Delaware Bills

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 16, 2022

HCR 99: ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE 2022 AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH IN DELAWARE.

This Concurrent Resolution acknowledges June 2022 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the State of Delaware.

Ed Osienski (D) Sherry Dorsey Walker (D) Dave Sokola (D) Eric Morrison (D) Paul Baumbach (D) · 11 co-sponsors

passed · Delaware · House Jun 16, 2022

HR 24: RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE DOGS AND THERAPY DOGS AND THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO TRAIN AND SUPPORT THEM.

This resolution recognizes the public health and societal benefits of service dogs and therapy dogs and the people and organizations who train and support them.

passed · Delaware · House Jun 16, 2022

HB 333: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DECLAWING CATS.

This Act amends Title 16 by prohibiting all persons from declawing a cat; a procedure defined as a onychectomy, dactylectomy, phalangectomy, tendonectomy, or any other procedure that removes a portion of the paw or digit of a cat in order to remove a claw or cuts or modifies the tendon of the limb, paw, or digit of a cat to prohibit the extension of a claw. The Act excludes declawing a cat for therapeutic purposes as defined in the Act. A violation under the Act will be considered a civil offense subject to a civil fine up to $1,000. This Act also amends Title 24 specifying that if a veterinarian or a veterinarian technician is found to have declawed a cat, such act will be considered to have been acting “cruel to animals”, and they will be subject to professional disciplinary action.

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 15, 2022

HCR 94: RECOGNIZING JUNE 15, 2022, AS "DELAWARE ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY".

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 15, 2022, as "Delaware Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and encourages all of Delaware's citizens to learn about how to protect and nurture our elderly citizens.

passed · Delaware · Senate Jun 15, 2022

SB 264: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

This Act requires the Delaware Department of Agriculture to promulgate rules and regulations, that will not become effective until July 1, 2024, classifying neonicotinoid pesticides designed or intended for use in outdoor applications as state restricted use pesticides, creating a list of chemicals that belong to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals, and banning the retail sale of neonicotinoid pesticides to the public for outdoor applications. This Act also requires the Department to develop and publish best practices for minimizing the airborne liberation of neonicotinoid pesticides and related dust by October 1, 2022.

passed · Delaware · House Jun 15, 2022

HB 385: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LICENSES FOR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

This Act allows any municipality with a population of 50,000 or more to establish by ordinance rules for the location of liquor stores that are more restrictive than state law, and requires the Alcohol Commissioner to refuse a license for any new establishment that does not comply with those rules.

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 15, 2022

HCR 93: RECOGNIZING JUNE 2022 AS "POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY MONTH" AND JUNE 27, 2022 AS "POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY DAY".

This Resolution recognizes June 2022 as “Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Month” and June 27, 2022, as “Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Day”, and encourages State agencies to continue their work educating victims of assault or abuse, combat, serious accidents, and natural disasters about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of PTSI.

passed · Delaware · House Jun 15, 2022

HB 420: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE PLANNING.

The state’s pre-application process for land use process, known as PLUS, was created 20 years ago and has served to increase coordination among state and local agencies. In doing so, it has fulfilled its intent of providing predictability and consistency for the development community, especially in the area of major projects. Given that success, this bill assists in expediting the process for economic development projects in the State of Delaware with some exemptions from the PLUS process. A project located in Investment Level 1 or 2 under the Strategies for State Policies and Spending that is consistent with local zoning and any local comprehensive plan that will create full-time jobs is exempt from the pre-application process unless required by the local government or requested by the applicant.

passed · Delaware · Senate Jun 14, 2022

SCR 116: PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2022 "DYSAUTONOMIA AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Dysautonomia is a group of medical conditions that result in a malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for “automatic” bodily functions such as respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, temperature control, and more. This Resolution proclaims October 2022 "Dysautonomia Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jun 14, 2022

SCR 115: CONGRATULATING THE CLASS OF 2021 EAGLE SCOUTS FOR HAVING ATTAINED THE HIGHEST RANK ONE CAN EARN IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

This resolution congratulates the class 2021 Eagle Scouts for having attained the highest rank one can earn in the Boy Scouts of America.

passed · Delaware · Senate Jun 14, 2022

SB 305: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act, follows the issuance of Delaware’s Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory requirement of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the State, establishing a mandatory and regularly updated plan to achieve those emissions reductions and develop resilience strategies for the State, and requires State agencies to address climate change in decision-making and rulemaking.

passed both · Delaware · House Jun 14, 2022

HB 411: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE TIME AND FREQUENCY OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the regular session of the General Assembly from extending beyond 5:00 p.m. on the last day of June, unless the session is recalled by the Governor or the presiding officers of both Houses. This changes the time beyond which a regular session of the General Assembly may not extend from midnight on June 30 to 5:00 p.m., which changes the time at which the presiding officers of both Houses must act to recall the General Assembly into special session. This means the General Assembly no longer has to remain in session until midnight to recall itself into special session. This Act does not change the date of or process for “final adjournment,” as defined in Opinion of the Justices, 175 A.2d 543, 545 (Del. 1961) (“‘[F]inal adjournment’ . . . means the adjournment sine die of the second regular session, or, in the absence of such adjournment, the extinguishment of the particular General Assembly by reason of expiration of the terms of office of the members.”). In addition, this Act contemplates that each House will continue its traditional practice of recessing to the call of the chair. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.

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