Homeownership Month in Delaware.
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2025-06-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR60Engross
50%
This House Concurrent Resolution celebrates the progress of the LGBTQ+ movement, recognizes the importance of establishing protections for the LGBTQ+ community, and acknowledges the month of June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-10
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 1 NO 2 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT
DEHB211Intro
25%
This Act creates a tax credit for which accelerators may apply to incentivize the creation of industry and innovative businesses in Delaware. This tax credit may not reduce the recipient's tax burden by more than 50% and the program will be admin...
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2025-06-10
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESCR88Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution congratulates the class of 2024 Eagle Scouts for having attained the highest rank one can earn in Scouting America.
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2025-06-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB212Intro
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Section 1 of this Act amends the time period during which health insurers may initiate overpayment recovery efforts from 24 months to 12 months of a claim being paid. This Act also amends one of the exemptions to the overpayment recovery deadline to ...
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2025-06-10
[Hearing: Jun 17 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESCR92Engross
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This resolution recognizes July 10, 2025, as "Black Women's Equal Pay Day" in the State of Delaware and encourages all Delawareans to join in recognizing the contributions Black women have made in every aspect of life, and the sacrifice...
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2025-06-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR90Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the week of June 9-15, 2025, as "Men's Health Week" in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB58Intro
25%
This Act provides a remedy for convicted persons relating to changes in forensic scientific or technical information. Specifically, a convicted person may apply to the Superior Court for relief if certain forensic scientific information was not avail...
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2025-06-09
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB57Intro
25%
This Act updates Title 11 of the Delaware Code concerning postconviction remedies relating to DNA testing and evidence.
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2025-06-09
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB50Engross
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This House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 50 creates the Delaware Energy Fund to provide assistance to consumers whose household income is less than 350% of the federal poverty level. Under 2025 federal guidelines, 350% of the federal poverty le...
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2025-06-05
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB168Intro
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This Act allows for the delivery of alcoholic liquors from any entity with a valid off premise license. In addition, this Act provides that the acts of a licensed consumer delivery permittee or a delivery driver are not attributable to the retailer.
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2025-06-05
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DESB172Intro
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This Act codifies the longstanding custom and practice in Delaware of compensating Deputy Attorneys General and Assistant Public Defenders comparably. This Act is also consistent with the American Bar Associations Ten Principles of a Public Defense D...
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2025-06-05
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DEHB177PassThis Act delays the effective date of changes made to the trade name registration process made by Senate Bill No. 291 of the 152nd General Assembly and House Bill No. 40 of the 153rd General Assembly. The Act also directs the Department of Revenue to...
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2025-05-27
Signed by Governor
DEHB55Intro
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This Act is intended to supplement protections under federal law for members of the military, their families, and veterans by adding military status as a protected class for purposes of the States public accommodations, housing, insurance, education,...
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2025-05-23
Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DESB74PassThis Act amends Title 6 by adding "lease-purchase property" to the Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act.
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2025-05-22
Signed by Governor
DEHB9PassSection 4 of this Act requires a paid elected official or paid appointed official of this State or any political subdivision of this State (official) who is also employed by a state agency or a political subdivision of this State to disclose the dual...
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2025-05-22
Signed by Governor
DEHB38PassThis Act requires an institution of higher education that receives funding from this State to keep and provide records for an elected or appointed official who is employed by the institution of higher education. The University of Delaware and Delawar...
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2025-05-22
Signed by Governor
DEHB62PassThis Act updates the law relating to the termination of utility services to a dwelling unit by adopting and expanding state regulations concerning the termination of heating and cooling services. Among other things, this Act does the following:
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2025-05-22
Signed by Governor
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