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SB123 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Patient Abuse.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Kendra Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides that any adult day care facility required to be licensed under Chapter 1 of Title 16 is subject to the existing reporting obligations for facilities under Subchapter III of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code.
STATUS
Passed
SB71 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting Suspected Animal Cruelty.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Nicole Poore, John Walsh
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires law-enforcement agencies, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Department of Justice to report suspected animal cruelty to the Office of Animal Welfare that is discovered while performing their responsibilities in child welfare cases. This Act also provides immunity to people who in good faith, report suspected animal cruelty.
STATUS
Passed
HCR21 - Recognizing March 24, 2023 As Women And Girls In Stem Day In The State Of Delaware.
Krista Griffith, Stephanie L. Hansen, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
This concurrent resolution designates March 24, 2023 as Women and Girls in STEM Day in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB67 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Misconduct By Public Officials.
Sarah McBride, Kimberly Williams, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates the crime of official misconduct to ensure appropriate accountability of public servants who abuse their positions of power and public trust. The statute establishes a grade in the penalty for the official misconduct to be commensurate to the gravity of the misconduct. In addition, this statute conforms the discrimination language to the language used in the Hate Crimes statute. It also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
HCR35 - Celebrating Demec Day And Recognizing The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation And The Community-owned Not For Profit Electric Utilities Throughout Delaware.
Debra J. Heffernan, Stephanie L. Hansen, Russ Huxtable
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving their communities with energy saving programs and carbon reduction projects. This Resolution also celebrates DEMECs upcoming 44th anniversary and over 100 years of reliable and safe electric service from Delawares local public power utilities by proclaiming April 5, 2023, as DEMEC Day.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB115 - An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 16 Relating To Civil Asset Forfeiture.
Kimberly Williams, Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Introduced
SB101 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Spiros Mantzavinos, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Bill amends the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to establish quantity tiers specific to drug offenses involving fentanyl. This update to the UCSA accounts for the high potency and lethality of fentanyl relative to other substances in its current statutory category, and the rise in deaths and suffering related to fentanyl throughout Delaware communities.
STATUS
Introduced
HB130 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deferred Compensation For Public Officers And Employees Of The State.
Valerie J. Longhurst, William Charles Paradee, Krista Griffith
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
There are thousands of casual/seasonal employees, who work for the State of Delaware. These hard-working individuals make up a critical part of the state government workforce and play a significant role in keeping our state running and delivering services to the people of Delaware. Since these individuals are not eligible for the state pension plan, many of them are eager to participate in a retirement savings plan so that they can save, invest, and build wealth for a secure and comfortable retirement. Currently, these individuals are not permitted to participate in the states 457(b) plan. This bill allows casual/seasonal employees the opportunity to participate in the 457(b) plan.
STATUS
Passed
SB112 - An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Creation, Regulation, Operation, And Dissolution Of Domestic Limited Partnerships And The Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Limited Partnerships.
Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend, Darius Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to the LP Act:
STATUS
Passed
HB89 - An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code And Chapter 118 Of Volume 83 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Personal Income Taxes.
Paul S. Baumbach, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Section 1 of this Act increases the standard deduction for personal income tax purposes of resident individuals and spouses of this State for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023. Section 3 of this Act increases the monetary filing thresholds resulting from the increases the standard deduction under Section 1.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-012
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Delaware House
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Krista Griffith is running for Vermont House Caledonia-3. Griffith was raised in Barre. She served on the Barre Unified Union School District board from 2005 to 2012. Griffith worked for Boynton Shell owned by her parents in Barre. Griffith and her husband Jason have 4 children. They live on the family farm in Walden which has been a working farm for over 200 years. The farm sells maple products and hosts events. Griffith wants to focus on making Vermont affordable with opportunities so future generations stay and thrive.read less
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