This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2021 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2021 legislative session.
Civil
- Civil immunity related to COVID-19 (S.E.A. 1, P.L. 1)
- Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (S.E.A. 188, P.L. 141)
- Hospital and health facility visitation (S.E.A. 202, P.L. 142)
- Immunity for physician wellness programs (S.E.A. 365, P.L. 101)
- Limitation on actions concerning deposit accounts (S.E.A. 370, P.L. 102)
- Civil immunity related to COVID-19 (H.E.A. 1002, P.L. 166)
- Removal of a county elected officer (H.E.A. 1030, P.L. 169)
- Sudden cardiac arrest of students (H.E.A. 1040, P.L. 56)
- Recording requirements (H.E.A. 1056, P.L. 2)
- Small claims court procedures (H.E.A. 1110, P.L. 125)
- Deceptive lead generation (H.E.A. 1125, P.L. 176)
- Landlord-tenant relations (H.E.A. 1541, P.L. 215)
Criminal Law
- Campground matters (S.E.A. 17, P.L. 106)
- Mental health treatment for inmates (S.E.A. 63, P.L. 6)
- Protection orders and domestic battery (S.E.A. 79, P.L. 67)
- Drug schedules (S.E.A. 122, P.L. 10)
- Sentencing (S.E.A. 133, P.L. 119)
- Theft and sale of catalytic converters and valuable metals (S.E.A. 167, P.L. 70)
- Protection of monuments, memorials, and statues (S.E.A. 187, P.L. 94)
- Township homeless assistance (S.E.A. 218, P.L. 75)
- Female genital mutilation (S.E.A. 240, P.L. 51)
- Expungement (S.E.A. 255, P.L. 52)
- Law enforcement officers (H.E.A. 1006, P.L. 12)
- Local or regional justice reinvestment advisory councils (H.E.A. 1068, P.L. 30)
- Criminal penalties (H.E.A. 1097, P.L. 124)
- Interfering with public safety (H.E.A. 1115, P.L. 174)
- Mental health and addiction forensic treatments (H.E.A. 1127, P.L. 57)
- Criminal appeals (H.E.A. 1293, P.L. 112)
- Judicial officers (H.E.A. 1383, P.L. 115)
Family Law
- Parents with disabilities (S.E.A. 259, P.L. 146)
- Safe haven 911 (H.E.A. 1230, P.L. 105)
- Adoption (H.E.A. 1448, P.L. 203)
Judicial Administration
- Pension matters (S.E.A. 94, P.L. 92)
- Interstate compact transportation fund (S.E.A. 98, P.L. 47)
- Delaware circuit courts (S.E.A. 152, P.L. 25)
- State budget (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 165)
- Courts and magistrates (H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 123)
- Judicial nominating commission (H.E.A. 1120, P.L. 33)
- Judicial officers (H.E.A. 1383, P.L. 115)
- Full faith and credit for tribal court orders (H.E.A. 1441, P.L. 201)
- Judicial selection in Lake and St. Joseph counties (H.E.A. 1453, P.L. 204)
Juvenile Law
- Child services oversight (S.E.A. 301, P.L. 148)
- Juvenile justice (S.E.A. 368, P.L. 157)
- State budget (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 165)
- Juvenile court jurisdiction (S.E.A. 1256, P.L. 84)
- DCS and the education community (H.E.A. 1531, P.L. 213)
- Department of child services (H.E.A. 1536, P.L. 214)
Probate Law
- Health care advance directives (S.E.A. 204, P.L. 50)
- Powers of guardian after death (S.E.A. 276, P.L. 26)
- Probate and guardianship matters (H.E.A. 1252, P.L. 184)
- Probate and property matters (H.E.A. 1255, P.L. 185)
Traffic Law