| DE | SB13 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB150 | Engross
50% | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 150. Like Senate Bill No. 150, this Act requires included facilities have sufficient staff to meet the needs of each resident and requires dementia care services training for staff. This Act differs from S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB9 | Intro
25% | This Act requires that all passenger vehicles and light duty vehicles owned and operated by the State be zero emission vehicles by 2040 by requiring increasing volumes of zero emission vehicles every few years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB86 | Intro
25% | This Act establishes a right to counsel for indigent parents in DSCYF custody proceedings. Parent representation will primarily be provided by a legal services entity contracted with the Family Court, but may also be provided by the Office of Defense...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB270 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB281 | Enroll
75% | This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB282 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SB212 | Engross
50% | Like Senate Bill No. 212, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 212 codifies the Bureau of Health Equity (BHE) in the Division of Public Health, which includes the Office of Minority Health and the Office of Womens Health. The purpose of the BH...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB274 | Engross
50% | Early, sustained exposure to peanut and egg proteins in the infant diet significantly reduces the risk that an infant will develop a peanut or egg allergy, saving lives and future health care costs. Following multiple clinical studies, the current gu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | SB269 | Engross
50% | This Act simplifies and in some cases increases the civil penalties for violations of laws related to dogs that run at large, dogs that bite a human being or domestic animal while running at large, and dogs that are designated as dangerous or potenti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SB291 | Engross
50% | This Act removes the registration of trade names for sole proprietorships, partnerships, and associations in the Superior Court prothonotaries and places registration of such trade names with the Division of Revenue. Additionally, this Act provides t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | SB295 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB356 | Engross
50% | On military installations subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction, the investigation and prosecution of juveniles for alleged violation of federal crimes is conducted in the federal court system. The federal court system often tries juveniles as ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB280 | Intro
25% | This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB200 | Engross
50% | This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | SB238 | Engross
50% | This Act adds "victim of kidnapping" to the definition section of the Address Confidentiality Act, allowing for kidnapping victims to become eligible for the protections offered by the Address Confidentiality Program. This amendment is reco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR141 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution recognizes May 29th as DE529 Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB405 | Intro
25% | This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB13 | Engross
50% | This Act requires the Director of the Sustainable Energy Utility to administer a program to provide financial assistance to Delaware residents for the cost of purchase and installation of electric vehicle supply equipment. For a low-income applicant ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB20 | Enroll
75% | The primary purpose of this Act is to remove the requirement that a public school district employee who donates leave to another employee must donate 2 days of leave for the other employee to receive 1 day of leave.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT |
| DE | HB19 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a background special license plate for the United Way of Delaware Pride Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB245 | Engross
50% | The Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education and the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program were created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or already navigating the forecl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SB257 | Engross
50% | This Act changes Delawares law related to liability insurance for rental vehicles. Under the Act, the minimum level of coverage required for a vehicle owners policy of liability insurance under § 2902 of this title is also required for a vehicle own...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB200 | Enroll
75% | This bill provides important consumer protections for property insurance contracts by improving the reliability of mailed notifications of policy cancellation or renewal. Section 1 of this bill requires insurers to deliver any homeowners notices of c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB278 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-05-21
Amendment SA 1 to SB 278 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB374 | Engross
50% | This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HCR137 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution recognizes May 2024 as "Foster Care Month" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | SB23 | Intro
25% | Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delawares housing supply. In order to expand affordable housing opportunities, this Act requires ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-20
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee |
| DE | SB2 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB204 | Engross
50% | This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses and other staff positions in long-term care facilities in the S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| DE | HB337 | Enroll
75% | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB339 | Enroll
75% | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the GP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB336 | Enroll
75% | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB338 | Enroll
75% | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Statutory Trust Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of proposed amendments to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB378 | Engross
50% | This Act requires health spas selling subscription services online to provide a prospective buyer of such a subscription the right to cancel the automatic renewal online. The option to cancel is also to be presented on the website in a clear and cons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee |
| DE | HCR134 | Engross
50% | This House Concurrent Resolution designates May as National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month in the state of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB333 | Engross
50% | This Act creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Commission. This Commission shall be tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly and Department of Technology and Information on AI utilization and safety within th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB308 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB231 | Engross
50% | This Act removes the sunset provision in Chapter 453, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to the program established under §9011A of Title 29 to assist individuals who are in or have experienced foster care in Delaware with driver education, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB127 | Engross
50% | This Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB244 | Engross
50% | This Act allows a county that imposes a lodging tax to spend money from that tax on workforce and affordable housing programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| DE | SB254 | Intro
25% | This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative. It directs the Office of State Planning Coordination (Office) to study food insecurity in urban and rural food deserts. The Act defines a food desert and directs the Office to expand access to healthy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB351 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a new chapter in Title 21 pertaining to the towing of vehicles without the consent of the owner or operator. It makes violations of the chapter an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Jus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee |
| DE | SB198 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB203 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| DE | SB268 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-08
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB353 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB342 | Intro
25% | This Act creates a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry in which an applicant may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm. An individual on the Registry may request removal from the Registry no sooner than 3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 342 |
| DE | SCR131 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 2024 as "Older Americans Month" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR148 | Engross
50% | This Resolution recognizes May 1, 2024, as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
