| DE | 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 |
| DE | 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 |
| DE | 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 |
| DE | 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 |
| 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 | HB17 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires all employers in the State to provide employees with a minimum of 1 hour of earned sick time and safety leave for every 30 hours worked. For employers of fewer than 10 employees, the time may be unpaid, job-protected time instead of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
Motion to Release Failed |
| DE | HB262 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act permits wine producers holding a valid license within this State or another state to obtain a license and ship wine directly to Delaware consumers so long as it is done through a common carrier with a carrier permit. This Act requires that w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | HB415 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act ensures that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individual...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| DE | HB292 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires the Department of Elections to review every political committees contribution and expense report and to note the report, on the Departments website, as either Submitted but Not Reviewed or Reviewed and Final. If the Department disco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | HB145 | Intro
Sine Die | Reverse-location court orders and reverse keyword court orders enable the government to obtain location data or technology search data without identifying any specific person as to which there is probable cause to believe they have committed or will ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Stricken in House |
| DE | HCR125 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and supports a permanent ceasefire, release of all hostages, delivery of immediate and sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza, and diplomatic action to facilitate long-te...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB290 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act removes a barrier to higher education by allowing a student who has been convicted of a violent felony to qualify for or maintain eligibility for a SEED scholarship if other eligibility criteria are met.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | HB55 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opport...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | HB346 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of gender-affirming health care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR105 | Intro
Sine Die | This concurrent resolution recognizes March 31st as International Transgender Day of Visibility in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB115 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act does all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
Stricken in House |
| 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 | HB189 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act makes clear that corporations and other artificial entities may not be given a vote in municipal elections. Section 1 of this Act prohibits a municipality from giving corporations and other artificial entities the right to vote within the mu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB327 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this Act is to protect victims of sexual assault, discrimination, or harassment from retaliatory lawsuits that arise when a victim of sexual assault discloses information regarding an act of sexual assault, discrimination, or harassmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
Tabled in Committee |
| DE | HB230 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of gender-affirming health care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
Stricken in House |
| DE | HB7 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires Delaware Medicaid to provide an enhancement to the acute care per diem rate for psychiatric facilities for hard to place pediatric behavioral health inpatients. The per diem enhancement is limited to an inpatient stay of 14 days. Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
Stricken in House |
| DE | HB307 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act provides a tuition waiver for victims of human trafficking who are enrolled in the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, or Delaware Technical Community College.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Education Committee |
| DE | HR26 | Intro
Sine Die | This House Resolution calls upon Delawares federal delegation, President Biden, and the Presidents administration to work towards a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, including the release of all hostages and prisoners of war by both sides...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-09
Laid On Table in House |
| DE | HB278 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires that a train or light engine used to move freight by railroad have a crew of at least 2 individuals. Violation of this statute subjects the railroad to a $500 fine for a first offense, and a $1,000 fine for a second or subsequent of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-09
To House Transportation 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 | HB152 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act revises the membership of the State Employee Benefits Committee by removing the Delaware retiree appointed by the Governor and adding 2 members who are eligible to receive health care insurance under Chapter 52 of Title 29 under a pension or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB199 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary nurse staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses in long-term care facilities in the State and assigns ove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Stricken in House |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | HB143 | Intro
Sine Die | Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. Thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-10
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB96 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act reduces the eligible age of a citizen to vote in school board elections for purposes of electing members to the school board from 18 years old to 16 years old. For all other public school elections, which includes referendums, the minimum vo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Tabled in Committee |
| 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 | HB6 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires the State to fund a Mental Health Professional and Mental Health Coordinator position for each district and charter school by the 2024-25 school year. The Mental Health Professional and Mental Health Coordinator must develop partner...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
To House Education Committee |
| 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 | HB84 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act clarifies that police officers shall assist the Office of Animal Welfare and Department of Agriculture, as occasion requires, in enforcement of all laws for protection and control of animals. The Act prohibits the owner or person in possessi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
Stricken in House |
| DE | HB90 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act requires large health-care facilities to provide information to uninsured patients regarding eligibility and the application process for medical assistance. Information must be provided at the time of service or prior to discharge, and again...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB41 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill creates the Delaware Digital Right to Repair Act. Currently when an electronic product such as a phone or electronic game breaks, it is only allowed to be repaired by the manufacturer. Parts are not available whether you are a consumer or a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB74 | Intro
Sine Die | This Act abrogates the privilege between priest and penitent in a sacramental confession relating to child abuse and neglect. It requires priests to report child abuse and neglect or to give or accept evidence in a judicial proceeding relating to chi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
