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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
DE	HB50	Intro 25%	This Act addresses energy costs to consumers by redirecting certain funds to supplement the existing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and by creating the Delaware Energy Fund to provide assistance to consumers whose household income is less ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-19 To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee
DE	HB2	Intro 25%	Section 1 of this Act increases the burial benefit under the State Employees' Pension Plan from $7,000 to $8,000. The amount of this benefit has not been increased since 2001 (See 73 Del. Laws, c. 146, § 5). [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	SB28	Intro 25%	Section 1 of this Act requires that $7,000 be paid for the funeral expenses of a deceased member of a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire company ladies auxiliary, or volunteer ambulance and rescue. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DE	SB26	Intro 25%	Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees who meet all other eligibility requirements qualify for unemployment benefits from the date they file their claim. However, if a labor dispute does not constitute a locko... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Labor Committee
DE	SB27	Intro 25%	This Act establishes the Office of New Americans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of new Americans who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SB3	Intro 25%	This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and provide an absolute right to vote by absentee ballot without an excuse. This Act is in response to the Supreme Courts dec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SB34	Intro 25%	This Act allows a tenant to terminate a rental agreement early if they are purchasing a home by providing 30 days' written notice to the landlord. The 30-day period begins on the first day of the month after the day the notice is given. This Act ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Housing Committee
DE	SB36	Intro 25%	This Act requires dealers to offer car buyers the opportunity to purchase a contract cancellation option agreement. The contract cancellation option agreement must allow buyers to cancel a car purchase no less than 3 business days after the dealer de... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DE	SB33	Intro 25%	This Act builds on the success of the Downtown Development Districts Act, Chapter 19 of Title 22 of the Delaware Code, by permitting a municipality with a population of 30,000 or more in the 2020 federal census, which includes Wilmington, Dover, and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SB31	Intro 25%	Section 1 of this Act increases the burial benefit for individuals receiving a pension under the State Employees Pension Plan (Chapter 55 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code) from $7,000 to $10,000. The amount of this benefit has not been increased sinc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Executive Committee
DE	SB2	Intro 25%	This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to specifically authorize early, in-person voting for the general election, a primary election, and a special election filling a vacancy in the General Assembly. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SB29	Intro 25%	Section 1 of this Act increases to $10,000 the amount of funeral expenses which can be paid for the funeral of a deceased member of a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire company ladies auxiliary, or volunteer ambulance and rescue company. The amou... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DE	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
DE	HB365	Intro Sine Die	This Act is enabling legislation that establishes the framework and requirements for a competitive mobile sports wagering market in Delaware under the authority of the Lottery Director. Sports wagering is now legal in 38 states, and 29 states have le... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-05-23 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	SB44	Intro Sine Die	This Act establishes the Office of New Americans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of new Americans who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-05-15 Amendment SA 1 to SB 44 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DE	HB289	Intro Sine Die	Section 1 of this Act increases the burial benefit for individuals eligible to receive a pension under the State Employees Pension Plan (Chapter 55 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code) from $7,000 to $8,000. The burial benefit has not been increased sin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-19 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	SB196	Intro Sine Die	This legislation establishes a voluntary certification program for 24/7 Emergent Physician Care Centers and is designed to help Delawareans chose the right level of walk-in, medical care. The importance of 24/7 Physician Care Centers in the delivery ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-06-29 To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DE	SB94	Intro Sine Die	The State of Delaware previously offered an employer match for state employee contributions to the deferred compensation program. The purpose of the match was to help state employees save and build wealth for retirement and to enable state government... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-05-17 To Senate Finance Committee
DE	SB42	Intro Sine Die	This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 42 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 42. Like Senate Bill No. 42 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 42, this Act does all of the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-05-02 was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 42
DE	HB112	Intro Sine Die	In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB 115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12, and limits delinquency proceedings for children under 12 to a small set of very serious crimes. This Act clarifies that children un... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-26 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DE	HB79	Intro Sine Die	In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-25 Stricken in House
DE	SB84	Intro Sine Die	Under this Act, a premium cigar means any roll for smoking that is all of the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-19 To Senate Executive Committee
DE	SB45	Intro Sine Die	Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees are immediately eligible for unemployment benefits. Additionally, current law permits an individual to collect unemployment benefits beginning the third week of a labor d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-29 Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 4 Favorable
DE	HB36	Intro Sine Die	This Act decreases by 1% the rate of the realty transfer tax to be received by the State, thereby returning it to the rate that was applicable prior to August 1,2017. The Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-01-26 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	HB30	Intro Sine Die	This Act removes the 3 year residency requirement to qualify for the disabled veteran tax credit. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-01-25 Amendment HA 1 to HB 30 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DE	HB477	Intro Sine Die	It is the policy of this State that meaningful sanctions be imposed upon those who allow dangerous conditions and defects to exist in leased premises and that an effective mechanism be established for repairing these conditions and halting their crea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-28 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	HB358	Intro Sine Die	This Act decreases by 1% the rate of realty transfer tax to be received by the State, thereby returning to the rate that was applicable prior to August 1, 2017. This will be effective for documents recorded after July 1, 2022. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-22 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	HB220	Intro Sine Die	This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delawares natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and inalie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-16 Tabled in Committee
