| DE | HB248 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-06-06
To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee |
| DE | HB427 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-06-06
[Hearing: Jun 13 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | HB337 | Pass | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB339 | Pass | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the GP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB336 | Pass | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB338 | Pass | This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Statutory Trust Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of proposed amendments to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB281 | Enroll
75% | This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB282 | Enroll
75% | This 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | HB352 | Engross
50% | This Act gives county code enforcement constables the authority to tow abandoned vehicles on private property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
Amendment SA 1 to HB 352 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB365 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB86 | Intro
25% | This Act establishes a right to counsel for indigent parents in DSCYF custody proceedings. Parent representation will primarily be provided by a legal services entity contracted with the Family Court, but may also be provided by the Office of Defense...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB287 | Engross
50% | This 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB277 | Engross
50% | This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB302 | Engross
50% | According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health ca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB280 | Intro
25% | This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB405 | Intro
25% | This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB349 | Engross
50% | This bill codifies that the Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court is a qualified rehabilitation program under § 4177D of Title 21 of the Delaware Code for persons seeking to have their driver's licenses reinstated after a DUI. This Act makes t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB293 | Engross
50% | Federal and Delaware law protect the right to vote and the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to voting places and public facilities. Nonetheless, recent information suggests that a substantial number of polling places in De...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB127 | Engross
50% | This Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB351 | Engross
50% | This Act creates a new chapter in Title 21 pertaining to the towing of vehicles without the consent of the owner or operator. It makes violations of the chapter an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Jus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee |
| DE | HB329 | Intro
25% | This Act addresses the growing concern over the safety of emergency responders. It increases the penalties for persons who violate this section, which requires drivers to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Amendment HA 1 to HB 329 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | HB313 | Engross
50% | This Act ensures that all female inmates in DDOC custody, at level IV or V, receive annual or biennial screening mammograms as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable |
| DE | HB340 | Intro
25% | This 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | HB284 | Engross
50% | This is a clean-up bill that moves certain workers compensation-related provisions in Chapter 25 of Title 18 to Chapter 26 of Title 18, the latter of which shall exclusively govern workers compensation filings. The bill also makes technical correctio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB247 | Intro
25% | There were 139 traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2021, the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2006. Senate Concurrent Resolution 94 of the 151st Delaware General Assembly set a goal of no more than 100 traffic fatalities per year and tasked s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB306 | Intro
25% | This Act permits the Division of Motor Vehicles to refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle that is operated in violation of the law requiring stopping for school buses as evidenced by School Bus Safety Cameras.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Motion to Release Failed |
| DE | HB91 | Pass | This Act creates a new offense of Aggravated Criminal Mischief with enhanced penalties (class D felony) applicable when an individual knowingly damages or tampers with critical utility infrastructure intending to disrupt utility services. In recent y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB305 | Pass | This Act amends the Fiscal Year 2023 Bond and Capital Improvements Act to (1) list the allocations of the School Construction Market Pressure Contingency Fund and clarify that funds cannot exceed the CN scope. Further, this Act amends Fiscal Year 202...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB266 | Intro
25% | This Act adds wages earned as a result of required additional work hours to the definition of compensation for purposes of calculating pensions in the County and Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan. Currently such mandatory ordered additional w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | HB278 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB78 | Pass | This Act updates the definition of a catalytic converter and limits the purchase or sale of a catalytic converter to a licensed automotive recycler or licensed scrap metal processor, and their respective employees and agents. The Act prohibits minors...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-09-11
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB227 | Pass | This Act makes various amendments to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to improve compliance with its testing and reporting requirements. First, this Act requires physicians to take a training program every 2 years relating to the provision...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB205 | Pass | This Act makes a number of revisions to the Law-Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in Title 11 of the Delaware Code. It adds part-time officers to the coverage of the chapter. It distinguishes between formal investigations and informal inquiries, bu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB206 | Pass | This Act revamps the Council on Police Training, by changing the name of the Council to the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (or POST) and amending its powers and duties to: (1) more accurately reflect the dual role of establishing tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-07
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB157 | Pass | This Act prohibits a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor from purchasing or otherwise acquiring a gift card or other item in its original packaging unless the individual offering the item for sale produces a receipt or proof of pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB99 | Pass | This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, follows the issuance of Delawares Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory target of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-08-03
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB134 | Pass | This is a housekeeping bill to remove outdated references to the term coroner in the Delaware Code. Created in 1682, the Office of the Coroner was one of the earliest elective offices in Delaware. The primary responsibility of the coroner was to inve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB120 | Pass | Speeding is a contributing factor in many serious injury motor vehicle crashes and roadway fatalities. This Act adds operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 90 miles an hour or more to the definition of reckless driving.
[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 | HB113 | Pass | This Act amends the renewal period for obtaining background checks for employees of the Department of Labor who have access to Federal Tax Information. This amendment is necessary to conform to revisions of the federal Internal Revenue Service in Pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB119 | Engross
50% | Delaware is one of five states that does not have an open container law, which is in direct violation of federal regulations. This Bill bans open containers of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles and provides a civil penalty for an offense. A viola...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-28
To Senate Corrections & Public Safety Committee |
| DE | HB68 | Pass | This Act clarifies former HB 148 from the 151st General Assembly by defining the start and end date of the 4 year lookback period that determines if a municipality, governmental unit, the University of Delaware, or Delaware State University is subjec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB89 | Engross
50% | 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 | HB170 | Intro
25% | This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children:
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
To House Appropriations Committee |
| DE | HB57 | Pass | During the 151st General Assembly, House Bill No. 328 was passed updating the law relating to drag racing and other speed contests. This bill makes a small change to that law by specifying that tag-surrender in lieu of impoundment is available as a p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB54 | Pass | Currently, all health insurance plans subject to requirements under Delaware law must include at least 1 formulation of epinephrine autoinjectors on the lowest tier of the carrier's drug formulary for individuals who are 18 years of age or younge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-25
Signed by Governor |
| DE | HB135 | Engross
50% | This bill requires that of the five Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, at least one is a resident of Kent County, at least one is a resident of Sussex County and at least two are residents of New Castle County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To Senate Executive Committee |
| 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 | HB112 | Intro
25% | 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 |
