SB233 - An Act To Amend Title 19 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Service Worker Protection Act.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
John Walsh, Edward S. Osienski, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated 3 months ago9 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership by requiring all of the following:
STATUS
Enrolled
SB191 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Fairness In Girls Sports Act.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Bryant L. Richardson, Eric Buckson, Timothy D. Dukes
Last updated 3 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
This Act generally requires a student athlete to compete for athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex, as determined at or near birth and based on the students birth certificate or other government record if a birth certificate is unobtainable. An exception is permitted to allow female athletes to compete in male sports if a corresponding female sport is not available.
STATUS
Introduced
SB212 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Bureau Of Health Equity.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Darius Brown, Kendra Johnson, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 month ago15 Co-Sponsors
Like Senate Bill No. 212, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 212 codifies the Bureau of Health Equity (BHE) in the Division of Public Health, which includes the Office of Minority Health and the Office of Womens Health. The purpose of the BHE is to ensure that everyone in Delaware will achieve their full health potential by eliminating health disparities, particularly among all racial and ethnic minority groups. The BHE works with communities to address social determinants of health, focusing on prevention, health, and wellness in the broader population instead of treatment focused on individuals. Health disparities are preventable differences in the quality of health or health care between 2 or more groups of people based on a shared characteristic of the individuals within each group, such as race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status and the differences between the groups regarding access to health care or burdens, prevalence, or incidence of disease or violence.
STATUS
Passed
SCR87 - Recognizing The Month Of October 2023 As "depression Awareness Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Gerald W. Hocker, Ruth Briggs King, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago14 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims the month of October 2023 as Depression Awareness Month in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR145 - Recognizing April 18, 2024, As "national Line Worker Appreciation Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Jesse Rawlins Vanderwende
Last updated 5 months ago31 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 18, 2024, as "National Line Worker Appreciation Day" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB23 - An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Housing.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Russ Huxtable, Elizabeth Lockman, David P. Sokola
Last updated 4 months ago11 Co-Sponsors
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delawares housing supply. In order to expand affordable housing opportunities, this Act requires local governments to permit the construction of ADUs within their jurisdictions without prohibitive barriers or onerous application or zoning requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
SB227 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Information Technology Staff In Schools.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Sturgeon, Cyndie Romer, William G. Bush
Last updated 7 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates dedicated information technology units for Delaware public schools. Currently, the State does not provide funding units for information technology employees, leaving districts and charter schools to finance these positions from a variety of funding streams. Information technology personnel are paid across various scales, including the salary scales for educators, custodians, and paraprofessionals. This creates inconsistency and impacts schools ability to hire other personnel such as teachers and counselors. For example, if a school or district funds an information technology position using the same unit that funds teacher salaries, that is one less teacher that the district or school can hire. This Act, which stems from the Public Education Compensation Committees October 2023 recommendations, prevents this scenario and ensures consistent funding for information technology staff at salary levels that are competitive regionally. This Act is effective July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR70 - Designating July 26, 2023, As Americans With Disabilities Act Day In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago20 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution designates July 26, 2023, as "Americans with Disabilities Act Day" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB86 - An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Rules Of The Road.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David P. Sokola, Sean M. Lynn, Daniel B. Short
Last updated about 1 year ago16 Co-Sponsors
Currently, every adult operating or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle is required to have a helmet in their possession and wear eye protection while operating or riding a motorcycle and every person up to 19 years of age must wear a helmet and eye protection.
STATUS
Passed
SCR153 - Designating May 2024 As "small Business Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David L. Wilson, Jesse Rawlins Vanderwende, Darius Brown
Last updated 5 months ago33 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates May 2024 as "Small Business Month" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR201 - Establishing The Public Education Funding Commission.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Sturgeon, Kimberly Williams, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated 3 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution establishes the Public Education Funding Commission to continue the comprehensive review of public education funding for all students and populations served by district and charter schools, develop a roadmap of recommendations to implement improvements to the public education funding system, and serve as an ongoing body to review the funding annually and recommend updates and changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB208 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Negligence Insurance And Litigation.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Spiros Mantzavinos, William G. Bush, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated 24 days ago9 Co-Sponsors
This bill amends Chapter 68 of Title 18, related to medical negligence insurance and litigation, to repeal those provisions of the law that are expired or that are no longer used as a matter of practice in medical negligence litigation.
STATUS
Passed
SB106 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Maternal Mental Health.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Kyle Evans Gay, Elizabeth Lockman, Krista Griffith
Last updated 8 months ago24 Co-Sponsors
This Act modernizes and expands the concept of maternal mental health by replacing the definition of maternal depression with the more encompassing definition of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act contemplates treatment for any caregiver who may be affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act avoids use of gender-based pronouns as recommended by the Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Enrolled
SCR64 - Establishing The Non-acute Long-stay Patient Task Force To Study And Make Findings And Recommendations Regarding The Needs And Options Of Non-acute Hospital Patients In Need Of Transfer To A Lower Acuity Care Setting.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Nicole Poore, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago7 Co-Sponsors
This concurrent resolution establishes the Non-Acute Long-Stay Patient Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations regarding the needs and options of non-acute Long-Stay hospital patients in need of transition to a more appropriate care setting. Long-Stay is defined as patients that have been in the hospital for 15 days or more and no longer have an acute medical need warranting hospitalization. These individuals are awaiting transition because access to a more appropriate care setting is unavailable. This means there are individuals in acute medical hospital beds that no longer need to be, but various barriers such as lack of insurance coverage, delayed authorization or guardianship, barriers to admission into behavioral health facilities or long-term care, and more, are preventing them from acute medical hospital discharge. This unnecessarily increases health care costs and can have a negative impact on the patients who are missing out on getting the specialized care they need at a more appropriate care facility. This also means longer wait times for other patients in hospital emergency rooms as there is less bed availability. This concurrent resolution establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on these issues.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR152 - Recognizing The Month Of May 2024 As "healthy Vision Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Delaware - 152nd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David G. Lawson, William J. Carson, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 5 months ago27 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as "Healthy Vision Month" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed