| DE | SB61 | Pass | Teachers and other school employees (school employees) do not accrue annual leave that can be used on a flexible basis. Under current law, school employees may only use 3 days of sick leave for personal reasons and may be absent for 5 days after the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-26
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB60 | Pass | To prevent Delawareans from facing exorbitant costs for potentially life-saving screenings and follow-up tests, and to allow providers to use clinical judgement in the use of breast cancer examination tools based on established national standards, th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-26
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB1 | Pass | This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 1. Like Senate Bill No. 1, this Act creates a right to representation for tenants in evictions and other landlord-tenant actions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB184 | Pass | Delaware law expressly prohibits employment discrimination based upon surviving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Such discrimination includes: (1) failing or refusing to hire or discharging an employee because the individual was a vict...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB171 | Pass | This Act extends the Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program annual fees for facilities in Delaware, which have historically expired and been reauthorized by the General Assembly every three years. Existing statutory authorization to collect f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-21
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB98 | Pass | This Act creates certain uniform, minimum requirements for public notice related to permits and permit renewals issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. In particular, the notice must include instructions for electroni...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-21
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB26 | Pass | This Act provides state employees 30, rather than 15, days of paid leave per year to attend training camp or serve special duty as ordered by the military reserves or Delaware National Guard.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB9 | Pass | Although lead-based paint is prevalent in many Delaware residences and causes extraordinary neurological damage in children, including seizures, behavioral disorders, developmental delays, and cognitive disabilities, Delaware does not have a comprehe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-17
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB109 | Pass | Frequently, driver license applicants over the age of 18 require more than six (6) months practice time behind the wheel and to prepare for the skills exam. By providing the permit for a total of one (1) year, it will eliminate the need to request th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB74 | Pass | This Act establishes requirements for the handling of treatment records for all of the following health-care providers under Title 24:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB75 | Pass | This Act amends §134, Title 17 of the Delaware Code to allow for Secretarys designee to sign traffic resolutions within incorporated towns and cities. The same authority already exists for traffic resolutions in unincorporated areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB111 | Pass | This Act increases the length of time for a valid temporary tag from 60 days to 90 days. This Act also adds a new provision requiring temporary tags be issued through a temporary tag system, approved by the Division of Motor Vehicles, to further redu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB65 | Pass | According to the Mayo Clinic, miscarriages occur in about 20% of all pregnancies, and generally, in the first 12 weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 out of every 100 American pregnancies ends in stillbirth. Black women have a signi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB68 | Pass | This Act revises Delawares child safety seat requirements which currently requires an appropriate car seat or booster. Under this Act, children under 2 years and under 30 pounds must be seated in a rear-facing seat with a 5-point harness. Children un...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB160 | Fail | This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2024 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB89 | Pass | This Bill allows for the use of green lights on state owned and operated snow removal equipment and vehicles during winter weather operations. Studies have shown green lights are more visible to the traveling public during winter weather conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB126 | Pass | This Act clarifies that State building code and other local codes must align with substitute standards for refrigerants as approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency through their federal listing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB177 | Pass | This bill increases the amount of Compassionate Leave for eligible employees of the State upon the death of an immediate family member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB92 | Pass | This Act requires drivers to change lanes or reduce their speed while approaching a stationary vehicle displaying warning signals, including vehicle hazard warning lights, road flares, traffic cones, cautions signs, or any non-vehicular warning signs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB94 | Pass | The expectation for speed enforcement, under Delaware's Motor Vehicle statute, are Delaware's law enforcement agencies. It is not always possible for law enforcement officers to effectively enforce the speed limitations due to a number of fac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SCR82 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution recognizes October 18, 2023, as "Financial Aid Day" in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB56 | Pass | This is an omnibus bill that updates several aspects of the Delaware Public Utility Code, Title 26, including the following: (a) Expanding the public notice options for the Public Service Commission in order to reduce costs, increase transparency, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB178 | Pass | This Act updates the makeup and duties of the Council of Apprenticeship and Training to meet the current needs of the DOL, the apprenticeship workforce, and employers. It clarifies the duties of the Council, the membership of the Council, and term li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB249 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act updates certain statutory fees in Title 7 and establishes or updates certain permit and licensing fees. This Act also replaces and supersedes 1991 Del Laws. Ch. 86 (H.B. 360), An Act to Amend Titles 7 and 23 of the Delaware Code Relating to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee |
| DE | SB71 | Pass | This Act requires law-enforcement agencies, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Department of Justice to report suspected animal cruelty to the Office of Animal Welfare that is discovered while performing their ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB70 | Pass | This Act adds the following acts against a person's companion animal or service animal to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB95 | Pass | This Act requires Family Court to award possession and provide for the care of companion animals when dividing marital property after considering the well-being of the companion animal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB33 | Pass | This Act increases funding for preschool children with disabilities who are not counted in either "intensive" or "complex" special education units by revising the current ratio of 12.8 students per unit to 8.4 students per unit fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB89 | Engross
Sine Die | Section 1 of this Act increases the standard deduction for personal income tax purposes of resident individuals and spouses of this State for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023. Section 3 of this Act increases the monetary filing thresholds ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Amendment SA 2 to HB 89 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SCR78 | Engross
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution establishes the Enhancing Lifelong Community Supports for the Aging, Individuals with Disabilities, and Their Family Caregivers Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB170 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
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 Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB33 | Pass | This bill adopts a key recommendation of the Child Protection Accountability Commission Caseloads and Workloads final report approved on November 20, 2019, that Division of Family Services (DFS) caseload standards be reduced from 18 to 12 families pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB175 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act adds provisions to Title 21 defining accessible parking spaces, incorporating federal standards for accessible parking spaces found in the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable regulations. The Act also provides additional requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-07
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 11 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR56 | Enroll
Sine Die | This Concurrent Resolution acknowledges June 2023 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR21 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates June 9, 2023, as "Freshwater Wetlands Day" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR68 | Engross
Sine Die | This resolution proclaims the first full week of June as the "Delaware Gun Violence Prevention Week" in the State of Delaware, in which we remember and honor all survivors of gun violence and ask that all Delawareans consider ways that we a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB8 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act directs state agencies to collaborate on the development and implementation of clean construction preferences that will allow for the incorporation and consideration of sustainability and carbon impact data in the award of public works contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
Amendment HA 1 to HB 8 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB95 | Pass | This Act adds clarity to the statutory changes made by Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 151 of the 151st General Assembly related to drivers licenses for foster children. This Act clarifies that during the initial 6 months of a Learners Permit, a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | SB37 | Pass | This act designates rescue dogs as the official state dog.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB136 | Intro
Sine Die | While the exact number of nurse vacancies in Delaware fluctuates, healthcare providers agree that the current shortage is unsustainable. Nursing shortages lead to error, higher morbidity, and mortality rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | HB150 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill is the Cover All Delaware Children Act. Many children who are undocumented do not have access to routine or preventative healthcare, including vaccinations and physicals, because they cannot afford the services. Instead they may rely upon e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To House Appropriations 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 | HB128 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act creates the following new tax brackets for taxable years after December 31, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | SCR57 | Engross
Sine Die | This Senate Concurrent Resolution supports a forthcoming federal resolution recognizing Thomas Garrett as a heroic abolitionist.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB45 | Pass | This Act amends Chapter 30A of Title 14 to clarify that screening will not be conducted if a parent declines developmental screening or notifies the licensee that the child is already receiving early intervention services or special education and rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB2 | Pass | The Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana for recreational use in much the same manner as alcohol. It creates a framework for production, manufacture, and sale in a legal recreational marijuana industry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
Enact w/o Sign by Governor |
| DE | HB35 | Pass | This Act charges the Department of Safety & Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Transportation, to present a report and plan to the General Assembly no later t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HCR54 | Engross
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution congratulates the State of Israel on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB60 | Pass | This Act provides teachers and other school employees with the same protection to be absent without a loss of pay as State merit employees for all of the following reasons:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
Signed by Governor |
