Delaware Representative William Bush [D] | Bills | Introduced

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DEHB465Intro
25%
This Act provides resources to microbusinesses that could be successful but lack sufficient resources to effectively implement their business plans.
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2024-06-30
To House Administration Committee
DEHB360Intro
25%
This Substitute for House Bill No. 360 removes 1 floating holiday and adds 1 legal holiday that will rotate on a 3-year basis between Diwali, Eid ul-Fitr, and Yom Kippur, so that only one of those holidays will be a legal State holiday in any given y...
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2024-06-20
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB399Intro
25%
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
DEHB43Intro
25%
This Act allows Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in a political party's primary election.
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2024-06-12
Motion to Release Failed
DEHB443Intro
25%
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
DESB4Intro
25%
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4, Senate Substitute No. 1, and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill N...
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2024-06-12
Amendment SA 1 to SS 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB203Intro
25%
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
DEHB424Intro
25%
Currently, 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, there is no recourse for appeal until the childs criminal case is finally adjudicated ...
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2024-06-06
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB365Intro
25%
This Act is enabling legislation that establishes the framework and requirements for a competitive mobile sports wagering market in Delaware under the authority of the Lottery Director. Sports wagering is now legal in 38 states, and 29 states have le...
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2024-05-23
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB395Intro
25%
This Act replaces a temporary hospital cost containment provision from the implementing legislation for the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board that was based on Medicare reference pricing with a provision that limits growth based on a formula a...
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2024-05-14
Stricken in House
DESB288Intro
25%
The Act allows the Kent County Levy Court to impose a lodging tax not greater than 3% in Kent County.
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2024-05-07
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DEHB303Intro
25%
This Act modifies the eligibility standard from 100% disability to 80% disability or greater for veterans to qualify for the credit against taxation on qualified property and corrects a typographical error.
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2024-03-27
Not Worked in Committee
DESB227Intro
25%
This Act creates dedicated information technology units for Delaware public schools. Currently, the State does not provide funding units for information technology employees, leaving districts and charter schools to finance these positions from a var...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB201Intro
25%
Of the 41 states with a state income tax, 27 states fully exempt military retirement pay from state income taxes and 12 states partially exempt military retirement pay.
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2024-02-29
Amendment SA 1 to SB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB217Intro
25%
This Act creates a professional loan-to-grant incentive program to encourage Delawareans to pursue careers in nursing at long-term care facilities. Funding for the incentive program is to be appropriated annually by the General Assembly, in an amount...
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2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee
DEHB210Intro
25%
This bill provides that public sales of real estate may occur via an online auction process.
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB173Intro
25%
The General Assembly previously restricted municipal, town, and city police departments from operating speed enforcement equipment outside of its corporate limits. This Act completely restricts the ability of municipal, town, and city police departme...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB220Intro
25%
This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and i...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
DEHB152Intro
25%
This Act revises the membership of the State Employee Benefits Committee by removing the Delaware retiree appointed by the Governor and adding 2 members who are eligible to receive health care insurance under Chapter 52 of Title 29 under a pension or...
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2023-06-13
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB179Intro
25%
This Act requires the Department of Transportation to issue an entrance permit to a private or public utility upon presentation of a satisfactory entrance permit application where the private or public utility owns or has an easement for the entrance...
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2023-06-01
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESB143Intro
25%
This Act makes several changes intended to improve the claims payment process by health insurers. Specifically, the Act: (i) codifies the definition of clean claim adopted in Department of Insurance regulations; (ii) requires an insurer to treat erro...
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2023-05-19
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DESB94Intro
25%
The State of Delaware previously offered an employer match for state employee contributions to the deferred compensation program. The purpose of the match was to help state employees save and build wealth for retirement and to enable state government...
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2023-05-17
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB133Intro
25%
First responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians, and public safety telecommunicators, are crucial to ensuring public safety and health. First responders are at elevated risk for suicide ...
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2023-05-11
Amendment HA 1 to HB 133 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB143Intro
25%
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. Thi...
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2023-05-10
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESB100Intro
25%
This Act adds Drug Dealing or Possession - Tier 3 to the list of violent felonies under section 4201(c) of Title 11 in recognition of the association of higher drug volumes and gun violence. Nothing in this act is intended to affect the violent felon...
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2023-05-03
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DESB88Intro
25%
This Act alters the State realty transfer tax credit offered to first-time home buyers.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB29Intro
25%
This Act increases the Senior Real Property Tax credit to $750 from $400 as authorized in the Appropriations Bill for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, which effectively amended Title 29, ยง 6102(q)(3) from $500 to $400.
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2023-04-06
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB101Intro
25%
This Act directs DelDOT and DNREC to develop a program to allow for the expedited review of entrance plans and stormwater and sediment plans associated with new development. Under this process a consultant pre-approved by DelDOT and/or DNREC would co...
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2023-03-30
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB103Intro
25%
Transportation infrastructure is critical to the safe and efficient movement of people as well as goods and services throughout the State. The Delaware Strategies and Spending identifies various investment levels to help prioritize State infrastructu...
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2023-03-30
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB39Intro
25%
This bill seeks to create the Expanded Protection for Our Communities and Homes (EPOCH) Grant Program through a one-time appropriation of $20 million. The grant money would be distributed to every Delaware police agency that chooses to participate. T...
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2023-03-02
Amendment HA 1 to HB 39 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB36Intro
25%
This Act decreases by 1% the rate of the realty transfer tax to be received by the State, thereby returning it to the rate that was applicable prior to August 1,2017. The Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards o...
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2023-01-26
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB30Intro
25%
This Act removes the 3 year residency requirement to qualify for the disabled veteran tax credit.
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2023-01-25
Amendment HA 1 to HB 30 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB50Intro
25%
This Act creates a separate offense for the theft of mail, including packages, from a residential dwelling. A first offense of mail theft is a class A misdemeanor unless the value of the stolen property is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class ...
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2023-01-18
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DEHB31Intro
25%
This Act reinstates a credit against school taxes of up to $400 for seniors who have been domiciled in Delaware for 3 years or more. After 10 years domiciled in Delaware the credit would increase to $500. Under current law the credit is $500 after 10...
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2023-01-11
Not Worked in Committee
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