| HB142 | Pass | In 78 Del. Laws Chapter 1, certain intermediate transactions engaged in by petroleum product refiners with specialized trade parties during the petroleum refining process were exempted from the Gross Receipts Tax. This Act clarifies that sales of all... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-07 Signed by Governor |
| SB13 | Pass | This Act continues, without sunsetting, the needle exchange program. This Act directs the Director of the Division of Public Health to maintain a sterile needle and syringe program to help prevent the spread of AIDS and other diseases. The program wo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HB157 | Pass | This Act allows rules, regulations, and guidelines to be developed which would authorize new motor vehicle dealers to inspect motor vehicles, 5 model years old or newer, and owned by that dealership. The inspections will only relate to safety and the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB156 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill amends the minimum standards set forth in Chapter 9, Title 9 of the Delaware Code with respect to the primary enclosures and tethering of dogs. The Bill establishes a formula for calculating the proper enclosure size for housing a dog in li... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB47 | Pass | This legislation waives the annual blind site fee for hunters on youth hunting days. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HB132 | Pass | This Act authorizes the Court to order a party to designate a minor child or children covered under a support order as a beneficiary on any of the parties' existing life insurance policies for the duration of a support order. The designation may be e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HB38 | Pass | This Bill will exempt from public carrier regulation those school bus operators that also provide charter bus activities for non-school related activities through the year to supplement their operations [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HB99 | Pass | This bill enables the State of Delaware to adopt the medical certification requirements as part of its Commercial Drivers License (“CDL”) issuance program beginning January 30, 2012, as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HJR6 | Veto | This resolution provides the official revenue, refund and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal year 2012 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Vetoed by Governor |
| HB133 | Pass | This Act is necessary to remedy issues relating to the interpretation of certain escheatable “property” and the timing that such “property” escheats, as addressed by the Delaware Supreme Court in A.W. Financial Services, S.A. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HB144 | Pass | This bill allows for a person’s spouse to file a complaint concerning unsafe or unsanitary conditions at facilities where invasive medical procedures are performed. The Bill gives the Department of Health and Social Services the authority to re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB55 | Pass | This Bill expands the permissible use of traffic signal preemption devices to permit emergency vehicles to return into fire stations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB63 | Pass | This bill would require bills and amendments to show the changes to the statutes or to the bill in the context of the section or paragraph by using strikeouts for deleting and underscores for inserting. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HJR3 | Pass | This House Joint Resolution establishes a Communications Tax Review Group to study and make recommendations for improving Delaware's taxes and fees applicable to communications providers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB116 | Pass | This bill would grant bailiffs, judicial assistants and court security officers powers incident to a peace officer exercisable in any courthouse or property maintained or used as a courthouse within the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB122 | Pass | This Bill authorizes any board, commission, committee or council listed in Section 8735(a) of Title 29 to delegate to the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation, or a designee, the administrative authority to issue permits and licenses t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB68 | Pass | This Bill amends the municipal charter of the Town of Bethany Beach regarding the distance from the town within which the Alderman must reside by requiring Alderman to live in Sussex County, Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB126 | Pass | This bill clarifies the process by which the state shall review and certify county and municipal comprehensive plans. It also corrects several inconsistencies in the Code that have been created over the years as the state’s land use laws have c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| SB125 | Pass | This Act establishes a State income tax exemption for interest earned on bonds and notes issued by the Sustainable Energy Utility. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-05 Signed by Governor |
| HB127 | Pass | This Act provides a gross receipts tax cut to all taxpayers by: (a) cutting rates across-the-board by 3% and (b) increasing by 25% the monthly and quarterly exclusion levels for all business categories. It clarifies the rate reduction scheduled to ta... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB195 | Pass | This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid for Fiscal Year 2012. Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Centers $20,582,465 Section 2 – Pass-throughs and Community Agencies $15,450,864 Section 3 – Fire ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB128 | Pass | This Act reduces from 6.95% to 6.75% the personal income tax rate on taxable income in excess of $60,000. The Act also maintains the 2014 sunset, which returns the top rate to 5.95%. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HJR8 | Pass | This resolution provides the official revenue, refund and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2012 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB122 | Pass | This bill transfers from the Public Service Commission to the Water Supply Coordinating Council the authority to review and approve water conservation plans and certifications of adequate water supply submitted by the investor-owned water utilities. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HJR5 | Pass | This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2011. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HR25 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution establishes a task force to examine the issue of manufactured housing delinquent taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Introduced in House and assigned to House Administration Committee |
