| DE | SB202 | Pass | For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act inc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-19
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB221 | Pass | This Act provides that the next of kin of a deceased police officer, member of a fire department, or member of the Delaware National Guard is entitled to a Delaware state flag if the deceased person served in at least 1 qualifying entity for at least...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-19
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB262 | Pass | This Act permits trucks having 5 or more axles that are hauling farm produce grown in this State and traveling from the farm on which the farm produce is grown to a location at which the farm produce is to be processed or stored, or from a location a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-19
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB403 | Pass | This Act transfers the sections pertaining to assessment functions and the New Castle County Board of Assessment Review from the subchapter governing the functions of the Department of Land Use to the subchapter governing the functions of the Departm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-19
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB416 | Pass | This Act raises the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of a low-speed vehicle from less than 2,500 pounds to 3,000 pounds or less.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-19
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB411 | Pass | This bill seeks to amend sections of Chapter 66 concerning the members of Delaware Volunteer Fire Departments. This bill will hold current members to the same standards as applicants with relation to criminal activity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-09-19
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB264 | Pass | This Act makes the crime of patronizing a prostitute a class E felony rather than a misdemeanor where the person from whom prostitution is sought is a minor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB198 | Pass | This Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB208 | Pass | This bill amends Chapter 68 of Title 18, related to medical negligence insurance and litigation, to repeal those provisions of the law that are expired or that are no longer used as a matter of practice in medical negligence litigation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB268 | Pass | Sections 1 and 2 of this Act update Chapter 8 of Title 12, the Uniform TOD Security Registration Act. Section 1 of this Act does the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB278 | Pass | This Act clarifies portions of Chapter 49 of Title 6 and Chapter 63 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code pertaining to motor vehicle dealers. These additions and modifications are intended to further improve our States franchise laws and ensure that Dela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SJR8 | Pass | This Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2024, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and requires that in observance, the State flag be flown at half-staff at State facilities. By recognizing International Ov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB254 | Pass | This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB283 | Pass | This Act repeals the DELJIS Fund fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of this fee was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-12
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB282 | Pass | This Act repeals the Senior Trust Fund Fee, the Interstate Compact Fee, and the Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund Fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Crimina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-12
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB22 | Pass | This Act establishes the Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB263 | Pass | This Act prohibits local education agencies and charter schools from prohibiting a student from participating in a school sponsored extracurricular activity on the basis the student has an outstanding debt for unpaid school meals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB214 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Millsboro to give the Town Council the authority to impose and collect a lodging tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB213 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Millville to restore the authority of the Town Council to impose and collect a lodging tax. This authority to impose and collect a lodging tax was enacted under Senate Bill No. 162 (150th) in 2019 but was in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB260 | Pass | This Act is a result of the work of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. The current process for promulgating DIAA-related regulations grants the regulatory authority to the Department of Education ("D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB280 | Pass | This Act is a result of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. Based on the findings of the task force, this Act updates the DIAA's Executive Director from an education associate level position in the Dep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB215 | Pass | This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB310 | Pass | The United States Space Force was established on December 20, 2019 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The Space Force became the 6th branch of the United States Armed Forces. This Act inserts the Space Force in those sections of the D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB437 | Pass | This bill modifies the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs employee requirements to make the Executive Director an exempt position, and to allow the hiring of non-veteran employees when needed. This will positively impact veteran families by redu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB87 | Pass | This Act establishes the Delaware Agricultural Production Assistance Program. The Program will provide a subsidy of up to 30% of the premium for eligible producers multi-peril crop insurance premium, or whole farm revenue protection premium up to a m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB392 | Pass | The United States Department of Agriculture runs a voluntary program that provides risk management coverage to dairy producers that pays out based on the difference between the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. This Act enables the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB228 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 228. This Act achieves the intent of Senate Bill No. 228 by providing an exception to the general prohibition against semiautomatic pistols that have the ability to accept detachable ammunition magazines t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB236 | Pass | This bill: (a) extends the expiration date for any new issuance or renewal of an ADA placard from 3 years to 8 years for a specific person with a diagnosis of a permanent disability and changing the minimum age from 85 to 80 years or older, (b) exten...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB234 | Pass | This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB302 | Pass | This Act allows a licensed brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf courses to apply to the Commissioner for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons of the golf course if the brewery-pub and public golf course share common ow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB306 | Pass | This Act makes technical changes and updates to the Delaware workplace safety program. Under current law, qualifying employers who pay $3,161 or more in annual workers' compensation premiums may be eligible for lower insurance premiums under the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB313 | Pass | Section 1. Section 1 of this Act amends § 122. New § 122(18) sets forth certain types of provisions that may be included in contracts between a corporation and its current or prospective stockholders or beneficial owners of its stock, even if those...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB442 | Pass | This Act creates the Affordable Housing Production Task Force (Task Force). The purpose and mission of the Task Force is to investigate and make findings and rcommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on how the State and local governmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB124 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act eliminates animal noise and noise disturbances from the Noise Control and Abatement Chapter in Title 7. This Act clarifies the authority of the Office of Animal Welfare and Department of Agriculture to enforce all state laws relating to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SB235 | Pass | This Act brings the State in compliance with the federal regulation published by FMCSA on October 7, 2021, to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse as mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This act ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SJR4 | Enroll
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB330 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act increases the amount of the annual appropriation to prefund future State employee retiree health insurance as recommended by the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee. Like other required ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB349 | Pass | This bill codifies that the Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court is a qualified rehabilitation program under § 4177D of Title 21 of the Delaware Code for persons seeking to have their driver's licenses reinstated after a DUI. This Act makes t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB357 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act is the product of the work of the Firearms Definition Task Force (Task Force), which was created by this General Assembly under Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 102.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 NO |
| DE | HB373 | Pass | This Act amends Chapter 49 of Title 29 to enable the Office of Highway Safety to solicit and receive subscriptions, donations, and other funds from individuals or organizations for the purpose of implementing highway safety programs and projects that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB270 | Pass | This Act is the statutory recognition of the recommendations set forth in the June 2, 2023, report of the DEFAC Benchmark Evaluation and Review Panel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB404 | Enroll
Sine Die | To address the significant spread and impact of Lyme Disease in Delaware, this bill creates a Lyme Disease intervention fund. The fund shall be overseen by the Department of Agriculture and shall have the goal of reducing the prevalence of Lyme disea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB414 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Bill amends the Charter of the Town of Frankford. In Section 15 of the Charter, it allows the town of Frankford to levy a Real Estate Transfer Tax up to one and a half percent of the sale price, as opposed to the current provision, which allows ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB169 | Enroll
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB314 | Enroll
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES |
| DE | SB329 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act defines United States military pension for the exclusion for taxable income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES |
| DE | SCR206 | Fail | This Senate Concurrent Resolution establishes the Delaware Restoring the Family Unit Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 12 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB434 | Enroll
Sine Die | This substitute bill requires the Secretary of DNREC to follow certain procedures when conducting public hearings, while giving discretion to the Secretary in choosing which hearings the procedures apply to.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB282 | Veto | This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Enacted into Law |
| DE | SB273 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act legalizes the sale and distribution of raw milk and products derived from raw milk by dairy producers directly to consumers for human consumption. This Act also removes the unused definitions of Delaware fresh milk and northeastern fresh mil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 NO |
