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SB247PassThis bill continues the current practice which allows school districts to hire qualified school nurses in a timely and appropriate manner. The bill keeps in place current language that requires applicants for school nurse to achieve a passing score o...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
SB262Enroll

Sine Die
This Bill addresses the issue of exceeding maximum political contribution limits by collecting money to run for an office which the candidate drops out of the race for prior to the primary or general election and using that money and new contribution...
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2014-07-01
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB414PassThis Act maintains the 10 year tax credit available to bank franchise taxpayers that create 200 or more jobs by extending the sunset of the tax credit from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2032 and providing for a rolling base year for measuring employm...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
HB245Enroll

Sine Die
This bill would require retail establishments to allow access to an employee bathroom for customers with Crohn’s disease, colitis, or other condition or device requiring immediate access to a restroom facility. A customer wishing access must ha...
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2014-07-01
HS 1 for HB 245 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB226Intro

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Section 1 of this bill would increase consumer knowledge and corporate transparency by requiring a Commission-regulated electric company, retail electricity provider, or municipal electric company to include on each customer’s bill a line-by-li...
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2014-07-01
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
SJR14PassThis Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2015.
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
SJR13PassThis Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2014.
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
HB295PassThis bill will create a new chapter regarding the safe destruction by business entities of documents containing personal information. Aggrieved customers will have a civil action to recover potential treble damages. In addition, the Attorney General ...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
SB244PassThis bill expands the purview of the DPAS II Advisory Committee which serves to provide advice to the Secretary of Education and the State Board in the promulgation of regulations relating to DPAS II.
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
SCR63Enroll

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This concurrent resolution creates an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Task Force.
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2014-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
HB205PassThis bill requires that school districts schedule an in-service day for the day of any primary election in which district schools will be used as polling places. This bill also provides that the department of elections for each county may use public ...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
HB425PassThis Bill is the Fiscal Year 2015 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
SCR64Engross

Sine Die
This Resolution establishes the Delaware Waterways Management and Financing Advisory Committee to develop and submit recommendations for sustainable and dedicated funding for Waterway Management activities statewide.
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2014-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB266PassThis Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid for Fiscal Year 20142015. Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Center $21,598,445 $22,662,059 Section 2 – One-Times and Community Agencies $16,733,672 $16,540,724 ...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
HJR17Engross

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This joint resolution is designed to establish a task force to study and make findings concerning financial literacy education and recommend methods of improving the financial literacy of Delaware K-12 students.
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2014-07-01
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB218Enroll

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This Bill requires written authorization from a patient for any person to pick up a prescription on a patient’s behalf. Currently, a pharmacy is only required to obtain and keep on file valid photographic identification for the person picking u...
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2014-07-01
HS 1 for HB 218 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB417Enroll

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This Legislation provides a mechanism for financial institutions to freeze transactions that they suspect are financial exploitation of an elderly person. It requires the financial institution to report the suspected financial exploitation to proper ...
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2014-07-01
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB244PassThe development of portable storage units that may be placed upon an individual’s property has called into question whether these units are, in fact, “storage warehouses” and whether a constable may levy upon property located within...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
SCR65Engross

Sine Die
This resolution establishes an Autism Educational Task Force.
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2014-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB255PassAn Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provi...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
HB226PassThe role of Juvenile Probation Officers in the Serious Juvenile Offender (SJO) unit is not to act as police but rather to engage and work with youth and their families while maintaining public safety. Rather than mirroring the Council on Police Train...
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2014-07-01
Signed by Governor
HB193Engross

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This bill promotes the safety and welfare of the State’s citizens by making failure to wear a seat belt an independent civil violation. It would no longer be an aggravating circumstance for sentencing on other violations. There are still no mot...
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2014-06-30
Laid On Table in Senate
HB420Intro

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This bill removes Probation and Parole officers and Capitol and DNREC police officers from one group and creates a new group for purposes of collective bargaining. Certified police officers of the Office of State Fire Marshal are included in the new ...
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2014-06-30
Stricken
SB228PassThis Act codifies the longstanding practice of the Department of Finance and the Secretary of State to hold as confidential the financial information obtained during the course of examinations, settlements, or voluntary self-disclosure agreements tha...
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2014-06-30
Signed by Governor
SB198Enroll

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This legislation updates lender liability under the Hazardous Substances Cleanup Act by amending and adding definitions and detailing the responsibilities of lenders. It also permits reimbursements and direct payments to any person who enters into a ...
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2014-06-30
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 1 NO 2 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB212Enroll

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This legislation will require all DUI offenders to install an ignition interlock.
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2014-06-30
HS 1 for HB 212 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB394PassThis bill makes several corrections and revisions to the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act that were inadvertently included in or omitted from Senate Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 39 (79 Del. Laws ch. 214), which was enacted to bring Delaware into ...
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2014-06-30
Signed by Governor
HCR55Intro

