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SCR20 - Recognizing March 25th As "greek Independence Day" In Delaware.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes March 25th as Greek Independence Day in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HCR22 - Recognizing The 4th Thursday In March As National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
Sherry Dorsey Walker, Darius Brown, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution supports Congressional efforts to proclaim the 4th Thursday in March a National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB143 - An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals.
Sean M. Lynn, Elizabeth Lockman, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. This Act caps interest rates at 20% for short-term consumer loans of $1,000 or less that must be repaid in less than 60 days and motor vehicle title loans.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Relating To School Attendance.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Laura Sturgeon, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
According to a recent CDC survey, the COVID pandemic exacerbated an existing mental health crisis for students. One in 5 school aged children has a mental health condition, and 45% of children may have experienced a traumatic event. This bill provides for excused absences for the mental or behavior health of a student and requires that any student taking more than 2 such excused absences will be referred to a behavioral health specialist. This bill provides a supplemental tool to identify students struggling with mental and behavioral health issues and legitimizes these struggles faced by many students. Moreover, this bill makes clear that the mental and behavioral health of students is a priority in this State.
STATUS
Passed
SB122 - An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 16, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Authorized Information Sharing For Children.
Kyle Evans Gay, Krista Griffith, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 9 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act authorizes the Office of the Child Advocate and Office of the Investigation Coordinator to provide child victim data and information to the Office of Investigative Services during presentence investigations of defendants convicted of felony child abuse, endangering the welfare of a child or death of a child.
STATUS
Passed
HB182 - An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 13, Title 16, And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Abuse.
Krista Griffith, Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Sections 1 through 6 of this Act revise the State's existing child abuse laws as follows:
STATUS
Passed
SB63 - An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Farms.
David G. Lawson, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This bill updates the criteria for agriculture, horticulture, or forestry land use.
STATUS
Passed
HB137 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pupil And Student Identification Cards.
Krista Griffith, Sarah McBride, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
This Act corrects the Delaware crisis text number and the National Suicide Prevention call or text line that is required to be printed on pupil identification cards for all public schools serving pupils in grades 7 to 12 and for all students attending public institutions of higher learning in Delaware. This Act takes effect for the 2023-2024 school year.
STATUS
Passed
SCR40 - Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The Delaware State Police
David G. Lawson, Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Delaware State Police and recognizes them for their service to the citizens of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB99 - An Act To Amend Titles 7 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Climate Change.
Debra J. Heffernan, Stephanie L. Hansen, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, follows the issuance of Delawares Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory target of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the State. The Act establishes a process of regular updates to the Climate Action Plan to serve as the framework to achieve the targeted emissions reductions and develop resilience strategies for the State, creates Climate Change Officers in certain Key Cabinet-Level Departments who will assist DNREC in the ongoing implementation of the Climate Action Plan, requires State agencies to consider climate change in decision-making, rulemaking, and procurement, and requires an Implementation Report every 2 years on the progress of the State towards meeting the statutory targets.
STATUS
Passed
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