Bill Watch

Bill List as of February 11, 2022
Category	Bill #	Bill Explanation	Comments	Registration Status
Free Speech	HF2090	Prohibited training provided by entities that receive tax-generated revenue and including penalties.	1/25 Introduced, referred to State Government.
Free Speech	HSB593	Prohibit a government entity from burdening a person's free exercise of religion.	1/20 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. 1/24 Subcommittee reassigned: Wheeler, Meyer, B. and Salmon. 1/27 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1
Operations	HF2131 (Previously HSB511)	Relating to child care center staff ratios.	1/26 Introduced, placed on calendar.
Operations	HF2081 (Previously HSB520)	Relating to the assessments administered to practitioner preparation program admission candidates and to practitioner preparation program students prior to students’ completion of a practitioner preparation program.	1/24 Introduced, placed on the calendar. 2/9 Amendment H-8007 filed H.J. 214
Operations	HSB542	Relates to colleges that are required to register with the College Student Aid Commission which includes Community Colleges and Regents.	1/18 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Dolecheck, Bossman and Staed. 1/25 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. 1/26 Committee report, recommending passage.
Operations	HSB654	Allowing third-party CDL testers.	2/2 Introduced, referred to Transportation. Subcommittee: Bush, Cisneros and Prichard. 2/8 Subcommittee reassigned: Bush, Cisneros and Hansen. 2/10 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0	Undecided
Operations	SF493	Relating to the registration of construction contractors.	1/14 Subcommittee: J. Taylor, Rowley, and T. Taylor. 1/20 Subcommittee recommends passage. 1/26 Committee report, approving bill.
Operations	SF2186 (Previously SSB3030)	Eliminating specific requirements relating to no smoking signs or symbols.	2/3 Introduced, referred to Labor and Business Relations. 2/10 Subcommittee: Schultz, Driscoll, and T. Taylor
Operations	SSB3092	Moving effective date of lodging provider's employee human trafficking prevent training to June 30, 2022.	2/1 Introduced, referred to Appropriations. Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Bolkcom, and Lofgren. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/02/2022
Operations	HSB691	Prohibiting the state or a political subdivision from expending taxpayer revenue for payment for ransomware attacks.	2/9 Introduced, referred to Information Technology. Subcommittee: Brink, Hall, and Hite.	Undecided
Operations	SF2207 (similar to HSB691)	Prohibiting the state or a political subdivision from expending taxpayer revenue for payment for ransomware attacks.	2/8 Introduced, referred to Commerce. Subcommittee: Nunn, Quirmbach, and Williams.	Undecided
Programming	HF2008	Relating to certain amounts of school district funding for programs for at-risk students, secondary students who attend alternative programs or alternative schools, or returning dropouts and dropout prevention, and including effective date provisions. Companion Bill: SF2003.	1/11 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/12 Subcommittee: Ingels, Smith and Thompson. 1/18 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
Programming	HF2019	The establishment of an advanced opportunities program for certain students enrolled in public schools to take overload and dual credit courses, postsecondary credit-bearing and career and technical education certificate examinations, and career and technical education workforce training courses, and the award of a scholarship for early graduation.	1/11 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/12 Subcommittee: Wills, Smith and Stone. 1/19 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
Programming	HF2308	Create a taskforce to explore the feasibility of establishing an artisanal dairy processing program at a community college or at a regent institution.	2/9 Introduced, referred to Agriculture. Subcommittee: Ingels, Latham and Olson. 2/10 Subcommittee meeting.
Programming	HSB675	Requires DE to establish a one-year community college certificate for artisanal butchery no later than December 31, 2022. Also, requires IWD to add butchery, artisanal butchery and meat processing to the high-demand jobs list no later than July 31, 2022.	2/8 Introduced, referred to Economic Growth. Subcommittee: Ingels, Running-Marquardt and Thompson. 2/10 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0	Undecided
Programming	SSB3114	An Act relating to professional licensing boards, including requirements related to the submission of official transcripts or diplomas.	2/8 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Koelker, Brown, and Celsi. 2/10 Subcommittee meeting.	Undecided
Programming	SF2042	Relating to the undergraduate programs offered by the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents. [Could potentially affect the transfer of credits.]	1/13 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/24 Subcommittee: Goodwin, Giddens, and Sinclair.
Programming	SF2037	Prohibiting administrators from permitting the teaching of certain specified concepts in school districts. [Could impact some Concurrent Enrollment Curriculum]	1/13 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/24 Subcommittee: Goodwin, Quirmbach, and Sinclair.
Programming	SF2128 (Previously SSB3047)	Changes references from "limited English proficiency'" to "English learner", postsecondary institutions accreditation, and standards for hiring community college faculty. (DE Department bill)	1/26 Introduced, placed on calendar. Committee report, approving bill.
Programming	HSB611 (Companion Bill SF2128)	Changes references from "limited English proficiency'" to "English learner", postsecondary institutions accreditation, and standards for hiring community college faculty. (DE Department bill)	1/25 Introduced, referred to Education. 2/3 Subcommittee reassigned: Wheeler, Dolecheck and Gaines. 2/9 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
Scholarships	HF2165 (Previously HSB541)	Allow part-time students to be eligible for Last Dollar Scholarships	1/31 Introduced, placed on calendar	For
Scholarships	SF2131 (Previously SSB3046 (companion to HF2165)	Allow part-time students to be eligible for Last Dollar Scholarships	1/26 Introduced, placed on calendar.	For
Scholarships	HF2278	FAFSA Assistance	2/4 Introduced, referred to Appropriations. 2/8 Subcommittee: Brink, Kerr and Thede. 2/10 Subcommittee meeting.	For