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HB80 - An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Coverage Of Doula Services.
Melissa Minor-Brown, Marie Pinkney, Darius Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires that doula services be covered by Medicaid in Delaware by January 1, 2024. It follows up on HB 343 from the 151st General Assembly which required the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to submit a plan for implementing this coverage, and draws on that completed report.
STATUS
Passed
SCR8 - Recognizing January 2023 As "national Mentoring Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Elizabeth Lockman, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes January 2023 as "National Mentoring Month" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HJR1 - Establishing A Task Force To Improve School-based Mentoring And Literacy Education Efforts In Delaware.
Kimberly Williams, Laura Sturgeon, Bryant L. Richardson
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
This Joint Resolution creates a bi-partisan School Mentoring and Literacy Task Force, designed to expand volunteer mentoring and literacy education in Delaware schools ,with a report due on June 1, 2023.
STATUS
Passed
SCR14 - Recognizing March 14, 2023, As "pi Day" In Delaware.
Marie Pinkney, Sherae'a A. Moore, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates March 14, 2023, as Pi Day in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB51 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Use Of Single-service Plastic Implements And Polystyrene Containers In Food Establishments.
William Charles Paradee, Paul S. Baumbach, Sophie Phillips
Last updated about 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishments from providing single-service plastic straws, unless requested by a consumer. These restrictions take effect on July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB35 - An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicle Noise.
Kimberly Williams, John Walsh, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This Act charges the Department of Safety & Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Transportation, to present a report and plan to the General Assembly no later than October 1, 2023 for a comprehensive motor vehicle noise and abatement program. The agencies are charged with considering developments in technology, other state and federal standards, and proposing changes as necessary to Delaware law and recommendations for changes in equipment and procedures.
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
HB26 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Employee Leave.
William G. Bush, William Charles Paradee, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides state employees 30, rather than 15, days of paid leave per year to attend training camp or serve special duty as ordered by the military reserves or Delaware National Guard.
STATUS
Passed
SB1 - An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code.
Bryan Townsend, Kyra L. Hoffner, Marie Pinkney
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 1. Like Senate Bill No. 1, this Act creates a right to representation for tenants in evictions and other landlord-tenant actions.
STATUS
Passed
SB52 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Sterile Needle And Syringe Exchange Program.
Marie Pinkney, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-013
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Delaware House
BIRTH
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Deshanna U Neal was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents were both in the medical field, and she followed in their footsteps to become a pharmacist. After earning degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy and University of Mississippi, Neal worked in hospital, retail, and long-term care pharmacy settings. In 2020, Neal ran to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. During her campaign, she emphasized expanding access to affordable healthcare and bringing more infrastructure investment to the district. Though unsuccessful in her Congressional bid, Neal continues to be active in politics and pharmacy.read less
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