| DE | HB286 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-06
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB236 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-06
Amendment HA 1 to SB 236 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| 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] | 2024-06-06
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | SB265 | Engross
50% | The Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 authorizes processes necessary to help meet the net zero goals of the Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023. The bill facilitates a transition to carbon-free energy sources by (i) preparing for offshore wind t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-06
[Hearing: Jun 11 @ 10:00 am]
To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee |
| DE | SB287 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-06
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | SB289 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-06
To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee |
| DE | SB286 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-06
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | SB169 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-06
To House Judiciary Committee |
| 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] | 2024-05-23
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | SB151 | Engross
50% | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 151. Like Senate Bill No. 151, this Act requires included facilities to disclose information related dementia care services in the form determined by the Department of Health and Social Services, and it es...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB110 | Engross
50% | Section 1 amends Title 31 to require all health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid to cover services related to the termination of pregnancy. Coverage provided under this section is not subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| DE | SJR6 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-23
To House Administration 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] | 2024-05-23
To House Labor Committee |
| DE | SCR156 | Engross
50% | This resolution requests the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to study and issue a report assessing the home care industry in Delaware. The DMMA is requested to use specified home care codes for their report and conduct various analyses. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SB12 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-23
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 10:30 am]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SCR160 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the month of May 2024 as "Lyme Disease Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR144 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes June 6, 2024 as the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied Troops landed at Normandy during WWII.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB11 | Engross
50% | This is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 11. Like Senate Bill No. 11, this Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and clarify the power of the General Assembly to enumerate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | HCR138 | Engross
50% | This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May as Stroke Awareness Month in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| 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 | HB5 | Engross
50% | The States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal pol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| DE | HB277 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB216 | Engross
50% | This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB237 | Engross
50% | This Act amends the provisions in Title 9 of the Delaware Code relating to the county comprehensive plans for Sussex, Kent, and New Castle Counties, and Title 22 of the Delaware Code relating to municipal comprehensive plans for municipalities with p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| 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 | SB260 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB279 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Education Committee |
| DE | SB284 | Engross
50% | This Act discharges balances owed by individuals ordered to pay a probation supervision fee under § 6504(14) of Title 11 of the Delaware Code or a Public Defender fee under § 4607 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code. The probation supervision fee and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 10:30 am]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SB297 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Education Committee |
| DE | SB282 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 10:30 am]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SB283 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 10:30 am]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB332 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 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 | 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 | HB369 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| 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
[Hearing: Jun 11 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| DE | SB272 | Engross
50% | Pharmacists in Delaware provide some of the same medical services as physicians, advance practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, including immunizations. The General Assembly has recently added to the services that pharmacists may provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
[Hearing: Jun 11 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | SCR168 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates May 21, 2024, as "Wastewater Management and Drinking Water Management Professionals Day" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB349 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR129 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes the importance and expertise of Direct Support Professionals to the State of Delaware on the occasion of May 21st as Direct Support Professional Advocacy Day, co-sponsored by the Ability Network of Delaware A Team Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HB272 | Engross
50% | This act regulates persons who receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits earned by serving our nation in the military. This bill would not prohibit persons or business entities from receiving compensation for advice t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee |
| DE | HB371 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-16
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 11:00 am]
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee |
| DE | SCR166 | Engross
50% | This resolution marks May 17, 2024, as the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case and honors the courage and fortitude of all who sparked the action leading to the Bulah v. Gebh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR158 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution proclaims May 16, 2024, as "Home Care Advocacy Day" in Delaware to recognize the dedication and hard work of caregivers, to emphasize the critical importance of access to quality home care services for Delawares a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR161 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the week of May 13-17, 2024, as "Charter Schools Week" in the State of Delaware and commends Delaware's public charter schools for their efforts in educating Delaware students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR135 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 16, 2024, as Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Day, or Z Phi B Day at the Capitol in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | HB253 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| 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 | 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 |
