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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
HCR18 - Designating March 23, 2023 As National Atheists Day In Delaware.
Eric A. Morrison, Laura Sturgeon, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution designates March 23, 2023 as National Atheists' Day in Delaware.
STATUS
Failed
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
HB1 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana.
Edward S. Osienski, William Charles Paradee, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes all penalties for use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana and marijuana accessories. It further specifies that the adult sharing of a personal use quantity or less of marijuana is legal activity for those 21 years of age or older and that those 21 or older may possess, use, display, purchase, or transport accessories and personal use quantities of marijuana without penalty. When transporting in a vehicle, those items must be in a closed container or otherwise not readily accessible to anyone inside the vehicle. The statute also specifies certain activities which remain unlawful. Finally, the definition of "personal use quantity" of marijuana is updated to include not only 1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, but also equivalent amounts of marijuana product in other forms.
STATUS
Passed
SB4 - An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 13, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Criminal Justice System, Including Probation.
Marie Pinkney, Bryan Townsend, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated 4 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4, Senate Substitute No. 1, and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 4, this Act modernizes Delawares probation system, including by directing the courts, the Board of Parole, and the Bureau of Community Corrections to use the least restrictive probation and parole conditions and the most minimally intrusive reporting requirements necessary to achieve the goals of community supervision.
STATUS
Introduced
SB34 - An Act To Amend Title 24 And Title 28 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Accommodations.
Elizabeth Lockman, Marie Pinkney, Kendra Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
On March 1, 1875, the federal Civil Rights Act was enacted. Following the end of the Civil War and the adoption of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, the goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was to guarantee Blacks equal treatment in places of public accommodation and on public transportation.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB68 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Police Training Program.
Paul S. Baumbach, William Charles Paradee, Lyndon Dean Yearick
Last updated about 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act clarifies former HB 148 from the 151st General Assembly by defining the start and end date of the 4 year lookback period that determines if a municipality, governmental unit, the University of Delaware, or Delaware State University is subject to reimbursement for an employees training expenses when the employee is hired by another municipality, governmental unit, the University of Delaware, or Delaware State University.
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 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
SB57 - An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Presidential Electors.
Kyle Evans Gay, Paul S. Baumbach, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
In Chiafalo v. Washington, 140 S.Ct. 2316 (2020), the United States Supreme Court made clear that states have the authority to remove or punish presidential electors who do not adhere to their obligation to vote faithfully for their parties candidates.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Delaware district SD-004
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Delaware Senate
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Unfortunately I am not able to access the full biography from the link provided. However, here is a short summary without reproducing copyrighted material: Laura Sturgeon is running for Missouri State Senate District 19. She previously served on the Hannibal Board of Public Works from 2013-2022. Sturgeon has over 20 years of experience working in healthcare administration and clinical research. She has also been involved in various community organizations related to healthcare and education. Sturgeon is running on a platform of supporting small businesses, expanding access to rural broadband services, and improving Missouri's infrastructure. I tried to provide a concise summary without reproducing copyrighted material from the biography. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!read less
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