| SB87 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 87. Like Senate Bill No. 87, this Act does the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-22
Signed by Governor |
| HB201 | Pass | As of April 4, 2023, 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in schools this year in 13 separate school shootings. School shootings hit a record high in 2022 with 46 shootings, surpassing 2021s record of 42 shootings. In 2022, 43,450 children e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18
Signed by Governor |
| HB202 | Pass | This Act limits those individuals who may possess a firearm at a polling place on an Election Day to the following: (1) law enforcement officers, (2) commissioned security guards acting in their official capacity, (3) constables acting in their offic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18
Signed by Governor |
| SB157 | Pass | This Act, the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code, was drafted by the Uniform Law Commission in partnership with the American Law Institute. The Uniform Law Commission "provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-18
Signed by Governor |
| SB92 | Pass | This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by expanding the jurisdictional application of the Act to employers with less than 100 employees and as few as 25 employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB129 | Pass | The Act updates the Delaware Code concerning animal shelter standards and treatment of animals in shelters to reflect best practices, which are currently already being followed by most shelters. The Act also fills in gaps in existing law, such as by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB93 | Pass | This bill amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act by requiring that the Board, consistent with the Boards Rules and Regulations, issue written decisions following hearings on unfair labor practice charges within 30 days of the close of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB165 | Pass | This Act amends Chapter 25, Title 24 of the Delaware Code relating to the Practice of Pharmacy. The amendments authorize pharmacists to engage in collaborative pharmacy practice with one or more practitioners meaning individuals who are authorized by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| SB189 | Pass | This Act adds xylazine and it isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers to Schedule III of the Delaware Uniform Controlled Substances Act and expands the authorization for the distribution of testing strips to determine t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-17
Signed by Governor |
| HB160 | Pass | The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 established 988 as the universal phone number for "the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline." Thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB4 | Pass | This Act is Nolans Law. The purpose of this legislation is to provide more behavioral health supports to school districts and charter schools in the aftermath of a school-connected traumatic event, which is defined as the death of any student, educat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| HB3 | Pass | According to a recent CDC survey, the COVID pandemic exacerbated an existing mental health crisis for students. One in 5 school aged children has a mental health condition, and 45% of children may have experienced a traumatic event. This bill provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-16
Signed by Governor |
| SB176 | Pass | This Act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a retired law-enforcement canine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB117 | Pass | This Act authorizes paramedics and other EMS providers to provide medical care to police dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil immunity to paramedics and other EMS providers who provide medical services to police dogs,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-10
Signed by Governor |
| SB156 | Pass | Under the current salary scale for teachers, if a permitted paraprofessional in a school wishes to become a certified teacher in the same school, they may have to take a pay cut to do so. This Act provides teachers who previously worked as paraprofes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB105 | Pass | This Act requires physicians who are discontinuing business, leaving the State, or terminating a patient-physician relationship for any other reason to notify affected patients at least thirty days prior to the discontinuation of services via first c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB148 | Pass | This Act allows a practitioner with the authority to prescribe medication to give the unused portion of topical medication used during treatment to a patient upon discharge or the conclusion of the visit. This Act is based on the Model Act created by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB130 | Pass | There are thousands of casual/seasonal employees, who work for the State of Delaware. These hard-working individuals make up a critical part of the state government workforce and play a significant role in keeping our state running and delivering ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB163 | Pass | This Act authorizes the Department of Education to issue an initial or continuing license to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Core (JROTC) Instructor who has been certified by the United States Department of Defense (USDOD). This Act also removes ou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB80 | Pass | This Act requires that doula services be covered by Medicaid in Delaware by January 1, 2024. It follows up on HB 343 from the 151st General Assembly which required the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to submit a plan for implementing this...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB169 | Pass | This Act requires the Secretary of Education to publish and deliver to the General Assembly a report detailing requests for certificates of necessity that are not included in the proposed capital budget and the reasons for the rejection and a ranking...