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HB25 - An Act To Declare The 2022 Delaware Relief Rebates As Qualified Disaster Payments.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted.
STATUS
Passed
SB36 - An Act To Amend Title 11 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To 911 Dispatchers.
Spiros Mantzavinos, William G. Bush, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides a definition for 911 Dispatchers. While referenced in other sections of the Code, including being identified as a first responder in § 4319 of Title 11 for purposes of confidentiality of communications by first responders for critical incident stress management services, Dispatchers have not otherwise been defined.
STATUS
Passed
HB32 - An Act To Amend Title 23 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Boat Licensing Agents.
William G. Bush, Kyra L. Hoffner, Paul S. Baumbach
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act raises the permissible service charge for a boat registration from $5 to $10 and the permissible service charge for a boat ramp certificate from $1.50 to $5.00.
STATUS
Passed
HB31 - An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Senior Property Tax Credit.
William G. Bush, Kyra L. Hoffner, Kevin S. Hensley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act reinstates a credit against school taxes of up to $400 for seniors who have been domiciled in Delaware for 3 years or more. After 10 years domiciled in Delaware the credit would increase to $500. Under current law the credit is $500 after 10 years.
STATUS
Introduced
HB30 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Disabled Veteran Property Tax Credit.
William G. Bush, Spiros Mantzavinos, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated almost 2 years ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes the 3 year residency requirement to qualify for the disabled veteran tax credit.
STATUS
Introduced
HB39 - An Act To Create The Expanded Protection For Our Communities And Homes Grant Program.
Michael F. Smith, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This bill seeks to create the Expanded Protection for Our Communities and Homes (EPOCH) Grant Program through a one-time appropriation of $20 million. The grant money would be distributed to every Delaware police agency that chooses to participate. The distribution would consist of a minimum standard allocation made to each agency and an allocation based on the number of uniformed officers authorized for each agency. EPOCH grants could be used by the recipient agencies to recruit new officers; promote or encourage careers in law enforcement; initially pay the salaries of newly hired officers; pay for overtime to facilitate additional work to address issues of local concern (including traffic enforcement); and implement programs designed to improve public safety in the area of the agencys jurisdiction. The grant allocations would be available for the agencies to use for up to three years, after which any unused and unencumbered funding would return to the General Fund.
STATUS
Introduced
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
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
SB60 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Employee Leave.
Laura Sturgeon, Bryan Townsend, Kimberly Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides teachers and other school employees with the same protection to be absent without a loss of pay as State merit employees for all of the following reasons:
STATUS
Passed
HB64 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Care Insurance And Retirement Benefits.
Michael Ramone, Gerald W. Hocker, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
This bill authorizes coverage for the spouse of a survivor who qualified to receive a deceased pensioner's retirement benefits prior to May 15, 2012.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Delaware district SD-014
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Delaware Senate
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Kyra L. Hoffner is running for Governor of North Dakota. She has served as the current North Dakota Secretary of State since 2021. Before serving as Secretary of State, Hoffner worked in the insurance and financial services industry. She also served on the Burleigh County Commission from 2016 to 2020. Hoffner graduated from Bismarck State College and earned a certificate in leadership from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She lives in Bismarck with her husband and two children.read less
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