| SB191 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill requires instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
| SJR8 | Pass | This Joint Resolution establishes a Committee to study carpet recycling and to report to the General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24
Signed by Governor |
| SB158 | Pass | This Bill repeals statutes establishing or dealing with the following entities: Section 1 - Advisory Council for Children Youth and Their Families Section 2 – Corps of Oral Hygienists Section 3 – Delaware Development Corporation Section 4...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB108 | Pass | This Bill provides that a violation of 21 Del. C. 4172 is exempted from those motor vehicle offenses that are subject to voluntary assessment. Section 4172 provides for enhanced penalties, including suspension of license, and is consistent with moto...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| SB173 | Pass | This act would expand and clarify the purposes for which bonds may be issued without a referendum vote.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB272 | Pass | This bill modifies the residence requirement of the Chief Investigative Services Officer from a county residency requirement to a state residency requirement. Chief Investigative Services Officers are required to perform statewide services. Many stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| SB153 | Pass | This Act is intended to conform Delaware law to new federal law prescribing external review of adverse decisions by health carriers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB264 | Pass | This bill gives students with individualized education plans until the age of 21 to complete their driver education certification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| HB245 | Pass | House Bill 214 of this General Assembly sought to convert the Delaware Code to the use of People First Language (“PFL”) as part of a national movement to promote dignity and inclusion for people with disabilities. 78 Del. Laws c. 179 (201...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| SCR31 | Engross
Sine Die | When the United States was first formed and the thirteen states selected their first governors, nine were of Scottish ancestry. All the members of the first American cabinet had Scottish ancestry. Delaware’s first governor – John McKinly,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HJR12 | Pass | This Joint Resolution recognizes the month of April 2012 as Autism Awareness Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| SB85 | Pass | This bill clarifies that the applicable post-judgment interest rate on any judgments entered in cases of personal loans is the lesser of the legal interest rate or the contract rate. This bill does not affect the usury statute or other special circum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| SB34 | Engross
Sine Die | This legislation expands the composition of the State Employee Benefits Committee and provides Delaware public employees with representation on the Committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HJR11 | Pass | This Joint Resolution proclaims the month of March 2012 National Nutrition Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB202 | Pass | This Bill makes it an offense to use a handicapped plate or placard issued to another person, unless that person is also in the vehicle. The Bill aims to curb the use of handicapped parking spaces by persons who do not actually need them. Under the C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB49 | Pass | This Act provides that any person who solicits a door-to-door sale shall display a door-to-door salesperson identification card which shall include the person’s name, employer, employer telephone number, employer address and the State of Delawa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
Signed by Governor |
| HB301 | Intro
Sine Die | On June 30, this bill returns paragraphs (1) and (2) of 1419(a), Title 24 to their present placement in Title 24 instead of their being removed on June 30, 2012. House Bill No. 180 that removed paragraphs (1) and (2) passed on a consent calendar and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-05
To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| HB286 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires all State agencies to hold public hearings on all proposed regulatory changes except emergency regulations under 10119 of the Administrative Procedures Act and those presently exempted under 10113 of the Administrative Procedures...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-04
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB201 | Intro
Sine Die | The General Assembly, over the years, has delegated authority to State agencies to adopt and amend rules and regulations which have the force of law and which subject those regulated to civil and criminal penalties and other sanctions. To assure that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-04
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| HCR40 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution recognizes the week of April 8-14, 2012, as National Library Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-03
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB296 | Intro
Sine Die | The existing laws underserve runaway and homeless youth. This Bill will address needs of these youth in crisis in meaningful, effective, efficient, and cost effective ways. This Act establishes a comprehensive system of support resources and services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-03
Introduced in House and assigned to Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB291 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill allows the forfeiture of all or part of a public employee’s pension and retirement benefits for any member of the Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System (DPERS) (see lines 7-17 of the bill) who is convicted of certain crim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-03
To House Administration Committee |
| SB195 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill provides for disclosure materials and information to be distributed where additional density or bonuses have been granted by the local government. It also provides for penalties for failures to provide these materials at the discretion of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-03
To Senate Community/County Affairs Committee |
| HB236 | Pass | This bill provides a new type of liquor license for concert venues, particularly those that serve food, but do not meet the requirements for a restaurant liquor license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB234 | Pass | There are no substantive changes to the law created by this Bill. This Bill constitutes a clarification of the effect of the consumer law changes in House Substitute 1 for House Bill No. 247, enacted in 2010. Several sections in Chapter 25 of Title 6...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-30
Signed by Governor |
| HCR38 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution encourages conformance with the law prohibiting the use of electronic communication devices while operating a motor vehicle on the highways of the State of Delaware, encourages cell phone carriers, automobile manufacturers, and cell p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-29