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB176 | Pass | This bill would extend various deadlines in the Unemployment Code. The intent is to provide claimants and employers additional time to receive and prepare a response or appeal of benefit determinations and other important documents that require a res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB177 | Pass | This Act deletes the requirement in Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Section 4304, that no more than 5 commissioners or interim commissioners of the Wilmington Housing Authority be of the same political party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB52 | Pass | This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB62 | Pass | This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 5 years. The first 5-year period starts when the reassessment currently being conducted by each county is completed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| SB158 | Pass | This Act permits an individual who is a reproductive health care services provider or employee to apply for participation in Delaware's Address Confidentiality Program, which allows participants to keep their actual address confidential by applyi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB129 | Pass | This Act modifies Section 2803 to add definitions for negligence, misconduct and incompetence. These new definitions will provide greater clarity and guidance for the Council of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers in determining whethe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB218 | Pass | This Act changes the composition of the Commission and further clarifies the definition of veterans as it pertains to this Section of Title 29. The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs is comprised of members, appointed by the Governor, who repres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-09
Signed by Governor |
| HB206 | Pass | This Act revamps the Council on Police Training, by changing the name of the Council to the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (or POST) and amending its powers and duties to: (1) more accurately reflect the dual role of establishing tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB205 | Pass | This Act makes a number of revisions to the Law-Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in Title 11 of the Delaware Code. It adds part-time officers to the coverage of the chapter. It distinguishes between formal investigations and informal inquiries, bu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| HB12 | Pass | This Act creates an Electric Vehicle Rebate Program to incentivize the purchase and lease of new and used electric vehicles by Delaware residents. All-electric vehicles shall receive a rebate of no more than $2,500 and hybrid vehicles shall receive a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB170 | Pass | This Act directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to work with PJM Interconnection, LLC to study the transmission impacts of offshore wind development, to work with neighboring states on offshore wind transmission, and to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB7 | Pass | This Bill amends the Delaware Energy Act, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 80, Subchapter II, by updating and expanding upon the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls Divisi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB157 | Pass | This Act prohibits a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor from purchasing or otherwise acquiring a gift card or other item in its original packaging unless the individual offering the item for sale produces a receipt or proof of pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB103 | Pass | Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Between 2012 and 2016, EV sales grew at an annual rate of 32%. In 2017, growth in sales reached 45%. Batteries for EVs have become much cheaper in the last 10 years, enabling EVs to compete ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB164 | Pass | This bill increases the amount of money the Town of Delmar is permitted to raise from levying and collecting taxes from $1,000,000.00 to $2,500,000.00.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB158 | Pass | This bill transfers the placement of the Cash Management Policy Board from within the Department of Finance to the Office of the State Treasurer and provides that support for the Board shall be determined by the State Treasurer as is currently done.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB83 | Pass | This Act requires every public school and charter school to provide students enrolled in kindergarten with an oral health screening by the last student attendance day of each school year. Notification to the parent or guardian must be done and a copy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB85 | Pass | This Act creates a special license plate for retired state legislators. This Act shall be known as "The Senator Margaret Rose Henry Act".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB231 | Pass | This Act provides clarity on the type of certification and the accepted certifying agencies for increases over the basic salary schedule.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| SB32 | Pass | The bill adds visual impairments including blindness to the list of programs to be conducted on a 12-month schedule.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB99 | Pass | This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, follows the issuance of Delawares Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory target of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB126 | Pass | This Act clarifies to whom the annual report must be sent and the date that the report must be submitted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB219 | Pass | This Act expands eligibility for the investment and employment credit against corporation income tax available under 30 Del. C. § 2011 to the operators of climate-controlled fruit or vegetable growing facilities with at least 400,000 square feet of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB10 | Pass | This Act establishes targets for annual purchase of electric school buses through fiscal year 2030, and requires the Department of Education to submit an annual implementation report through 2029 as well as a comprehensive report in 2030 detailing fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB11 | Pass | This Act requires new commercial buildings with a foundation footprint of 50,000 square feet or greater to meet certain requirements to ensure that their roof is able to support solar energy infrastructure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| HB207 | Pass | This Act amends the Charter of The Town of Milton. Specifically, Section 1 of the Act allows for an exception to the lengthy annexation process for a contiguous property owner seeking annexation if the property is two acres or less. Section 2 of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB114 | Pass | Substance use disorder constitutes a severe threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of Delaware. Recovery residences address the needs of individuals in recovery from substance use disorder by providing a safe and healthy living environment ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-01
Signed by Governor |
| HB182 | Pass | Sections 1 through 6 of this Act revise the State's existing child abuse laws as follows:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-31
Signed by Governor |
| HB183 | Pass | This Act revises the existing crime of endangering the welfare of a child by providing or permitting a child to consume or inhale unprescribed controlled substances in the following ways:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-31
Signed by Governor |
