| DE | SB198 | Engross
50% | This Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| 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 | 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 | HB190 | Engross
50% | This bill updates the current law relating to the Spay Neuter Fund and the administration of that fund to make it easier to administer the fund and animal population control programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB382 | Intro
25% | This Act requires that public school students receive a vision screening, including a test for color blindness, in kindergarten. Students must also receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals in grades 1 through 12, to be determined by the DOE...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 On Its Merits |
| DE | HCR122 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution calls for parents, childcare centers and preschools to take precautions when allowing kids to play with water bead toys in light of the significant health concerns they present for Delaware children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | SB292 | Intro
25% | This Act updates the statute on disclosure of pupil records to ensure compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and improve information sharing between educational institutions and programs operating i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | SB294 | Intro
25% | This Act removes assigned salary schedules established for child care licensing specialists and child care licensing supervisors, who are employed through the Department of Education. By removing this language, the Department of Education will be abl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | SCR154 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes May 11, 2024, as "National Train Day".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | SJR7 | Intro
25% | This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Office of Child Care Licensing to adopt an electronic record and filing system that will modernize the States child care system. The OCCL must provide a report regarding the adoption of an electronic record an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | SB295 | Intro
25% | This Act strengthens the current practice of obtaining service letters for employment in child care facilities to protect children from workers who have engaged in prior acts that are prohibited by the Office of Child Care Licensing. The Act does all...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | SB290 | Intro
25% | This Bill institutes a State nontidal wetlands program and leaves intact the current State tidal wetlands program under Chapter 66 of Title 7. Prior to these amendments, the only regulatory protection of the State's nontidal wetlands was through ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
[Hearing: May 15 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee |
| DE | HB200 | Intro
25% | This 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House 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] | 2024-05-07
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee |
| DE | HCR123 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares May 7, 2024, to be Delta Day at the Delaware Capital.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR153 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates May 2024 as "Small Business Month" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SB287 | Intro
25% | This Act clarifies the Auditor of Accounts duties and powers by amending § 2901 of Title 29 to define audit to include performance audits, and by amending §§ 2906 and 2909 of Title 29 to change "postaudit" to "audit." This Act ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee |
| DE | HB359 | Intro
25% | This Act is a substitute for House Bill No. 359. This Act, like House Bill No. 359, changes the applicability of the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. This Act differs from House Bill No. 359 because instead of applying all of the provisions of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee |
| DE | SB221 | Engross
50% | This Act provides that the next of kin of a deceased police officer, member of a fire department, or member of the Delaware National Guard is entitled to a Delaware state flag if the deceased person served in at least 1 qualifying entity for at least...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To House Administration Committee |
| DE | SCR141 | Engross
50% | This resolution recognizes April 6 through 12, 2024, as Week of the Young Child in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HCR115 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution dedicates the month of April 2024 as "Alcohol Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| DE | SCR151 | Engross
50% | This concurrent resolution recognizes April 29, 2024, as "World Wish Day" in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR149 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 29 to May 4, 2024, as "Auctioneers Week" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB281 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB282 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB200 | Engross
50% | This bill provides important consumer protections for property insurance contracts by improving the reliability of mailed notifications of policy cancellation or renewal. Section 1 of this bill requires insurers to deliver any homeowners notices of c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Amendment HA 1 to SB 200 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| DE | SB209 | Engross
50% | This act adds adult sibling of a decedent to the definition of next of kin in Chapter 47 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Division of Forensic Science. This expansion of the definition of next of kin will, for example, allow the Medic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB231 | Intro
25% | This Act removes the sunset provision in Chapter 453, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to the program established under §9011A of Title 29 to assist individuals who are in or have experienced foster care in Delaware with driver education, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable |
| DE | HCR116 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 24, 2024, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated or AKA Day at the Capitol in Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | HCR108 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution designates April 24, 2024, as "4-H Day" in the State of Delaware and calls upon Delaware's citizens to recognize the many contributions of the State's 4-H programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES |
| DE | SB202 | Engross
50% | For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act inc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | SB216 | Engross
50% | This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | HB308 | Engross
50% | This Act mandates that employees of institutions of higher education and students receive training in sexual assault prevention. Although the current law makes training available, it has not been required. This Act further changes the reporting perio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
[Hearing: May 15 @ 12:00 pm]
To Senate Education Committee |
| DE | HB298 | Intro
25% | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committees (JLOSC) review of Adult Protective Services. This Act creates the Vulnerable Adult Populations Commission (Commission), whose purpose is to improve the response to and redu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB246 | Engross
50% | For over 30 years, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invested in home repair programs that make necessary repairs to improve the health and safety conditions in the homes of Delawareans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To House Health & Human Development Committee |
| DE | HB366 | Intro
25% | This Act sunsets the Technology Investment Council ("TIC"). The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee ("JLOSC") reviewed TIC in 2022 and, as a result of the review, JLOSC sponsored House Bill No. 357 of the 151st Genera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB368 | Intro
25% | This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Provider Advisory Board ("Board"). Based on its findings, JLOSC recommended sunsetting the Board, which is addressed in sep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB367 | Intro
25% | This Act sunsets the Provider Advisory Board (Board) and is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Board. The Board was created in 2011 at JLOSC's recommendation when it reviewed t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB379 | Intro
25% | This Bill would reinstate language formerly in the Delaware Code which would permit insurance agents to issue checks to policyholders in time sensitive situations without having to qualify as claims adjusters. This practice would be subject to regula...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 7 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits |
| DE | SCR146 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the 80th Anniversary of the Sussex Conservation District and its commitment to provide technical guidance and financial assistance to enhance, maintain, protect, and improve land and water resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| 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] | 2024-04-18
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee |
| DE | SCR145 | Engross
50% | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 18, 2024, as "National Line Worker Appreciation Day" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | SCR142 | Engross
50% | This Concurrent Resolution observes April 2024, as the "2024 Month of the Military Child" in the State of Delaware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| DE | HB59 | Intro
25% | This Act establishes a residential drinking water purification system program to be administered through the Department of Health and Social Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | SB169 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB294 | Intro
25% | This bill adds optometrists to those health care providers eligible for the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Not Worked in Committee |
| DE | HB18 | Engross
50% | This bill amends the Merit System of Personnel Administration by allowing for preference in hiring for casual seasonal employees who are performing the same job duties of a posted merit position.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| DE | SJR6 | Intro
25% | This resolution directs health care professional licensure boards to review their existing professional licensure application language to revise or remove all intrusive and stigmatizing language around mental health care and treatment and replace it ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits |
| DE | SB235 | Engross
50% | This Act brings the State in compliance with the federal regulation published by FMCSA on October 7, 2021, to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse as mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This act ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits |
| DE | HB349 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-04-16
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |
