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SB164 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Privacy For Correctional Officers, Probation Officers, And Parole Officers.
Kyra L. Hoffner, William J. Carson, David P. Sokola
Last updated 8 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act allows for correctional officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days following its enactment.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR98 - Recognizing The Importance Of Compassionate Release And Making A Commitment To Consider Modifications To Delaware's Early Release Framework For Incarcerated People.
Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes that the compassionate release of incarcerated peoplesuch as elderly individuals experiencing infirmities, in addition to individuals in terminal or severe medical circumstancescan promote individual and community-wide justice while preserving public safety and realizing fiscal efficiencies. The resolution acknowledges the merit of immediately considering early release of all statutorily eligible incarcerated persons and commutation for individuals who would be eligible if Delaware were to have a stronger model of compassionate release, encourages all stakeholders involved in such consideration to assist, and pledges that the General Assembly will explore and consider potential modifications to Delawares early-release framework.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB149 - An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Presidential Primary Elections.
David P. Sokola, Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act would move the 2024 presidential primary election for major political parties from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday of April.
STATUS
Passed
SCR79 - Recognizing The Month Of June 2023 As Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month In The State Of Delaware.
John Walsh, Sophie Phillips, Spiros Mantzavinos
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of June 2023 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR57 - Supporting A Forthcoming Federal Resolution Recognizing Thomas Garrett As A Heroic Abolitionist.
Elizabeth Lockman, Stephanie T. Bolden, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
50 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution supports a forthcoming federal resolution recognizing Thomas Garrett as a heroic abolitionist.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB220 - An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Protecting Delawares Natural Resources.
Madinah Wilson-Anton, Stephanie L. Hansen, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and inalienable right for all Delawareans to a clean and healthy environment. The Amendment would also declare the State, including all of its branches, agencies, and political subdivisions, as trustee of the State's natural resources. By enacting this amendment Delaware would join other States which have or are seeking similar provisions, in their respective Constitutions, creating the same inherent and inalienable rights for their citizens.
STATUS
Introduced
SB7 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Energy Office.
Stephanie L. Hansen, William Charles Paradee, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This Bill amends the Delaware Energy Act, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 80, Subchapter II, by updating and expanding upon the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy). In Section 1 of the Bill, the General Assembly finds and declares that: (a) Planning for Delaware's energy future is vitally important to Delawares economy and all of its citizens; (b) Developments in the energy sector of the economy are proceeding at a fast pace, and devoting state resources to the energy sector will be beneficial; and (c) Transforming the delivery of energy to end users is expected to require new programs, planning, and workforce training. Section 1 of the Bill also declares the intent of the General Assembly to provide for the development and implementation of State energy policy and programs in accordance with the State Energy Plan, the State Climate Action Plan, and other documents developed by the Governor's Energy Advisor Council and adopted by the State Energy Office.
STATUS
Passed
SB170 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Offshore Wind Energy.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Russ Huxtable, John Walsh
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to work with PJM Interconnection, LLC to study the transmission impacts of offshore wind development, to work with neighboring states on offshore wind transmission, and to study and report back to the Governor and the General Assembly on a process for procuring offshore wind power.
STATUS
Passed
SB198 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animal Fighting.
Stephanie L. Hansen, John Walsh, Krista Griffith
Last updated 3 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a class E felony.
STATUS
Passed
HCR80 - Recognizing Our Common Humanity And Our Concern Regarding The Israel-hamas War.
Melissa Minor-Brown, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated 10 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
This concurrent resolution expresses the State of Delaware General Assemblys concern for the loss of life in the Israel-Hamas war and calls on the legislature and the citizens of Delaware to recognize our common humanity and the shared strength of our diversity.
STATUS
Enrolled
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