| HB465 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act provides resources to microbusinesses that could be successful but lack sufficient resources to effectively implement their business plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
To House Administration Committee |
| HR35 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution designates June, 2024 as Black Music Appreciation Month in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-30
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB455 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates a 10-year program to address the lack of affordable housing in Delaware by establishing statewide limitations on the amount that rent can be increased as follows:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
To House Housing Committee |
| HB454 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates a small business COVID-19 tax credit for such businesses that have survived the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HR34 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution states the intent to phase out the use of avoidable PFAS in consumer products sold in Delaware, consistent with precedents set in other states that have banned the use of avoidable PFAS in consumer products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
To House Administration Committee |
| SJR7 | Intro
Sine Die | This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Office of Child Care Licensing to adopt an electronic record and filing system that will modernize the States child care system. The OCCL must provide a report regarding the adoption of an electronic record an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| HR33 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution mourns the loss of Delabear and encourages all drivers to be vigilant while driving to keep an eye out for wildlife.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HR30 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes November 11, 2024 as Veterans Day in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR32 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution urges the Department of Human Resources / Division of Statewide Benefits and Insurance Coverage, to collaborate with a health system partner to work with a technology partner to deliver focused and targeted care protocols to a measura...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR31 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution requests that the Department of Education does all of the following to expand and support equity and inclusion in financial literacy for all students in the State of Delaware:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| HR29 | Intro
Sine Die | This Resolution recognizes Wednesday, June 26, 2024, as Staff Appreciation Day in the House of Representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB446 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill prevents a consumer reporting agency from furnishing a consumer report if the report is being obtained due to an inquiry regarding a residential mortgage loan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Not Worked in Committee |
| HB438 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. It removes the employer as the party responsible for making eligibility determinations and claims decisions and instead reallocates this responsibility to the Department of Labor an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
To House Appropriations Committee |
| SB333 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act eliminates the requirement that a school, school district, or licensed child care provider keep community notifications in a binder. Instead, schools, school district, or licensed child care providers are required to provide all of the follo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB334 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill amends Chapter 5, Title 11 of the Delaware Code related to the unlawful discharge of firearms within the State. The bill recognizes the potential danger of such discharges which occur during target shooting and other related firearm skill e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB445 | Intro
Sine Die | Reverse keyword court orders enable the government to obtain technology search data without identifying any specific person as to which there is probable cause to believe they have committed or will imminently commit a crime. The profusion of electro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Amendment HA 2 to HB 445 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| SB191 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act generally requires a student athlete to compete for athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex, as determined at or near birth and based on the students birth certificate or other government record if a birth certificat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-21
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB427 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act protects consumers by regulating home improvement contracts. Among other things, this Act provides the buyer with a right to cancel home improvement contracts within 3 days (5 days for those over the age of 62 or with a disability); limits c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-21
Not Enough Signatures to Release |
| HB452 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires that all rental units constructed before January 1, 1978, are certified as lead free or lead safe by a specific deadline. Lead inspectors must be approved by the State to conduct inspections and if necessary, lead abatement and reme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| HB449 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act removes the requirement that Kent County establish a Farmland Preservation Advisory Board. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HB450 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates a rental housing registry for the State of Delaware that is searchable by the public. In addition to basic information about the rental unit, the landlord must provide the results of any lead-based paint inspection or risk assessment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
To House Housing Committee |
| HB399 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by a cabinet-level Secretary appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department will take over most of the duties currently handled by the Comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
Amendment HA 1 to HB 399 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB248 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Substitute bill clarifies it is only for new or substantially modified permits and specifies it is only for the following permits: (1) Clean Air permit; (2) Coastal Zone Act permit; (3) Solid waste permit; (4) National Pollutant Discharge ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HCR143 | Intro
Sine Die | This resolution calls on the General Assembly to encourage the Delaware medical community to educate the citizens of Delaware about the forced organ harvesting that occurs in China, in the event they decide to travel to China for an expedited transpl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| HB360 | Intro
Sine Die | This Substitute for House Bill No. 360 removes 1 floating holiday and adds 1 legal holiday that will rotate on a 3-year basis between Diwali, Eid ul-Fitr, and Yom Kippur, so that only one of those holidays will be a legal State holiday in any given y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB448 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill allows Delaware residents age 60 and older to deduct their full pensions or other qualified retirement income from State taxable income. This bill contains technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-18
