Delaware Bills

failed · Delaware · House Jun 22, 2023

HR 17: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) PAUSE AND RECONSIDER THE PROCESS OF PROMULGATING THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCED CLEAN CAR II (ACCII) REGULATIONS THAT SEEK TO RESTRICT, AND ULTIMATELY ELIMINATE, THE SALE AND REGISTRATION OF NEW LIGHT-DUTY FUEL-POWERED VEHICLES IN DELAWARE BY MODEL YEAR 2035.

This resolution requests that the Department of Natural Resources pause its ongoing process of promulgating California ACCII regulations. The Department is requested to determine the fiscal impacts of imposing the ACCII regulations on Delawareans. A further request is made that the Department evaluate the approach taken by Pennsylvania and Colorado, two states that, like Delaware, have chosen to follow California vehicle emissions regulations under Section 177 of the U.S. Clean Air Act. The Department is also requested to evaluate the protocol observed by 33 other states in following the EPA vehicle emission regulations. A report is requested to be provided to the General Assembly by March 15, 2024. Until the delivery of the report, it is requested no further action be taken towards promulgating the proposed ACCII regulations.

passed · Delaware · Senate Jun 21, 2023

SB 144: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FOOD FISHING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.

This Act removes the language "in the capacity of Master" from Chapter 9 of Title 7. This language has the effect of prohibiting highly credentialed professionals who have earned the right to captain their own ships, via appropriate United States Coast Guard training, from being provided with a food fishing permit. Removing this criterion would make the existing requirements more flexible and allow families that rely upon fishing as part of their livelihoods to proceed unimpeded by time-consuming and costly requirements.

passed · Delaware · House Jun 21, 2023

HB 89: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE AND CHAPTER 118 OF VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAXES.

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 resulting from the increases the standard deduction under Section 1. Sections 2 and 4 of this Act increase the refundable earned income tax credit to 7.5% of the corresponding federal earned income tax credit for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and clarify that a previously enacted refundable earned income tax credit of 4.5% of the corresponding federal earned income tax credit took effect for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

in committee · Delaware · House Jun 21, 2023

HB 167: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FUNDING.

This Act is a substitute for House Bill No. 167. Like House Bill No. 167, this Act establishes school resource officer units to fund school resources officers in all Delaware public schools. Specifically, this Act funds at least 1 school resource officer in each charter school and in each school in a school district, regardless of enrollment, and provides for additional school resource officers for schools with over 1,000 students. This Act differs from House Bill No. 167 by defining "school resource officer" to include constables commissioned under Chapter 56 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code.