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HB227 - An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lead Poisoning Prevention.
Larry D. Lambert, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Eric A. Morrison
Last updated about 1 year ago
27 Co-Sponsors
This Act makes various amendments to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to improve compliance with its testing and reporting requirements. First, this Act requires physicians to take a training program every 2 years relating to the provisions of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Second, it requires the Division of Public Health to develop electronic forms to be used at a childs 12 and 24 month well visit that record lead screening results and are shared with the Divison. Third, it clarifies that laboratories and health care professionals involved in blood lead level analysis must report results to the the Division of Public Health. Finally, it requires the Division of Public Health to share data with school nurses relating to whether an enrolled student has been screened for lead poisoning.
STATUS
Passed
HB175 - An Act To Amend Titles 9, 21, And 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Accessible Parking Spaces.
DeShanna U. Neal, Valerie J. Longhurst, Sherae'a A. Moore
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act adds provisions to Title 21 defining accessible parking spaces, incorporating federal standards for accessible parking spaces found in the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable regulations. The Act also provides additional requirements that enhance these standards and better reflect the needs of persons with disabilities in Delaware. The Act increases the penalty associated with violating the statute that prohibits individuals who do not possess a parking placard or special license plate from parking in accessible parking spaces, or in the access aisles located next to accessible parking spaces. This Act adds provisions in Titles 9 and 22 to require county and municipal governments to adopt regulations and ordinances incorporating these requirements for accessible parking spaces, including the requirement that property owners have a permit and process to ensure compliance for new or modified accessible parking spaces, in order to increase compliance and uniformity statewide.
STATUS
Introduced
HB156 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pet Insurance.
Kimberly Williams, Sophie Phillips, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes the comprehensive framework for the regulation of pet insurance transacted in Delaware. The Act reflects the adoption of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Pet Insurance Model Act, with adjustments made to conform the model act to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, including using the singular tense of a word rather than the plural tense.
STATUS
Passed
HCR65 - Recognizing June 19, 2023, As "juneteenth National Independence Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Sherry Dorsey Walker, Stephanie T. Bolden, Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution proclaims June 19, 2023. as Juneteenth National Independence Day in Delaware and encourages the people of Delaware to reflect upon the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans and to celebrate this day with appropriate activities and events.
STATUS
Engrossed
HCR46 - Designating The Month Of May As "national Nurses Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Melissa Minor-Brown, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Sarah McBride
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
This resolution designates the month of May as "National Nurses Month" in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB8 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Clean Construction Preferences For Public Works.
Edward S. Osienski, Valerie J. Longhurst, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Act directs state agencies to collaborate on the development and implementation of clean construction preferences that will allow for the incorporation and consideration of sustainability and carbon impact data in the award of public works contracts.
STATUS
Introduced
HB151 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Protection From Abuse Proceedings.
Eric A. Morrison, Krista Griffith, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated about 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Act expressly adds the intentional restriction of another adults access to economic resources resulting in a loss of financial autonomy to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings. This Act also specifies that tangible property of the petitioner includes legal documents belonging to the petitioner. In addition, this Act codifies the existing practice of Family Court to allow relief by ordering respondents to return specific legal documents. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
HB131 - An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Conveyance Of Real Estate Between Spouses.
William G. Bush, Krista Griffith, Sean M. Lynn
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act resolves ambiguities in the current law and confirms the ability of a spouse who owns real property as tenant by the entirety, acting alone, to convey that spouses interest in such real property to both spouses, as tenants by the entirety or otherwise, or to the other spouse.
STATUS
Passed
HB187 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Support.
William G. Bush, Kyra L. Hoffner, Paul S. Baumbach
Last updated about 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act expands the Video Lottery Intercept Program by requiring an operator of a video lottery facility to submit an individual's winnings from sports betting and table games to the Division of Child Support Services to satisfy delinquent child support obligations. The Video Lottery Intercept Program currently only collects video lottery winnings.
STATUS
Passed
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