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HB439 - An Act To Amend Titles 6 And 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Housing Status Discrimination In Housing And Property.
Sophie Phillips, Kyra L. Hoffner, Bryan Townsend
Last updated about 2 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Delaware law prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics in housing and property transactions. This Act would add "housing status" as a protected characteristic.
STATUS
Passed
SJR8 - Designating August 31, 2024, As "international Overdose Awareness Day" In The State Of Delaware And Requiring The State Flag To Be Flown At Half-staff In Observance.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Valerie J. Longhurst, David P. Sokola
Last updated 3 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2024, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and requires that in observance, the State flag be flown at half-staff at State facilities. By recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, this Joint Resolution affirms the importance of overdose awareness, remembers those who have died from overdose, and acknowledges the grief suffered from losing a loved one to overdose.
STATUS
Passed
SCR176 - Congratulating The Class Of 2023 Eagle Scouts For Having Attained The Highest Rank One Can Earn In The Boy Scouts Of America.
David G. Lawson, William Charles Paradee, William J. Carson
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution congratulates the class 2023 Eagle Scouts for having attained the highest rank one can earn in the Boy Scouts of America.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB411 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Membership Requirements For Volunteer Firefighters.
Daniel B. Short, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Bryan Townsend
Last updated about 2 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This bill seeks to amend sections of Chapter 66 concerning the members of Delaware Volunteer Fire Departments. This bill will hold current members to the same standards as applicants with relation to criminal activity.
STATUS
Passed
HB374 - An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fertility Treatment.
Kendra Johnson, Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated about 2 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
STATUS
Passed
SB322 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Student Athletes.
Sarah McBride, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates the Grace Firestone Act to strengthen regulations for member schools regarding sudden cardiac arrest. The Act requires member schools to develop an athletic emergency action plan and have an automated external defibrillator (AED) less than 3 minutes from any venue where practices and competitions are held. It further requires all coaches, physical education teachers, referees, health teachers and at least one staff member delivering student behavioral health services or at least one school administrator per school to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator. The Act requires regular maintenance checks of AED equipment to follow the manufacturers guidelines for routine checks. The Act mandates all member schools to establish a cardiac emergency response plan and provide Stop the Bleed training to staff once every year.
STATUS
Introduced
HCR145 - This Concurrent Resolution Commends The 2024 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional Of The Year, Shannon Gronau, And All Of The District/charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals Of The Year.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Kimberly Williams
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution commends the 2024 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, Shannon Gronau, and all of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB432 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Institute Of Medical Education And Research.
Melissa Minor-Brown, Nicole Poore, Bryan Townsend
Last updated about 2 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates provisions of the code covering the Delaware Institute of Medical Education Research (DIMER), which creates partnerships with out-of-state medical schools as an alternative to creating a state sponsored medical school. Specifically, this Act does the following:
STATUS
Passed
SCR179 - Designating June 12, 2024, As Loving Day In The State Of Delaware.
Russ Huxtable, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This resolution designates June 12, 2024, as Loving Day in the State of Delaware and reaffirms a commitment to the principles of equality, freedom, and justice for all. Loving Day contributes to building a society that values and respects the fundamental human rights of all individuals, regardless of their race or ethnicity.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR167 - Establishing A Study Group To Review And Recommend Compensatory Payments For Certain Tax-exempt Properties Owned By The State.
David P. Sokola, Paul S. Baumbach, Edward S. Osienski
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates the Study Group to Review and Recommend Compensatory Payments for Certain Tax-Exempt Properties Owned by the State to review and evaluate § 8318 of Title 29 and make recommendations regarding the eligibility criteria that should be used to determine which municipalities to receive compensatory payments for tax-exempt property owned by this State ("compensatory payments"), the amount that should be appropriated for compensatory payments, the formulas used to calculate compensatory payments, and how to periodically review this appropriation, eligibility criteria, and formulas no less than every 10 years.
STATUS
Engrossed
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