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB287 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill declares that the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility falls under the requirements of the State procurement laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-29
To House Energy Committee |
| HCR37 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes April 2012 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Delaware. 3/26/2012 9:09 AM
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-29
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB251 | Pass | This Act eliminates the $100,000 business license fee for firms engaged in crude oil lightering. It consequently eliminates the designation of proceeds from the lightering license fee to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-29
Signed by Governor |
| SB166 | Pass | This Act would remove the requirement that the valuation and assessment of real property be conducted every 3 years. The purpose of this Act is to allow the City of Dover flexibility to adjust the timeframe.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-29
Signed by Governor |
| SCR29 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution commends the work of Communities in Schools and Connecting Generations the program that provides mentoring in our schools. It also designates March 28th to commemorate this program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-29
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB189 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill allows a hunter to use a handgun in lieu of a shotgun on farms permitted by DNREC through their deer depredation programs to reduce agricultural crop damage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-28
Reported Out of Committee (AGRICULTURE) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| HB136 | Pass | Currently Delaware law gives a preference in hiring for state employment to veterans, disabled veterans and the unremarried widow or widower of a veteran. This bill changes the law with respect to spouses of veterans to extend the hiring preference t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-28
Signed by Governor |
| SCR26 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution adds representatives from a mountain bike and an equestrian group to the White Clay Creek State Park Citizens Advisory Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-28
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| SB179 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act delays implementation of HB 180 [which will create a journeyperson electrician and apprentice electrician license and will eliminate an exception that allows for unlicensed persons to perform electrical work under the supervision of electric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
To Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee |
| SB164 | Pass | This Bill removes the Sunset Provision from last year’s public education unit count law so it does not sunset on April 1, 2012.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
Signed by Governor |
| SB182 | Intro
Sine Die | In the event of a vacancy in the office of New Castle County President, this amendment removes the requirement for a costly special election. Where the vacancy is in the office of the President, the members of Council are required to appoint from amo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
To Senate Community/County Affairs Committee |
| SCR30 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors Salesianum School freshman Ben Hylak for his hard work and creativity in conceiving, designing and building a telepresence robot, which he calls MAYA, for the purpose of helping elderly persons and others with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB239 | Pass | This bill repeals the sunset provision included in Chapter 15, Volume 77 of the Laws of Delaware, House Bill No. 102 of the 145th General Assembly. House Bill No. 102 authorized the Teach for America (TFA) program as an alternative route to teacher l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
Signed by Governor |
| HB284 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides pension eligibility for per diem employees of the Legislature. A per diem employee will be eligible to receive a service pension if he or she has 85 months of credited service as a per diem employee of the Legislature and was emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
To House Administration Committee |
| SB159 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill eliminates the portions of the Delaware Uniform Athlete Agents Act which referred to the Board of Athlete Agent Examiners, which has been sunsetted. However, provisions of the Act which do not require action by the former Board remain in ef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
Stricken |
| HCR34 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution commends Amber Augustus on her selection as the Delaware State Teacher of the Year, as well as recognizing and commending each district and charter school’s Teacher of the Year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-22
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB279 | Intro
Sine Die | The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control by regulation has adopted the California Low Emission Vehicle Program effective for all new model year 2014 and subsequent motor vehicles. This bill requires the General Assembly to approv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HCR36 | Engross
Sine Die | This joint resolution recognizes March 21, 2012 is “Kick Butts Day” and encourages anti-smoking activism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB274 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill amends Title 9 to require dog owners to obtain a dog license within thirty days of having their dogs vaccinated for rabies, and provides for exceptions. Additionally, this Bill would require veterinarians to notify dog owners of the licensi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| HCR35 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the USA and 50th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council, and proclaims 2012 as the “Year of the Girl” in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-21
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB163 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill phases in a $1.00 increase in the state minimum wage through January 1, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee |
| HB162 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes two changes to Delaware’s surplus lines insurance: First, this Act allows surplus lines insurers who are domesticated in Delaware to write surplus lines insurance in Delaware. Currently, such insurers are not allowed to write sur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
Stricken |
| HCR33 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes the deep economic and cultural ties between Delaware and Canada and celebrates March 20, 2012, as “Canada Day in Delaware.”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB169 | Intro
Sine Die | This is the Delaware “DREAM” Act. “DREAM” is an acronym which stands for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act. The Delaware DREAM Act will permit undocumented students to pay tuition and fees at the in-s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
To Senate Education Committee |
