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HB282 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Committee.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State employees (eligible pensioners) about changes in benefits coverages affecting eligible pensioners who are receiving or eligible to receive retirement benefits under the state employees' pension plan, including proposed changes.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB281 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Health Care Insurance.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
STATUS
Passed
SR7 - Relating To The Delaware State Senate Rules Of Procedure For Ethics Violations.
Elizabeth Lockman, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution enacts the Delaware State Senate Rules of Procedure for Ethics Violations.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB25 - An Act To Declare The 2022 Delaware Relief Rebates As Qualified Disaster Payments.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted.
STATUS
Passed
SB29 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Consolidation Act.
Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
To foster sustainability in state retiree healthcare benefits and the development of a plan for strong benefits beyond the current Medicare Supplement plan offered through January 1, 2024, this Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Passed
SCR5 - Honoring The Life And Work Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On The Occasion Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day".
Elizabeth Lockman, Darius Brown, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
51 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16, 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana.
Edward S. Osienski, William Charles Paradee, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes all penalties for use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana and marijuana accessories. It further specifies that the adult sharing of a personal use quantity or less of marijuana is legal activity for those 21 years of age or older and that those 21 or older may possess, use, display, purchase, or transport accessories and personal use quantities of marijuana without penalty. When transporting in a vehicle, those items must be in a closed container or otherwise not readily accessible to anyone inside the vehicle. The statute also specifies certain activities which remain unlawful. Finally, the definition of "personal use quantity" of marijuana is updated to include not only 1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, but also equivalent amounts of marijuana product in other forms.
STATUS
Passed
SB39 - An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To Article Ii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Limitations On The Time And Frequency Of Legislative Sessions.
David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second 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. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was House Bill 411 of the 151st General Assembly published in Chapter 324 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
Enrolled
SB31 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Primary Care Coverage.
Bryan Townsend, Sarah McBride, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
This Act corrects a technical error in SB 227 (149th General Assembly) by establishing requirements for group and blanket health insurance plans that align with existing requirements for individual and State employee health insurance plans. As introduced, SB 227 specified that coverage for chronic care management under all 3 of these health insurance plan types cannot be subject to patient deductibles, copayments, or fees. Senate Amendment 1 to SB 227 made various intentional changes to SB 227 but also accidentally deleted the line that applied this chronic care management requirement to group and blanket plans. SB 227, as amended, passed both chambers unanimously. As a result, since January 1, 2019, there has been an unintentional difference in the requirements between the plan types. This Act corrects that divergence.
STATUS
Passed
SB33 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families.
Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend, Krista Griffith
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This bill adopts a key recommendation of the Child Protection Accountability Commission Caseloads and Workloads final report approved on November 20, 2019, that Division of Family Services (DFS) caseload standards be reduced from 18 to 12 families per worker. Due to the volume of work generated by a caseload of 18 families, workers are significantly restricted in the time they can spend on critical case activities such as family engagement, assessment of safety, and face-to-face contact with children and families.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Delaware district SD-011
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Delaware Senate
BIRTH
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Bryan Townsend earned his BA from Yale University and his JD from Vanderbilt University Law School. He has practiced law for small businesses, non-profit organizations, and government entities. Townsend served on the board of directors for the Delaware Center for Justice. In 2012, Townsend won election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 27. He serves on the Education, Health & Human Development, and Revenue & Finance committees. His legislative priorities include education funding, criminal justice reform, and health care.read less
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