| SB249 | Pass | This Act has the effect of renaming the Delaware Department of Agriculture Main Administration Building at 2320 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware as the “Richard S. Cordrey Building” in honor of the Honorable Richard S. Cordrey of Mil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-24
Signed by Governor |
| HB276 | Pass | The bill requires State agencies, including all public schools, to display a POW/MIA flag on National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
Signed by Governor |
| SB234 | Pass | This bill establishes the offense of Child Abuse. These new statutes combine current statutes and redefine physical injury and serious physical injury to reflect the medical realities of pain and impairment suffered by children. A new section provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-12
Signed by Governor |
| SB194 | Pass | The Bill regulates the practice of polysomnography in Delaware. It establishes standards of education, experience and examination for polysomnographic professionals. The Bill further establishes a regulated framework and license process for those ind...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-12
Signed by Governor |
| SB233 | Pass | Under existing laws and regulations, school districts are required to adopt an emergency preparedness plans, but there is no requirement that such plans be school-specific or coordinated with local first responders. In addition, while some plans are ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-10
Signed by Governor |
| HB387 | Veto | This Act relates to police and fire pension funds created under Title 18 of the Delaware Code. The General Assembly created a special fund in the hopes of ensuring adequate pensions for affected police officers and firefighters, and their surviving s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-17
Vetoed by Governor |
| HB243 | Pass | This bill is a result of the work of the School Discipline Task Force. The bill simplifies the mandatory report requirements for schools, ensuring that the most serious offenses shall be reported to law enforcement while giving schools discretion to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB300 | Pass | The Delaware Elections Disclosure Act would reform and modernize Delaware’s election disclosure laws, and would accomplish several things. First, it would close a major loophole under existing law by requiring persons, other than political cand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB185 | Pass | The Act generally requires lobbyists to disclose the bill, resolution, or regulation on which they are lobbying by making an electronic filing with the Public Integrity Commission within five business days of contact with a relevant public official. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-15
Signed by Governor |
| HB310 | Pass | This bill enhances the penalties applicable to the late filing of election disclosure reports by increasing the penalty for a late filing from $50 per month to $50 per day. In addition, it provides that a reporting party who files an incomplete repor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-15
Signed by Governor |
| SB271 | Pass | This Act expands the New Economy Jobs Program by creating another means by which employers relocating jobs to Delaware may qualify for the tax credit. Under this Act, employers that relocate at least 200 jobs to Delaware will be entitled to a tax cre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| SJR13 | Pass | This resolution recognizes the noticeable deterioration of the CSX owned railroad trestles over 18th Street and Concord Avenue in Wilmington and requires DELDOT to take advantage of existing statutory remedies to initiate a third party inspection of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| SB22 | Pass | This Act provides for insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| SB241 | Pass | The Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway was designated in 2005 as Delaware’s first (and thus far, only) National Scenic Byway. In recognition of its unique historic, cultural and scenic qualities, this bill establishes a permanent, interdis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| SB207 | Pass | Currently, 14 Del. C. 3122 implements requirements under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) regarding the duty of school districts to locate, identify, and evaluate all children in need of special education and rela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| HB326 | Pass | This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and makes several amendments to Title 16 relating to the Delaware Health Resources Board (“Board”). The number of Board members has been reduced from 21 to 15. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| HB140 | Pass | This bill is intended to prohibit slower moving vehicles from driving in the left lane and blocking traffic, which commonly leads to road rage and has motivated several other states to adopt “left lane” laws. This bill provides that vehic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-13
Signed by Governor |
| HB365 | Pass | This Act allows parents and guardians who successfully challenge the denial of services to their children with special needs to recover the costs of expert witnesses that they needed to hire to advocate for their children. Prior to 2006, many courts ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB226 | Pass | This Act implements the recommendations of the Justice Reinvestment Task Force created by Executive Order No. 27. The Act promotes informed decision-making in the criminal justice system by institutionalizing the use of evidenced-based practices in d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-08
Signed by Governor |
| SB238 | Pass | The purpose of this Amendment is to facilitate hospital and ambulatory surgery center compliance with the medical treatment expense cost savings measures required by the Workers’ Compensation Healthcare Payment System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| SB211 | Pass | This Bill includes the tethering of any dog for extended periods of time within the definition of cruelty to animals. It also includes the tethering of very young dogs and nursing mother dogs within the definition of cruelty to animals. Author: Senat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB384 | Pass | This Bill updates the Universal Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Act to require tracking and intervention protocol. In addition, families are to be provided with information on early intervention and treatment. The Bill also creates the Early Hea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB248 | Pass | This Bill is intended to provide persons who have deafness, hearing loss, or speech disabilities with telecommunications service for analog communications devices. Delaware is the only State that does not provide such service. The Bill also creates a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB349 | Pass | This bill mandates that a physician must ensure that all offices of a practice are properly managed by visiting each office at least once a month. This bill updates the Subchapter of the Medical Practice Act relating to physician assistants. The Regu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| SB202 | Pass | This bill allows the Delaware Insurance Commissioner to promulgate a regulation establishing uniform policy language regarding the applicability of wind, hail, and hurricane deductibles, along with the form of notice provided under homeowner’s ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| SJR9 | Pass | This Senate Joint Resolution urges all Delawareans to honor the memory of Delaware patriot, Revolutionary War hero and early Delaware U.S. Congressman John Patten of Kent County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-02
