| SJR15 | Pass | This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| SCR85 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution expresses support for the development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, technologies, usages, and businesses in Delaware and the increased economic and training opportunities available within the FAA Regulatory framework...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB213 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill changes the requirements for security guards, private investigator licenses by (a) making the qualifications uniform for both occupations; (b) providing that a license may still be issued for persons convicted of 2 or less of certain misdem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Laid On Table in Senate |
| SB247 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill implements portions of the federal requirements in the bipartisan Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183/HR 4890), signed into law in 2014 and effective September 29, 2015. This bill first implements Section...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
SS 1 for SB 247 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB286 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act creates the Technology Commercialization Fund. The primary purposes of the Act are as follows: (1) Help fund and develop new businesses in Delaware focused upon innovative cutting edge technologies, especially in the fields of Advanced Mater...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 12 YES 9 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SJR16 | Intro
Sine Die | This Senate Joint Resolution calls on the United States Congress to act in the public interest and approve pending legislation barring persons in the federal government’s classified terrorist database, commonly referred to as "the terroris...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 10 YES 9 NO 2 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB380 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would alter the continuity of government provisions of the Delaware Constitution to enable the effective continuance of government following a variety of emergency situations. Currently, A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| HB317 | Pass | This bill prohibits discrimination in employment based upon an individual’s caregiving responsibilities. Workers should be judged on the merits of their performance at work, not their responsibilities at home. Five states and over 90 localities...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HJR12 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Joint Resolution fulfills the condition of 14 Del C. 1026(d)(1) that the General Assembly must pass and the Governor must sign a Joint Resolution supporting the proposed changes to school district boundaries in New Castle County. It also ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 6 YES 15 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB262 | Enroll
Sine Die | The Joint Sunset Committee recommended in 2015 that the Open Space Council (“Council”) review Chapter 75, Title 7 of the Delaware Code and submit in 2016 proposed legislation to bring the 25-year-old Delaware Land Protection Act up to dat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
HS 1 for HB 262 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB206 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill will add 4 new check-off donation boxes on the Delaware personal income tax return whereby individuals may choose to donate a portion of their tax refund, or designate an amount in addition to the tax they owe that will be transferred by th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (FINANCE) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB314 | Pass | This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee to not disclose his or her wages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB150 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill allows that penalties for violations of rules of the road are enhanced when a victim is vulnerable user (as defined) of a right-of-way who experiences serious physical injury. It expands vulnerable user protection from careless or inattenti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
SS 1 for SB 150 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB278 | Intro
Sine Die | Currently, the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) applies to the Boards of Trustees of the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. This Act clarifies that committees or subcommittees of the Board of Trustees of either unive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 10 YES 9 NO 2 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SR19 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution requests the Department of Insurance to examine the secondary market for life insurance and to make recommendations to the 149th General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 11 YES 6 NO 3 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB197 | Pass | After the delivery of a child, major mental and public health issues which need to be addressed may arise, including the occurrence of postpartum depression or feelings of depression, anger, anxiety, and guilt. This presents problems not only for the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB432 | Enroll
Sine Die | This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Elsmere. Section 1 removes a cap on the amount of indebtedness the Town may incur to meet “current expenses.” Section 2 places a cap on the power to borrow money for municipal repair and improve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB358 | Pass | This Act will merge the oversight of three different state-sponsored investment plans that hold non-state monies into a single new “Plans Management Board”. In addition, the Act amends the “Achieving a Better Life Act” (“...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| HB316 | Pass | This bill prohibits discrimination in employment based upon an individual’s reproductive health decisions. Delaware laws currently prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex or pregnancy; however, this legislation makes it clear that an employ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB199 | Pass | This Act amends Title 14, Chapter 12, Subchapter II. of the Delaware Code, creating a four-tiered licensure structure for Delaware educators. Through Senate Bill 51, the State of Delaware has significantly improved educator preparation in Delaware. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SCR91 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution encourages the Delaware State Bar Association, its Corporation Law Section, and the Council of that Section, to examine the State’s business entity laws with an eye towards maintaining balance, efficiency, fairness, and predicta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Laid On Table in Senate |
| HB446 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill imposes a cap on the interest rate that may be charged for “alternative financial services” at an annual rate of interest of 100%. “Alternative financial services” is a term sometimes used for payday loans, installme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| SB272 | Enroll
Sine Die | Subchapter III, Chapter 68, Title 7 of the Delaware Code (“Subchapter III”) was originally enacted in 1982. In 1996, President Clinton signed the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, 42 U.S.C. 1791 (“Bill Emerson Act̶...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 8 On Its Merits |
| SB258 | Pass | The Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Ch. 100 ("FOIA") currently exempts from the definition of public record those documents that could jeopardize security of the state, "[f]acilitate the planning of a terrorist attack,&...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| SB296 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Bill establishes a procedure by which a mortgagee which changes its notice address from the notice address as provided in any mortgage or assignment of mortgage, may, at its option, provide public notice of its new notice address.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB224 | Intro
Sine Die | This Bill requires political committees to report a contributor’s occupation and employment information. This is already a requirement in federal campaign finance law. If only a contributor’s name and address are disclosed (without occupa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/ELECTIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB167 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act improves the enforcement mechanisms related to Delaware’s campaign finance disclosure laws in four ways. First, this Act amends 8040, Title 15 to require that the Superior Court may not grant a certificate of election to a successful...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/ELECTIONS) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| SB257 | Pass | Volume 78, Chapter 349, of the Delaware Laws provided the State the same statutory transfer rights afforded defendants charged with Driving Under the Influence ("DUI"). The ability of both the State and the defendant to transfer misdemeanor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| HB352 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act conforms Delaware’s deadlines for filing certain information returns to those established in the Internal Revenue Code. In an effort to combat identity theft and taxpayer fraud, federal filing dates were recently changed. For example, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (BANKING AND BUSINESS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HB30 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill provides State funding to kindergarten through third grade for basic special education. State funding already occurs for intensive and complex special education during these grades. Currently the basic special education funding runs from fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HCR97 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes November 2016 as “Native American Heritage Month” in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HR37 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes Wednesday, June 29, 2016, as “Staff Appreciation Day” in the House of Representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HB445 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill entitles a unit owner to attorneys’ fees and litigation costs if a Declarant fails to relinquish control of a unit owners’ association as required in the Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. Additionally, this bill cr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
To House Housing & Community Affairs Committee |
| HR39 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution creates the Statewide Afterschool Initiative Learning Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HJR11 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution establishes and sets forth the understating that due to the complexity and wide ranging environmental, social and economic impact associated with a change to the State of Delaware stormwater management regulations and accompanying tec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| SB299 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act provides additional safeguards for vulnerable individuals living in long-term care facilities and clarifies existing requirements. Specifically, this Act clarifies that the records to which the Division of Long-Term Care Residents Protection...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
To Senate Executive Committee |
| SB152 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act places a duty on the drivers of motor vehicles to clean ice and snow off of their vehicles prior to driving on the State’s highways. Greater penalties are provided for ice or snow dislodging from a moving vehicle and causing physical i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB427 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill provides Statewide consistency of the law that protects the public welfare from dangerous dogs and clarifies that dogs may not be held potentially dangerous or dangerous for animal control enforcement or for purposes of criminal liability b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 31 YES 5 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HCR96 | Engross
Sine Die | This Resolution proclaims the week of July 11-15, 2016 as Delaware Local Produce Week
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB168 | Engross
Sine Die | This Act includes Department of Transportation employees who work on interstate, expressway, arterial, and collector roads in the classification of employees who are eligible to receive hazardous duty pay.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (TRANSPORTATION/LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| HB444 | Intro
Sine Die | An estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, whether it’s a football or baseball league with their friends and family, or more recently, a daily or weekly contest against players from across the country. T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Reported Out of Committee (GAMING & PARIMUTUELS) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| HB160 | Pass | This bill clarifies that the Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance is authorized to collect unpaid claimant overpayments of benefits and unpaid employer unemployment tax assessments through offset by interception of state and federal tax refund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB322 | Pass | This bill updates the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Section 1 ensures that the internship requirement for applicants for psychological assistant registration is equivalent to the internship required of ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB382 | Pass | This Act guarantees that all children facing criminal charges and allegations of delinquency have the right to an attorney, codifying the Office of Defense Services’ current practice of representing every juvenile that requests representation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB437 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill requires that all contractors and subcontractors are required, independently or through agreement with other organizations, to provide craft training for journeyman and apprentice levels through a bona fide program approved by and registere...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Amendment HA 5 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB309 | Pass | This Act would remove the exemption from the Freedom of Information Act that currently exists for proceedings and records of the Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (SLEAF), making those records and proceedings of that fund subject to the State&#...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB288 | Pass | This legislation increases the penalty of unlawfully using any brake or braking system that is attached to, or an integral part of the vehicle’s internal combustion engine or exhaust systems, also known as a jake brake, to include a moving viol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| HB411 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill corrects an unintended consequence of House Bill No. 15 of the 148th General Assembly, signed into law by the Governor on June 24, 2015, by preventing double taxation of premium ceded to a series captive insurance company or protected cell....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| HB412 | Engross
Sine Die | This bill enhances Delaware’s attractiveness as a captive insurance domicile by creating a streamlined and inexpensive regulatory regime for captive insurance companies that are dormant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| SB143 | Enroll
Sine Die | An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Profession And Occupation Of Optometry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
SS 1 for SB 143 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
