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DEHB17Intro
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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...
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2024-05-02
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB342Intro
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This 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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2024-05-02
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 342
DEHB385Intro
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Throughout 2023, the Code Revisors provided the General Assembly with potential technical corrections that the Code Revisors identified as the Code Revisors revised the Delaware Code to reflect legislation that was enacted by the 152nd General Assemb...
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2024-05-02
To House Administration Committee
DEHB384Intro
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This Act amends the Newark Charter by authorizing the City of Newark to levy and collect a per student, per semester tax on Colleges and Universities that host in person classes which are located within the boundaries of the City of Newark. This tax ...
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2024-05-02
To House Administration Committee
DESB11Intro
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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and clarify the power of the General Assembly to enumerate certain felony offenses for which, or circumstances under which, pret...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB273Intro
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This Act legalizes the sale and distribution of raw milk and products derived from raw milk by dairy producers directly to consumers for human consumption. This Act also removes the unused definitions of Delaware fresh milk and northeastern fresh mil...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Agriculture Committee
DESB12Intro
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This Act amends Delawares laws regarding release of persons accused of crimes (Chapter 21 of Title 11 of the Delaware Code) as required in conjunction with the enactment of an amendment to § 12 of Article I of the Delaware Constitution permitting pr...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB17Intro
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 99 (152nd) created the Victims Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendation to clarify the VBR, strengthen protections for vict...
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2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 8 @ 2:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
DESB4Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4, this Act modernizes Delawares probation system. Specifically, this Act ...
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2024-04-29
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB333Intro
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This Act creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Commission. This Commission shall be tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly and Department of Technology and Information on AI utilization and safety within th...
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2024-04-25
Amendment HA 1 to HB 333 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB363Intro
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This Act requires a landlord who provides a dwelling place to a person as part of their employment compensation to provide them with a disclosure form advising them of the conditions and requirements for occupancy and vacancy of the premises once the...
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2024-04-25
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DESB279Intro
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Section 2306 of Title 14 requires that when a new school is constructed or a major renovation is undertaken, the construction or renovation must include certain safety features, including a secured vestibule and the installation of "ballistic re...
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2024-04-25
To Senate Education Committee
DEHB300Intro
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This Act requires that all assisted living facilities that are not subject to CMS regulations maintain accreditation from an independent accrediting organization approved by the Department of Health and Social Services, that assisted living facilitie...
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2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
DEHB311Intro
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In many states acts of violence have been committed with the use of firearms on college and university campuses that have resulted in both injury and death to students and faculty. This Act adds post-secondary colleges and universities to the Safe Sc...
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2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESB22Intro
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This Act establishes the Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital...
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2024-04-24
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 22
DESB255Intro
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This Act does the following:
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2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESB260Intro
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This Act is a result of the work of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. The current process for promulgating DIAA-related regulations grants the regulatory authority to the Department of Education ("D...
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2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DESB271Intro
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This Act clarifies portions of Chapter 49 of Title 6 and Chapter 63 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code pertaining to motor vehicle dealers. These additions and modifications are intended to further improve our States franchise laws and ensure that Dela...
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2024-04-24
Stricken in Senate
DEHB380Intro
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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...
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2024-04-24
Not Worked in Committee
DESB278Intro
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This Act clarifies portions of Chapter 49 of Title 6 and Chapter 63 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code pertaining to motor vehicle dealers. These additions and modifications are intended to further improve our States franchise laws and ensure that Dela...
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2024-04-24
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB259Intro
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This Act is a result of the Delaware Interscholastic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. Based on the findings of the task force, this Act updates and modernizes the DIAA Board of Directors' composition. This Act also makes technical corre...
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2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DESB245Intro
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The Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education and the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program were created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or already navigating the forecl...
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2024-04-23
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB371Intro
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This Act changes how the Insurance Commissioner and the State Treasurer provide for distributions from taxes collected by the Insurance Commissioner to be made to fire companies or departments in Delaware. The current method for reporting, calculatin...
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2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DESB275Intro
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The purpose of this Act is to combat aggressive driving and dangerous speed differentials on targeted roadways. This Act prohibits vehicles from traveling in the left lane on the portions of State Route 1 or Interstate 495 that are an express highway...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: May 15 @ 2:00 pm]
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DESB16Intro
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The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover...