Signed by Governor |
| SB266 | Pass | This Act removes a members only Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. license plate and replaces it with a Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. license plate available to all who wish to support Marine...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| SB277 | Pass | This bill modifies and clarifies the appeal process for final decisions from the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner to the Appeals Commission, and the appeal process for final decisions of the Appeals Commission to the Superior Court. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| SB231 | Pass | This bill codifies the provisions of Executive Order No. 31 (signed October 20, 2011) and expands coverage to include school districts and other public bodies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| SB254 | Pass | The purpose of Delaware MCSAP Program is to minimize truck and bus related accidents on Delaware road by regulating the transportation industry and motor carriers and the program is currently funded primarily, if not totally, by a federal MCSAP grant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB275 | Pass | This Act establishes the Veterans’ Opportunity Credit, which shall be awarded to employers hiring qualified veterans. The credit shall equal 10% of a qualified veteran’s wages, up to a maximum of $1,500. Employers may take the credit in t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-31
Signed by Governor |
| SB192 | Pass | This bill ensures that the surviving family of a County/Municipal Police/Firefighter member who has died in the line of duty receives a survivor’s pension equal to three-quarters of the officer’s compensation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB346 | Pass | The changes made by this bill are pursuant to the NAIC Credit For Reinsurance Model Act. Delaware domiciles may have access to reinsurance at more competitive prices and will be in a better financial position to compete by passing this bill. On July ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB244 | Pass | This bill creates a tax check-off for Delaware taxpayers to designate contributions to the Senior Trust Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB215 | Pass | Under this bill full-time county and municipal police officers and full-time uniformed firefighters in the City of Wilmington could elect to have their pension or disability pensions reduced by 3% and thereby increase the survivor’s pension fro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB184 | Pass | This Bill eliminates the portions of the Delaware Code, including the Delaware Uniform Athlete Agents Act, referring to the Board of Athlete Agent Examiners (“Board”), which has been sunsetted. Section 3 of the Bill repeals the provision ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB181 | Pass | State Fire Marshalls are certified by the Council on Police Training and must perform the duties of police officers itemized in this section. This Bill will provide them the statewide authority of other police officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB240 | Pass | This bill extends the line-of-duty death benefits to the Delaware State Police Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration (SOAR) agents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB313 | Pass | This bill makes changes that will more specifically define the membership of the Provider Advisory Board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB350 | Pass | This bill creates a fund for the Home of the Brave Foundation for the purpose of allowing individual taxpayers to designate on their Delaware income tax return donations to the Home of the Brave Foundation Fund. The Home of the Brave Foundation is a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB401 | Pass | Delaware volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are the first responders to all types of emergencies in the State. They provide fire extinguishment, fire prevention, life safety education, and emergency medical and rescue ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HJR16 | Pass | This joint resolution supports the creation of a national POW/MIA Trailway system and designates the segment of the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad running from the South Market Street Bridge in Wilmington to Battery Park in New Castle as the first s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB312 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of the Village of Ardentown by modifying the corporate limits of the Village. The Act further amends the Charter by increasing the length of the term served by the Chairperson of the Town Meeting from one year to two years...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB295 | Pass | This Act fills a gap regarding the definition of “residence” in Delaware’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) that was recently identified by the decision of the Delaware Supreme Court in Andrews v....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB268 | Pass | This bill requires that all reported incidents of bullying regardless of whether the incidents could be substantiated are reported to the Department of Education by a school district or charter school. The bill also requires that the telephone number...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB228 | Pass | This bill prohibits, for the purposes of public safety and wildlife conservation, use of devices that amplify light to hunt wild birds or wild animals at nighttime. The bill also allows use of artificial light to hunt frogs from a boat.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB229 | Pass | In light of the recent upheaval in the retail automobile industry in recent years, many states have revised their motor vehicle franchise bill to better regulate the relationship between automobile dealers and their manufacturers. This Bill updates D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| HB357 | Pass | This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee. The bill expands the powers of the Board of Massage and Bodywork to include adoption of rules pertaining to advertising and unprofessional conduct by licensees and the ado...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB193 | Pass | This legislation provides for the development of a statewide, fact-based cyberbullying policy to be adopted by local school districts and charter schools. It also provides a means for the Department of Justice to assist in the defense of a district o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
| SB247 | Pass | Section 1: The amendment to 49A-105(a)(5) makes this provision clearer grammatically. Section 2. The amendment to 49A-105(c) conforms this provision to the language of 49A-113 which contemplates more than one way in which an agent may accept appoint...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-07-27
Signed by Governor |
