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HB55 - An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Individuals Who Are Homeless.
Sean M. Lynn, Kyra L. Hoffner, Marie Pinkney
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness and creates a process by which the State Human and Civil Rights Commission and the Division of Human and Civil Rights may accept and investigate complaints of discriminatory treatment, attempt conciliation, and refer enforcement actions to the Department of Justice where necessary.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR12 - Declaring Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis.
Marie Pinkney, Cyndie Romer, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution declares that gun violence is a public health crisis, that ending the gun violence devastating Delaware is a policy priority, and supporting policy and legislative solutions that will make schools safe, confront armed hate and extremism, prevent suicide, and center and support survivors of gun violence.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB60 - An Act To Amend Titles 18, 29, And 31 Relating To Breast Cancer Screening And Diagnostic Procedures.
Cyndie Romer, Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
To prevent Delawareans from facing exorbitant costs for potentially life-saving screenings and follow-up tests, and to allow providers to use clinical judgement in the use of breast cancer examination tools based on established national standards, this Act requires that all insurance policies issued or renewed in this State include coverage of supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations on terms that are at least as favorable as the coverage of annual screening mammograms. The Act covers all group, blanket, and individual health insurance policies (except specified accident, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care or other limited benefit health insurance policies) as well as the State employee healthcare plan and Medicaid.
STATUS
Passed
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 over 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
SB58 - An Act Relating To The Removal Of Copay Requirements For Delaware Families In Need.
Sarah McBride, Kyle Evans Gay, Kerri Evelyn Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Since the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department has not charged copays for Delaware Families earning up to 200% of the federal poverty level and has reimbursed purchase of care providers for 15 absent days per child per month. These practices have been successful in stabilizing families and providing early learning programs for Delaware's needy families and children.
STATUS
Introduced
HB79 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delinquency And Criminal Proceedings Involving Children.
Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Bryan Townsend, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or older. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or detained pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions, and aligns other language in Title 10 with the limitations on transfer of children from Family to Superior Court.
STATUS
Introduced
HB65 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Bereavement Leave.
Debra J. Heffernan, Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
According to the Mayo Clinic, miscarriages occur in about 20% of all pregnancies, and generally, in the first 12 weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 out of every 100 American pregnancies ends in stillbirth. Black women have a significantly higher risk of miscarrying 43% higher when compared to white women. Black mothers are also more than twice as likely to experience stillbirth compared to Hispanic and white mothers.
STATUS
Passed
SB42 - An Act To Amend Title 18 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Burial Benefits.
Darius Brown, Marie Pinkney, Stephanie T. Bolden
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 42 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 42. Like Senate Bill No. 42 and Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 42, this Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Introduced
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 over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach.
STATUS
Passed
SB59 - An Act To Establish A Statewide Rate Of Purchase Of Care For Child Care Providers.
Kyle Evans Gay, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Russ Huxtable
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
This bill directs the Department to pay a statewide rate to all child care providers that is aligned with the New Castle County rate through existing program funds. This service provides support for families with children birth to 12 years of age with access to child care to enable the caretaker to hold a job, obtain training or meet the special needs of the parent or child. The bill would pay licensed child care providers statewide at the reimbursement rate of New Castle County as determined by the 2021 Delaware Local Child Care Market Rate Survey.
STATUS
Introduced
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