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HB49 - An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unemployment Benefits And Employer Assessments.
Edward S. Osienski, Bryan Townsend, John Walsh
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides post-pandemic related relief to both claimants receiving unemployment benefits and employers who are assessed unemployment taxes. This bill will increase the maximum weekly benefit amount payable to claimants seeking unemployment compensation benefits from the Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance from $400.00 a week to $450.00 a week. The funds necessary to pay the increased weekly benefit amounts will be paid from the Unemployment Trust Fund. Delaware currently pays unemployment claimants less per week in benefits than claimants are paid in each neighboring state. The maximum weekly benefit amount has not changed since 2019.
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
SCR9 - Recognizing March 2, 2023 As "delaware Giving Day."
Kyle Evans Gay, Sophie Phillips, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes March 2, 2023, as "Delaware Giving Day."
STATUS
Engrossed
HB77 - An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To § 3, Article Ii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Residency Of The Members Of The General Assembly.
Paul S. Baumbach, Kyle Evans Gay, David L. Wilson
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would require legislators to remain domiciled in the districts they represent for the entirety of their term of office. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was House Bill No. 395 of the 151st General Assembly, published in Chapter 362 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
SCR13 - Directing The Department Of Education To Review And Provide Recommendations On Mandatory Educator Trainings.
Laura Sturgeon, Eric Buckson, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Education conduct a review of mandatory trainings for educators and report back to the General Assembly their findings and recommendations.
STATUS
Enrolled
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
SB56 - An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Public Service Commission.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Debra J. Heffernan, Sophie Phillips
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This is an omnibus bill that updates several aspects of the Delaware Public Utility Code, Title 26, including the following: (a) Expanding the public notice options for the Public Service Commission in order to reduce costs, increase transparency, and raise public awareness of Commission proceedings; (b) Amending the statute which sets the salary of Commissioners to provide for a salary as appropriated in the annual State Operating Budget; (c) Increasing the utility assessment rate; and (d) Eliminating references to the Water Supply Coordinating Council, which reached its sunset date of January 31, 2022.
STATUS
Passed
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 about 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
HB59 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Establishing A Program For The Installation Of Residential Drinking Water Purification Systems.
Bryan W. Shupe, Sarah McBride, Eric Buckson
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes a residential drinking water purification system program to be administered through the Department of Health and Social Services.
STATUS
Introduced
SB27 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Limitation Of Actions For Work, Labor, Or Personal Services.
Laura Sturgeon, John Walsh, Edward S. Osienski
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases the statute of limitations for filing an action for recovery upon a claim for unpaid wages from 1 year to 2 years, making it consistent with the statute of limitations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq. Many employees who are terminated spend the first period of unemployment attempting to secure other employment. After this focus on finding employment ends, 1 year may have passed or be about to pass, preventing employees who are owed wages from a previous employer from seeking legal redress.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Delaware district HD-019
COMMITTEES
Delaware House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Kimberly Williams was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned her B.A. in English from DePauw University in 1986 and her law degree from Indiana University in 1989. After several years in private practice, Ms. Williams served as an administrative law judge and chief administrative law judge within the Office of Administrative Law Proceedings in the United States Department of Labor. In 2013, Kimberly was nominated by President Obama to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. She was later confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 53-42. While serving on the federal bench, Ms. Williams has presided over both civil and criminal federal cases.read less
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