| SB91 | Pass | In an effort to encourage job creation and economic investment in Delaware, this Act amends the Delaware Bank Franchise Tax. This Act increases the incentive for major financial institutions to locate their charters and operations in Delaware by lowe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| SB130 | Pass | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2012 Bond and Capital Improvements Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB130 | Pass | This bill rewrites the City of Harrington Charter to do the following: Clarify the powers section of the charter. Removes the specific election district descriptions from the Charter by specifying the district maps are held in City Hall and the bound... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB229 | Intro
Sine Die | This legislation further clarifies the statute of limitations relating to abandoned or unclaimed property. The statute of limitation dates are moved to 1995 from 1981 and July 22, 2002 from July 8, 1991. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Introduced in House and assigned to Judiciary Committee |
| HB190 | Pass | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriation Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| SB121 | Pass | The Sheriff’s Office is no longer located in Kent County Courthouse. This Bill permits Sheriff sales to be conducted at the Sheriff’s Office. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB129 | Pass | This Act reduces the general public utility tax rate on electricity and gas from 5.00% to 4.25%. The Act also reduces the rate on electricity and gas distributed to manufacturers, food processors and other agribusinesses from 2.35% to 2.00%. The Act ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-01 Signed by Governor |
| HB225 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act prohibits the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) from mandating that a child care center inspect a child’s food or drink brought from home in order to determine whether such food or drink meets certain nutritional requirements. The ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| HCR22 | Engross
Sine Die | By way of this Resolution the 146th General Assembly hereby recognizes the importance of pro bono legal services to the many citizens of Delaware and does hereby recognize the week of October 23 - 29, 2011 as “Delaware’s Pro Bono Celebrat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB70 | Pass | This bill protects the health of young children by prohibiting the chemical bisphenol-A in certain children’s products such as bottles, cups, and other containers used for food or beverages. Bisphenol-A, or BPA is a chemical used to help harden... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Signed by Governor |
| HCR24 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution proclaims June 2011 as New Homes Month and urges Delaware’s citizens to recognize the month dedicated to building better homes and improving the quality of life in Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB18 | Enroll
Sine Die | This is the second leg of a Constitutional Amendment that will increase the annual amount of compensation an officer must receive, from such position, before Senate confirmation is required. This Bill will increase the current amount of five hundred ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| HCR21 | Engross
Sine Die | By designating October 2011 as “Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month”, this concurrent resolution will bring awareness and support to the Delaware chapter of The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care and the 10th annu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SR20 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Resolution commends the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency for their work in protecting the people and property of Delaware during a man-made or natural disaster and further en... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB221 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes a number of technical corrections to the Workplace Fraud Act passed by the 145th General Assembly. It makes the Act applicable to all employees, except those in domestic, agriculture, fishing, and hunting. It requires employers not to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 To House Administration Committee |
| HB96 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill increases the civil fine for violating the clear zone requirement along highway rights-of-way. The current civil fine is $25 per item. The new fine will be $50 for the first item in violation and $75 for each subsequent item. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HR24 | Intro
Sine Die | The House of Representatives proclaims the week of October 16-22, 2011 as “Mediation Week”. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB224 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act clarifies the scope of authority of the Office of Child Care Licensing (the “OCCL”). The Code currently authorizes the OCCL to regulate child care centers concerning the “physical, social, moral, mental and educational need... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-30 To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| SCR25 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution encourages Delaware’s public post-secondary education institutions to continue efforts to improve and broaden disability services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR24 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution requests a report and suggestions for improvement on the at-store recycling program established in 2009 from DNREC for the purpose of improving the program and bettering the environment. AUTHOR: Sen. Cloutier [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB67 | Pass | This Bill specifically authorizes Michelle Smith and Stephanie Calloway’s memorial signage at the locations of their deaths to commemorate their service and the tragic loss of their lives while serving in the line of duty. It also authorizes fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29 Signed by Governor |
| SCR17 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution asks the state of New Jersey to discontinue once-through cooling at all its facilities along the Delaware River to protect fisheries and create jobs for both New Jersey and Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SCR20 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution expresses support for outdoor activities for children to experience nature. Specifically, the Resolution supports the Delaware No Child left Inside/Children in Nature Initiative. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29 Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB216 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires an insurer who denies coverage for a procedure or test as medically unnecessary to reimburse an insured for all expenses, including out-of-pocket expenses, if the insured pays for the procedure or test and the procedure or test is ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-06-29 To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |