| SB183 | Pass | This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB362 | Pass | This bill sets forth revisions to the Code related to Adult Protective Services. The bill updates language to reflect best practices and current names of agencies and class positions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HJR12 | Pass | The Delaware Department of Transportation currently uses a system to repair subdivision roadways in which a unit is dispatched only when a complaint is lodged with the Transportation Management Center. In order to avoid piecemeal repairs that waste v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB393 | Pass | This Bill updates the Delaware Viatical Settlements Act by amending the license and bond requirements for a viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker. The Act allows an applicant seeking licensure as a viatical settlement provider to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB422 | Pass | This Act dissolves the Delaware Interagency Council on Homelessness (DICH). The DICH has been an important venue for significant progress in addressing homelessness in Delaware. However, changes to the primary source of federal assistance for resourc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-23
Signed by Governor |
| HB367 | Pass | This is a housekeeping bill to codify the existing practices with administering the Municipal Street Aid program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB418 | Pass | Section 1 provides that unpaid taxes shall become first liens against property of the owner for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the assessment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB351 | Pass | In December 2016, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement issued final regulations titled "Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs," 81 Fed. Reg. 93,492 (Dec. 20, 2016) (codified at 42 C.F.R ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB408 | Pass | This Act amends the Workers Compensation Act to include a provision permitting Industrial Accident Board hearing notices and decisions to be sent by secure email with an electronic receipt in lieu of certified mail. This will save money for the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB294 | Pass | Section 1 of this Act transfers from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Department of Health and Social Services the responsibility for establishing, administering, adopting rules and regulations, and setting fees for courses of in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB404 | Pass | The purpose of this Act is to clarify that registered agents in Delaware are obligated to comply with requirements, standards, guidelines, rules, regulations, and procedures as issued by the Secretary of State on matters involving filings submitted t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB192 | Pass | This Act creates a special license plate to honor Delaware womens military service and commemorate the unveiling of the Delaware Womens Military Service Monument.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB241 | Pass | This Act provides the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association with the authority to establish fees for officiating.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB318 | Pass | This Act updates the Delaware Insurance Guaranty Association (DIGA) Act to more closely align it with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds (NCIGF) Model Acts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB365 | Pass | Currently, the age for wait staff to serve alcohol to a patron is 19 years old. This Act lowers the age of persons permitted to serve alcohol from 19 to 18 years of age for all establishments licensed for the on-premises sale and consumption of alcoh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB228 | Pass | This Act restores the Delaware Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program (Program), which was eliminated in the Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Appropriations Act. This Act replaces Senate Bill 148 and makes the following additional changes:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB420 | Pass | This Act grants legal guardians the standing to petition or oppose a petition to change minors' surnames.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB184 | Pass | This bill adds to the requirements for licensure as a River Pilot Apprentice that an applicant not have been convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of river piloting. This bill empowers the Board of Pilot Commissioners to waive su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB151 | Pass | Birth control use is nearly universal among women of reproductive age in the United States and is a key part of preventative health care for women. Access to birth control provides health benefits for women and children, improves women's ability ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB234 | Pass | Currently, the ability of the Department to take licensure action (i.e., suspension, revocation, limitation) is, in certain cases, contingent upon the public school employer first taking employment action (i.e., dismissal, termination). The Departmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB348 | Pass | This Act redefines resident to mean one who is legally domiciled in the State for 10 years immediately preceding October of the pretax year. This change means that one must be domiciled in the State for 10 years before one who is over the age of 65 c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB191 | Pass | The Public Service Commission conducts an annual review of the process by which Delmarva Power obtains electricity to deliver to its customers. With 100% of supply coming from market based auctions, there has been little need to continue the Integrat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB204 | Pass | Section 1 through 4 of this Act establish interim standards and criteria in order to permit redevelopment projects to move forward while revised regulations are being drafted. The interim standards set forth in this Act would effectively "sunset...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB333 | Pass | In 2017, HB 114 raised the minimum bodily injury and property damage liability limits set forth at 21 Del. C. § 2902(b)(2) from $15,000/$30,000/$5,000 to $25,000/$50,000/$10,000. However, HB 114 did not address the issue of combined single limits, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB356 | Pass | This Act allows the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to lease historic structures on State public lands to individuals or corporate entities. The lessee would be required to renovate and maintain the structure up to the appli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB198 | Pass | This Bill eliminates the prohibition against hunting for deer on Sundays. Additionally, it maintains the applicable agency regulating public lands authority and discretion to regulate, including prohibition of, deer hunting on Sundays. Lastly, the bi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB339 | Pass | This bill allows children under the age of 18 to be transferred to the Department of Corrections only after adjudication and an imposition of a sentence of incarceration. Currently, Delaware permits juveniles charged with adult offenses to be held in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB220 | Pass | This bill creates two new vehicle license plates promoting and supporting both saltwater and freshwater fishing in the State of Delaware. The proceeds associated with The Delaware Sport Fishing License Plate, has a mission of undertaking initiatives ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB174 | Pass | This Act permits an insurance company to apply for and receive a salvage certificate, clear of all liens, after payment of a total loss claim, if the insurance company has not been able to obtain the properly endorsed certificate of title.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB195 | Pass | Section 1 of the Act addresses statutes under Chapter 49 of Title 10 and (i) amends the title of section 4915 (but makes no substantive changes to the statute); and (ii) modifies section 4916 to provide that plans similar to the Delaware College Inve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB407 | Pass | This Act provides that all current employees, prospective employees, contractors and subcontractors of the Department of Labor with access to federal tax information shall be subject to appropriate background checks to ensure that the Department of L...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB391 | Pass | The Delaware National Guard is a crucial partner in the preparedness, planning and in conducting operations in the event of radiological incidents. This Acts modification to § 181 corrects an unintended flaw from a previous change to Title 20, affec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB409 | Pass | This Act creates a state mass layoff and plant closing notice requirement law that requires certain larger employers to provide their employees with adequate notice when they plan to go out of business, close a plant, or lay off a large number of emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB363 | Pass | This bill changes the time of school board and school referendum election from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB85 | Pass | This Act draws attention to the types of discipline used in schools by capturing data about out-of-school suspensions and publishing that data, in an effort to help schools identify areas where the data regarding out-of-school suspensions indicates t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB397 | Pass | This Act permits the Superior Court to consider petitions out of sequence where the Attorney General consents and the Court determines consideration to be in the interest of justice. To ensure this exceptional sequencing provision is employed judicio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| SB229 | Pass | This Act acknowledges that the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has been collecting natural resource data for years without the consent of the respective property owners. From the date of this Act forward, the Department must...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB248 | Pass | This Act removes from the definition of free standing emergency departments those emergency departments that are owned by an existing, licensed hospital in this State that has already been authorized and licensed to provide emergency services. This A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB470 | Pass | This Act would permit the Superior Court to conduct an evidentiary hearing, upon motion from the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families, before placing a child 16 years of age or older, in a secure detention facility pending ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB326 | Pass | This Act creates the Delaware Advance Scholarship Program (Program). The goal of this Act is to encourage Delaware students with intellectual disabilities to pursue studies for a comprehensive certificate or degree at a Delaware institution of higher...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-11
Signed by Governor |
| HB20 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act authorizes the Family Court to interview children who are involved in Protection From Abuse proceedings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| HB414 | Pass | This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Blades to allow annexation without a referendum only if the property to be annexed requests the annexation. Also, if a petition of over 10% of eligible voters requesting a referendum is submitted with 30 da...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB259 | Pass | In 2006, Delaware enacted Jessicas Law, which requires first time offenders convicted of a specified sexual offense against a child under 14 years of age and individuals previously convicted of a Class A or B sexual offense in Title 11 and subsequent...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| SB200 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Act prohibits drilling for oil or natural gas in Delawares coastal zone and territorial waters and precludes DNREC from issuing any permits in connection with the development of offshore drilling infrastructure, whether proposed for Delaware ter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT |
| SB170 | Pass | This bill increases the minimum wage to be paid in this State beginning in 2018 and ending in 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| SJR8 | Pass | This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| SCR80 | Engross
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Transportation and Delaware State Police examine the issue of slower traffic in the left hand lane and jointly report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2018, their recommendations, if any, fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| SB237 | Pass | This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid for Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB483 | Pass | This Act creates a training minimum wage and a youth wage that is not more than $0.50 less than the minimum wage rate that becomes effective January 1, 2019. The increase in the minimum wage to $8.75 is also effective January 1, 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB355 | Pass | This Act allows an agency, as defined in § 6902 of Title 29, (agency) to accept electronic bid submissions and on-line bidding for contracts procuring material and nonprofessional services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-01
Signed by Governor |