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This resolution authorizes the state legislative website to include the voting record of each state legislator starting no later than January 2017.
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2014-06-30
Stricken
HB415Engross

Sine Die
This bill ensures that Truth in Sentencing provisions apply to Title 21 felony offenses.
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2014-06-30
Laid On Table in Senate
SB210Enroll

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This Bill changes the composition of the Professional Standards Board by reducing the number of members. It also changes the term of membership from 4 years to 3 years.
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2014-06-30
SS 1 for SB 210 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB240Engross

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This bill clarifies that a participating volunteer fire company or ladies auxiliary in the Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan has the ability to withdraw from the plan. As part of that withdrawal process the company or auxiliary would pa...
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2014-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB310Enroll

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This bill creates the Fort DuPont Redevelopment Corporation, along with a board of trustees and an advisory council, to oversee the economic development of the Fort DuPont Complex near Delaware City while preserving the historical and environmental i...
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2014-06-30
HS 1 for HB 310 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB98PassSections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 12 add a criminal background check requirement and prohibit licensure of individuals with a conviction for a felony sexual offense seeking licensure as podiatrists, chiropractors, physicians, occupational therapists, opt...
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2014-06-30
Signed by Governor
HB400Engross

Sine Die
Section 1 of this Bill adds a provision to the Health-Care Decisions statute authorizing a medical order which is transportable, standardized, and implements a patient's end-of-life care preferences. In order to implement that statute, adjustments ar...
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2014-06-30
Laid On Table in Senate
SR20Engross

Sine Die
This resolution honors Representative Darryl M. Scott for his six years of distinguished service as a member of the 145th, 146th and 147th General Assemblies, representing Kent County’s 31st Representative District.
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2014-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
SB197PassHuman trafficking is a global concern that affects the United States on federal, state, and local levels, and victimizes more than 27 million people worldwide. By 2012, human trafficking had become the second fastest growing criminal activity in the ...
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2014-06-30
Signed by Governor
SJR12PassThis Joint Resolution calls upon the Delaware State Bar Association, its Corporation Law Section, and the Council of that Section, to continue examination of important proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law relating to fee-shifti...
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2014-06-30
Signed by Governor
HCR71Engross

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This Resolution recognizes the 300th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church of Dover.
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2014-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HCR65Engross

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By way of this Resolution the 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 19-25, 2014, as “Delaware’s Pro Bono Celebration Wee...
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2014-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HCR70Engross

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This concurrent resolution recognizes the week of October 12-18th as the inaugural Kent County Restaurant Week.
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2014-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HCR69Engross

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This Resolution recognizes the month of September 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014 as National Hispanic Heritage Month in Delaware.
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2014-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
HB423Intro

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In 1999, House Bill 332 established new response time goals and certification standards for the delivery of basic life support and emergency medical services. In order to meet the new standards, volunteer ambulance companies needed to hire paid EMTs ...
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2014-06-27
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
HB323PassThis Act requires that annual or biennial reports published by various public bodies of the Executive Branch of State Government be posted in a central online repository available to the citizens through the State’s web portal. By creating a si...
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2014-06-26
Signed by Governor
HB322PassThis Act clarifies that FOIA requests submitted via U.S. mail are valid, provided that the public records requested do not fall within the scope of the enumerated exceptions in the law. This Act is in response to a small number of complaints that FOI...
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2014-06-26
Signed by Governor
SCR53Engross

Sine Die
This Resolution proclaims May, 2014, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month in Delaware.
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2014-06-26
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SB251Intro

Sine Die
This bill continues the process of updating the Liquor Control Act to make it more modern and consumer-friendly. The bill allows stores the option to open at 8:00 a.m. for a period up to three consecutive months each year to adjust for seasonal varia...
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2014-06-26
Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
HB321PassThis bill requires the Attorney General to engage in educational efforts aimed at FOIA coordinators for all public bodies in this State. FOIA coordinators serve an important role as the first point of contact between government and citizens seeking p...
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2014-06-26
Signed by Governor
HB155Intro

Sine Die
This bill prohibits the use of a wearable computer with a head-mounted display while driving.
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2014-06-26
Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
SCR59Engross

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This resolution establishes the Unclaimed Property Task Force to inquire into, examine, study and make findings and recommendations related to improving fairness and compliance in Delaware’s unclaimed property program.
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2014-06-26
Passed in House by Voice Vote
SCR62Intro

Sine Die
This Resolution establishes the Delaware Waterways Management and Financing Advisory Committee to develop and submit recommendations for sustainable and dedicated funding for Waterway Management activities statewide.
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2014-06-26
Stricken
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