SCR135 - Proclaiming October 28, 2024, As National First Responders Day In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Gerald W. Hocker, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 6 months ago29 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Monday, October 28, 2024, as National First Responders Day in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB13 - An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hospital Quality Assessments And Establishment Of A Hospital Quality And Health Equity Fund And Hospital Quality And Health Equity Assessment Commission.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Sarah McBride, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated 3 months ago25 Co-Sponsors
Healthcare facility assessments are currently the second largest source of funding for states shares of Medicaid costs, behind general funds. Today, 49 states have at least one facility assessment in place, including Delaware, while 34 states and Washington D.C. have 3 or more provider taxes. Delaware is one of only 6 states without a facility assessment on hospitals, causing the state to miss out on critical Medicaid funding that most states are already able to access.
STATUS
Enrolled
SB2 - An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 24, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deadly Weapons.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Elizabeth Lockman, Bryan Townsend, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated 4 months ago21 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Passed
SB273 - An Act To Amend Title 3 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Milk And Milk Products.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Eric Buckson, Kyra L. Hoffner, David G. Lawson
Last updated 3 months ago20 Co-Sponsors
This Act legalizes the sale and distribution of raw milk and products derived from raw milk by dairy producers directly to consumers for human consumption. This Act also removes the unused definitions of Delaware fresh milk and northeastern fresh milk from Subchapter VI of Title 3. The definition of fresh milk under current § 3175 of Title 3 is retained.
STATUS
Enrolled
SB11 - An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Criminal Procedures.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Bryan Townsend, Nnamdi Chukwuocha, David P. Sokola
Last updated 3 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
This is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 11. Like Senate Bill No. 11, this Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and clarify the power of the General Assembly to enumerate certain felony offenses for which, or circumstances under which, pretrial release on bail may not be allowed. And, like Senate Bill No. 11, any statute designating a felony offense for which a person can be subjected to pretrial detention without bail must be enacted by an act of the General Assembly that receives the concurrence of a two-thirds majority of each House of the General Assembly.
STATUS
Enrolled
SB268 - An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Decedents Estates And Fiduciary Relations.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Spiros Mantzavinos, Kyle Evans Gay, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated 24 days ago10 Co-Sponsors
Sections 1 and 2 of this Act update Chapter 8 of Title 12, the Uniform TOD Security Registration Act. Section 1 of this Act does the following:
STATUS
Passed
SB302 - An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Brewery-pubs.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David L. Wilson, William G. Bush, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated 2 months ago13 Co-Sponsors
This Act allows a licensed brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf courses to apply to the Commissioner for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons of the golf course if the brewery-pub and public golf course share common ownership.
STATUS
Passed
SB303 - An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article 1 Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Hunting, Fishing, And Trapping.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David L. Wilson, William J. Carson, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated 4 months ago8 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to establish the right to hunt and fish in Delaware. Twenty-one other states have preserved the rights of their citizens to hunt, fish, or trap wildlife. This Act is modeled after the constitutional provisions of Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR174 - Recognizing The Valuable Contribution That The Lions Clubs International Makes To Our Local Communities, As Well As To The World At Large, By Designating June 12, 2024, As "delaware State Lions Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David G. Lawson, William G. Bush, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated 3 months ago13 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the valuable contributions that the Lions Clubs International makes to our local communities, as well as the world at-large, by designating June 12, 2024, as "Delaware State Lions Day" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB141 - An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Speech/language Pathologists, Audiologists, And Hearing Aid Dispensers.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Russ Huxtable, Melissa Minor-Brown, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago5 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes updated, detailed standards for the practice of hearing aid dispensing. Definitions are added to specify that the standards and requirements pertaining hearing aid dispensing apply to prescription hearing aids only and not to over-the-counter hearing aids. Hearing aid dispenser licensure requirements consist of a high school diploma, six months of on-the-job training, and a national exam. Currently, hearing aid dispensers are expressly prohibited from making medical diagnoses or audiologic evaluations, as set forth in 24 Del. C. § 3702(7). Input from stakeholders demonstrated that HADs were practicing outside the permissible scope of practice. Impermissible activities include cerumen management (wax removal), which is considered invasive, and treating tinnitus (ringing in the ears), which can indicate more complex medical issues. These conditions are appropriately treated by a physician, preferably a hearing specialist. Further, HADs frequently use medical diagnosis codes to ensure payment from insurance carriers, which conflicts with the medical diagnosis prohibition in the current law. A new scope of practice definition delineates permissible and prohibited activities and identifies when referral to a physician is required. This Act also clarifies that a speech/language pathologist applicant must present a certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Audiologist applicants are not subject to this requirement. The distinction is that ASHA evaluates the speech/language pathologists practicum and clinical fellowship, which are requirements for licensure. In contrast, an audiologist applicant is only required to establish receipt of a doctoral degree and successful completion of a national licensure examination. This Act clarifies that audiologists licensed prior to July 10, 2009 do not need to meet the educational requirement of a doctoral degree as long as they have maintained Delaware licensure. This Act further amends provisions relating to examinations to comport with current practice. This Act revises the reciprocity requirements in the interests of clarity. This Act sets forth requirements for licensure of applicants who were educated outside of the United States. This Act removes the definitions of audiology aide and speech pathology aide on the basis that the Board does not license aides.
STATUS
Passed
SB69 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Exemption From The Delaware Child Care Act For Sectarian Or Religious Institutions.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David L. Wilson, Jesse Rawlins Vanderwende, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated over 1 year ago16 Co-Sponsors
In 2021, the General Assembly enacted a law, Chapter 249 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware (Senate Bill 169 of the 151st General Assembly) to update and expand the definition of child care to include early education programs for children below the grade of kindergarten that are operated by public or private schools, including sectarian or religious institutions. This law takes effect on July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB144 - An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Food Fishing Permit Requirements.
Delaware - 152nd General Assembly
Last updated over 1 year ago0 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB26 - An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To Article V Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Elections.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Bryant L. Richardson, Ruth Briggs King, Timothy D. Dukes
Last updated over 1 year ago11 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would update the minimum voting age in the Delaware Constitution from twenty-one years to eighteen years. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was Senate Bill No. 294 of the 151st General Assembly, which became Chapter 350 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware. On passage of this second leg by this General Assembly this amendment will become part of the Delaware Constitution.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB72 - An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago18 Co-Sponsors
In 2017, the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Public Law No. 115-97, suspended many itemized deductions from individual federal taxes until January 1, 2026, including the itemized deduction for costs to maintain membership in a labor organization. Senate Bill No. 72 created a tax credit for resident individuals equal to the annual cost, not to exceed $500, to the individual to maintain membership in a labor organization. Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 72 made the annual cost to a resident individual to maintain membership in a labor organization an itemized tax deduction, not to exceed $500. Senate Amendment No. 1 to SS 1 for SB 72 sunset this itemized deduction when the federal tax deduction for costs to maintain membership in a labor organization is restored.
STATUS
Passed
SCR43 - Recognizing The Educational Equity Impact Of The Community Education Building As A Significant Innovation For The Students And Families Of Wilmington And Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Elizabeth Lockman, Stephanie T. Bolden, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated over 1 year ago6 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes the Community Education Building, located at 1200 N. French Street, in Wilmington, Delaware, together with its partners, as a leader in educational innovation and impact in the lives of students and their families. They are recognized for their work in providing direct wraparound services to students and families, their collaborative model with resident partner nonprofits, and their on-site support services for their four schools.
STATUS
Engrossed