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2024-04-18
[Hearing: May 8 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB15Intro
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The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover...
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2024-04-18
[Hearing: May 8 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB110Intro
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Section 1 amends Title 31 to require all health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid to cover services related to the termination of pregnancy. Coverage provided under this section is not subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, o...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
DESB169Intro
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This bill creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, parole, probation, and sex offender registration in t...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DEHB274Intro
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Early, sustained exposure to peanut and egg proteins in the infant diet significantly reduces the risk that an infant will develop a peanut or egg allergy, saving lives and future health care costs. Following multiple clinical studies, the current gu...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DEHB319Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Human Resources to develop an executive branch policy restricting nepotism in state employment and prohibiting supervision of a state employee by a relative. It further requires the legislative and judicial branche...
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2024-04-17
Amendment HA 2 to HB 319 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB326Intro
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This is a substitute for House Bill No. 326.
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2024-04-17
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 326
DESB21Intro
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Like Senate Bill No. 21, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 21 this Act) establishes an independent and nonpartisan Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the position of the Inspector General.
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2024-04-17
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB353Intro
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This Act provides civil and criminal remedies for the wrongful disclosure of deep fakes that depict individuals in the nude or engaging in sexual conduct. It provides the same remedies as those available under: (1) the Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB374Intro
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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 fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
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2024-04-17
[Hearing: May 8 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DESB256Intro
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This Act clarifies the Attorney Generals existing authority to enforce the States consumer protection laws, specifically the Attorney Generals ability to pursue non-penalty civil remedies, such as damages and restitution, without having to show that ...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
DEHB147Intro
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This Act is a substitute for House Bill No. 147. Like House Bill No. 147, this Act provides a mechanism for the nonprobate transfer of real estate. This is done by permitting an owner of an interest in real estate to execute and record a transfer on ...
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2024-04-16
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 147
DESB270Intro
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This Act is the statutory recognition of the recommendations set forth in the June 2, 2023, report of the DEFAC Benchmark Evaluation and Review Panel.
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2024-04-16
[Hearing: May 8 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB364Intro
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This Act requires that individual, blanket, and group health insurance carriers cover drug treatment for the associated conditions of metastatic cancer in the same way treatment for metastatic cancer is covered. Specifically, it requires insurance co...
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2024-04-16
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DESB132Intro
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Over the past decade, an increasing number of states have passed legislation establishing a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. At least 18 states have passed such legislation. Of these 18 states, 12 states have a Student Loan Ombudsperson and 13 h...
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2024-04-11
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB263Intro
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This Act limits the use of plastic and other beverage container rings, as well as plastic shrink wraps and plastic tops used to connect beverages, by expanding the definitions of beverage and beverage container and prohibiting beverages from being so...
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2024-04-11
[Hearing: May 15 @ 2:00 pm]
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DESB215Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB332Intro
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This Act codifies the teacher academy pathways program that prepares students for careers in elementary and secondary education. Among other things, it requires the DOE to update and revise statewide standards and guidelines for teacher academies and...
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2024-03-27
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 14 On Its Merits
DESB240Intro
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This Act requires the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (Division) to produce a report by March 31, 2025, that documents home care services as measured using the most common billing codes for the home care industry. The Act identifies the s...
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB13Intro
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Healthcare facility assessments are currently the second largest source of funding for states shares of Medicaid costs, behind general funds. Today, 49 states have at least one facility assessment in place, including Delaware, while 34 states and Was...
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHCR105Intro
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This concurrent resolution recognizes March 31st as International Transgender Day of Visibility in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB115Intro
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This Act does all of the following:
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2024-03-21
Stricken in House
DESB229Intro
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This Act extends the right of employees to inspect their own personnel files to former employees. Under this Act, an employer must permit a former employee to inspect the employee's own personnel files that exist at the time of the request. This ...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Labor Committee
DESB247Intro
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This Act creates a clearer and workable system for ensuring that manufactured home communities with health and safety violations and conditions that threaten the health and safety of people in the community cannot continue to raise rents on residents...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee
DESB23Intro
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Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delaware's housing supply.
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2024-03-21
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee
DEHB16Intro
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This 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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2024-03-19
To House Appropriations Committee
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