DE	HB458	Intro Sine Die	This Act authorizes the City of Wilmington to acquire vacant or abandoned property through the exercise of eminent domain when an ordinance declares the acquisition part of a community development plan necessary to prevent the decline or decay of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-15 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DE	HB284	Intro Sine Die	This Act increases the aggregate amount of Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credits that can be approved in any 1 fiscal year from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-06-14 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	HB50	Intro Sine Die	Recognizing that a criminal charge can have lasting collateral consequences for a juvenile on employment and education opportunities, this bill raises the age in which a juveniles information, such as their name and mug shot, may be released by the s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-04-14 Stricken in House
DE	HB118	Intro Sine Die	Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have established a process for compensating individuals who have been wrongly convicted. This Act creates such a process for Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-03-19 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	SB249	Intro Sine Die	This Act establishes the Office of New Delawareans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of those foreign-born individuals who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-03-17 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SB244	Intro Sine Die	Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees are immediately eligible for unemployment benefits. Additionally, current law permits an individual to collect unemployment benefits beginning the third week of a labor d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-03-10 To Senate Labor Committee
DE	SB243	Intro Sine Die	This Act establishes the Baby Bond Account Fund (Fund) to deposit $2,000 in an account for an individual born on or after January 1, 2022, into a household with an annual household income that does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. The Pl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-03-10 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	HB298	Intro Sine Die	This Act authorizes a reduction in the realty transfer tax for senior Delaware residents who have resided in Delaware for at least 10 consecutive years prior to entering into a transaction to sell their primary Delaware residence. This reduction only... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-02-11 To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DE	HB294	Intro Sine Die	This Act requires each school district and charter school to provide each student in preschool, kindergarten, and in grades 2 and 4 an oral health screening by January 15 of each school year. The Division of Public Health (DPH) offers school-based or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2022-01-27 To House Education Committee
DE	SB186	Intro Sine Die	According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-15 To Senate Judiciary Committee
DE	SB99	Intro Sine Die	This Act makes minority educators eligible for the High Needs Educator Student Loan Repayment Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-28 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DE	HB185	Intro Sine Die	This Act requires certain law-enforcement officer to wear and use a body worn camera to record all interactions with a member of the public. The Act also requires law-enforcement agencies to retain body worn camera recordings for at least 90 days fol... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
DE	HB114	Intro Sine Die	This Act requires each school district and charter school to establish and implement a curriculum on Black History for students in grades K through 12. This Act incorporates contemporary events into discussions of Black History and the tools of exper... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-25 Stricken in House
DE	SB49	Intro Sine Die	This act clarifies that the University of Delaware, like other institutes of higher learning including Delaware State University and Delaware Technical and Community College, must comply with the terms of the Prevailing Wage Law for projects secured ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-24 Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DE	HB39	Intro Sine Die	This bill requires that inadvertent out-of-network services be included in individual and group health insurance policies as well as group and blank health insurance policies. This bill defines inadvertent out-of-network services are those services t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-18 To House Health & Human Development Committee
DE	SB250	Intro Sine Die	This bill is intended to advance sustainable energy goals and initiatives in Delaware and to restore Delaware as a leader in renewable, sustainable energy. First, this Act builds on the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act, which was first enacte... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-06-30 Amendment SA 1 to SB 250 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DE	SB257	Intro Sine Die	Juneteenth National Freedom Day commemorates June 19, 1865, the date news finally reached African Americans in Galveston, Texas that Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves living in Confederate states. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-06-20 Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
DE	HB360	Intro Sine Die	This Bill amends Title 11 to require that custodial interrogations of children, at a place of detention, by a law enforcement officer, be electronically recorded. The Bill requires the law enforcement officer to prepare a written explanation if the i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-06-18 To House Judiciary Committee
DE	HB4	Intro Sine Die	This Act, known as the James Johnson Sentencing Reform Act, named for Representative JJ Johnson, makes significant changes to the sentencing laws in Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-01-29 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	HB286	Intro Sine Die	This bill requires that inadvertent out-of-network services be included in individual and group health insurance policies as well as group and blank health insurance policies. This bill defines inadvertent out-of-network services are those services t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-01-29 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits
DE	SB192	Intro Sine Die	A 2019 study found the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-01-23 To Senate Judicial Committee
DE	SB204	Intro Sine Die	This Act requires public schools to begin their school year after Labor Day. There have been many economic impact reports done that show a positive impact from starting public schools after Labor Day. A report by the Virginia Hospitality and Travel A... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-01-23 To Senate Education Committee