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DEHB31Intro

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This act regulates persons who receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits earned by serving our nation in the military. This bill would not prohibit persons or business entities from receiving compensation for advice t...
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2024-12-19
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB27Intro

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This Act makes changes to the operating requirements for the Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council.
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2024-12-19
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB23Intro

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This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law:
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2024-12-19
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB29Intro

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Each year, the Department of Education (Department) publishes data regarding all Delaware public schools, currently known as School Performance Data Reports (reports). These reports are available on the Departments website as the Delaware Report Card...
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2024-12-19
To House Education Committee
DEHB22Intro

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This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24,...
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2024-12-19
To House Education Committee
DEHB1Intro

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This Act establishes a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs led by a cabinet-level Secretary to advocate for and administer programs relating to veterans in the State of Delaware. It is the intent of this legislation that current staff of t...
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2024-12-19
To House Veterans Affairs Committee
DEHB26Intro

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This Act makes it unlawful to possess, operate any motor vehicle with, purchase, install, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise distribute a number plate flipping device. A number plate flipping device means a manual, electric, or mechanical...
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2024-12-19
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
DEHB312PassSchool board members are currently required to engage both in financial responsibility training and a training to understand educational and legal issues about due process and special education. This Act will require that a school board president inf...
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2024-11-01
Signed by Governor
DEHB340PassThis Act authorizes the creation of Family Justice Centers within Delaware to provide victims of crime with a single source to obtain resources and support services.
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2024-10-25
Signed by Governor
DEHB291PassThis Act requires that a candidates political committees contribution and expense report, provided to the Department of Elections, include the primary employer and job title of each person contributing to the committee. This Act also requires the Dep...
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2024-10-23
Signed by Governor
DEHB287PassThis 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 law-enforcement canine retired from a police department of a political subdivision of the State of Delaware.
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2024-10-23
Signed by Governor
DEHB378PassThis Act requires health spas selling subscription services online to provide a prospective buyer of such a subscription the right to cancel the automatic renewal online. The option to cancel is also to be presented on the website in a clear and cons...
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2024-10-23
Signed by Governor
DEHB277PassThis Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
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2024-10-09
Signed by Governor
DEHB286PassLike House Bill No. 286, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 286 prohibits discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test.
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2024-10-09
Signed by Governor
DEHB16PassThis Act requires that Medicaid and State employee health plans cover: (1) ovarian cancer monitoring tests for women treated for ovarian cancer; and (2) annual screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer.
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2024-10-09
Signed by Governor
DEHB330PassThis Act increases the amount of the annual appropriation to prefund future State employee retiree health insurance as recommended by the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee. Like other required ...
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2024-09-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB264PassThis Act makes the crime of patronizing a prostitute a class E felony rather than a misdemeanor where the person from whom prostitution is sought is a minor.
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2024-08-29
Signed by Governor
DEHB270PassThis Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case,...
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2024-08-15
Signed by Governor
DEHB342PassThis Act creates a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry in which an applicant may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm. An individual on the Registry may request removal from the Registry no sooner than 3...
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2024-08-15
Signed by Governor
DEHB200PassThis Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
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2024-08-07
Signed by Governor
DEHB5PassThe States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal pol...
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2024-08-07
Signed by Governor
DEHB300PassThis Substitute Bill requires the Department of Health and Social Services to maintain a public registry of assisted living facilities that are accredited and/or certified to provide memory care services by an approved independent accrediting organiz...
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2024-08-01
Signed by Governor
DEHB345PassThis Act requires Medicaid coverage for additional postpartum visits with a doula upon recommendation of a licensed practitioner or clinician.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHCR121Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution dedicates the month of April 2024 as "Financial Literacy Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB417Engross

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Survivors of child sexual abuse that occurred in this State who have been barred from filing suit against their abusers by virtue of the expiration of the former civil statute of limitations, shall be permitted to file those claims in the Superior Co...
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2024-06-30
Laid On Table in Senate
DEHB475PassThis Bill is the Fiscal Year 2025 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB454Intro

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This Act creates a small business COVID-19 tax credit for such businesses that have survived the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2024-06-28
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DEHB282VetoThis Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo...
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2024-06-27
Enacted into Law
DEHB24PassThis Act creates a new charitable donation option on the Delaware income tax return. It allows taxpayers to direct a donation to the SL24: Unlocke the Light Foundation out of their state tax refund or in addition to the payment of owed tax. The Found...
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2024-06-27
Signed by Governor
DEHB281PassThis Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
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2024-06-26
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
DEHCR143Intro

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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...
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2024-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB265Engross

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This act requires a commercial entity that knowingly or intentionally provides pornography and other materials defined as harmful to minors to verify the age of individuals accessing the material.
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2024-06-18
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB435Intro

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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...
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2024-06-18
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB43Intro

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This Act allows Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in a political party's primary election.
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2024-06-12
Motion to Release Failed
DEHB203Intro

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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...
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2024-06-11
Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHCR145Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution commends the 2024 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, Shannon Gronau, and all of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.
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2024-06-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB412Intro

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Like Chapter 19 of Title 10, covering judicial officers, and a similar provision pending for correctional officers, this Act allows law enforcement officers to submit a written request that their personal information not be publicly released. The wri...
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2024-06-06
Amendment HA 1 to HB 412 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB429Intro

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This legislation, the State Spending Accountability Amendment, is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would reform the state budgeting process.
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2024-06-06
To House Administration Committee
DEHB262Intro

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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...
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2024-05-23
Not Worked in Committee
DEHB365Intro

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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...
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2024-05-23
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHCR144Engross

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This resolution recognizes June 6, 2024 as the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied Troops landed at Normandy during WWII.
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2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB244Intro

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This Act directs phased in unit funding for every school or district to have an athletic trainer. A school or district with less than 3 sports teams must submit an application to the Department of Education should it wish to receive partial funding f...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
DEHCR140Engross

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This concurrent resolution recognizes and commends speech-language pathologists and audiologists throughout this State for their work with citizens of this State to lead independent, productive, and fulfilling lives.
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2024-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB292Intro

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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...
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2024-05-16
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHCR126Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
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2024-05-15
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHCR124Engross

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This resolution designates May 6-12 as "National Nurses Week" in Delaware.
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2024-05-07
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHCR120Engross

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This Resolution pays tribute to the men and women of the Delaware National Guard for their service and sacrifices in support of defending our state and nation, and recognizes the outstanding advocacy provided by the National Guard Association of Dela...
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2024-04-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB59Intro

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This Act establishes a residential drinking water purification system program to be administered through the Department of Health and Social Services.
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2024-04-17
Not Worked in Committee
DEHCR112Intro

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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...
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2024-04-17
To House Administration Committee
DEHCR104Engross

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Through this resolution, we recognize the service and sacrifices Veterans have made for the safety of our nation and reaffirm our commitment to supporting and advocating for the needs of our Veteran community, ensuring that they receive the recogniti...
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2024-03-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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