To House Revenue & Finance Committee |
| HB435 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill creates a new chapter in Title 30 and establishes the STEM Talent Advancement and Retention Program (STAR Program) and the STEM Talent Advancement and Retention Fund (STAR Fund). The purpose of this STAR Program is to incentivize and attrac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-18
To House Appropriations Committee |
| SB330 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act adds intentional interference with the operation of a school bus to the offense of disorderly conduct. Interference with a school bus may include boarding a school bus and refusing to exist after being lawfully ordered to do so by the school...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| SB321 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act codifies rights afforded to persons with disabilities that are under guardianships pursuant to Chapters 39 and 39A in Title 12 of the Delaware Code. This Act also grants persons with disabilities the ability to motion the Court of Chancery f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-18
Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB380 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes technical changes for clarity by adding a definition of mental condition to the Code section that deals with relinquishment of firearms for persons who may be a danger to self or others (also known as a red flag law). It also extends t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-18
Not Worked in Committee |
| HB447 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates Chapter 62 of Title 24 to regulate health-care advertisements, defined as any communication or statement that is directly controlled or administered by a health-care professional or a health-care professionals office personnel. It re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
To House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
| SB332 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs as well as interested federal and state officials and agencies, to design and implement a wholesale ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
To Senate Executive Committee |
| HB391 | Intro
Sine Die | Delaware relies on fees imposed as surcharges by the criminal legal system to generate revenue for government services. These criminal fees can be an unstable revenue generator, especially when there are recessions, pandemics, or other major economic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
To House Appropriations Committee |
| SB4 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4, Senate Substitute No. 1, and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill N...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Amendment SA 1 to SS 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB443 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires the Delaware State Housing Authority to establish and administer Low Barrier Navigation Centers (LBNCs). LBNCs are non-congregate, interim housing facilities designed to rapidly transition individuals or families into permanent hous...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
To House Housing Committee |
| HB436 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act allows participation in the county and municipal police/firefighter pension plan by persons who are employed full time as either a paid firefighter or a paid emergency medical technician or both.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Not Worked in Committee |
| HB43 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act allows Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in a political party's primary election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Motion to Release Failed |
| SCR175 | Intro
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution establishes the Probation System Task Force to study the probation system and make findings and recommendations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Amendment SA 1 to SCR 175 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB343 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act reduces the State's rate of realty transfer tax by .25% per year for 4 years, for residential property conveyances having a property value less than $500,000, and for commercial property convenances having a property value less than $1,0...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Motion to Release Failed |
| SB312 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act adopts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act ("the Act") authored by the Uniform Law Commission. The Uniform Law Commission provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| SB322 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act updates the Grace Firestone Act to strengthen regulations for member schools regarding sudden cardiac arrest. The Act requires member schools to develop an athletic emergency action plan and have an automated external defibrillator (AED) les...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| SB323 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act removes prohibitions in Title 11 of the Delaware code regarding owning or possessing certain types of folding knives that may be opened with one hand. So-called "switch blade knives", which are more appropriately called automatic k...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB324 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act amends provisions in Title 19 and Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Department of Labors enforcement procedures and wage and hour enforcement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
To Senate Labor Committee |
| SB328 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act directs DIAA to separate all public and private school team championship sanctioned event.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB180 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 180. Like Senate Bill No. 180, this Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 180 |
| HB203 | Intro
Sine Die | With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| HB441 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act encourages patients to choose physical therapy, occupational therapy, and neuromuscular massage therapy as a safe alternative to opioid use for managing acute and chronic pain by doing the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-06
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| SB317 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires a health-care practitioner to offer a patient ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone services before terminating a pregnancy. The patient is free to choose not to view the ultrasound or listen to the auscultation of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-06
To Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee |
| SB315 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act prohibits gender transition surgery for children due to the potential for an irrevocable procedure occurring when there is a significant probability that children will come to identify with their biological gender.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-06
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| HB421 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill amends section 1318 of Title 14 to provide an education employee paid time off to recover from injury incurred in the performance of duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-06
To House Education Committee |
