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HB282 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Committee.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State employees (eligible pensioners) about changes in benefits coverages affecting eligible pensioners who are receiving or eligible to receive retirement benefits under the state employees' pension plan, including proposed changes.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB281 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Health Care Insurance.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
STATUS
Passed
HB34 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Boards.
Kimberly Williams, Elizabeth Lockman, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
House Bill No. 34 requires school boards, including charter schools, to permit public comment on each agenda item presented for a vote at a school board meeting. The public comment period must take place before the school board vote on an agenda item. The school board may reasonably restrict the time, place, and manner of the public comment period.
STATUS
Passed
HB70 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Death Penalty.
Sean M. Lynn, Kyle Evans Gay, Eric A. Morrison
Last updated 3 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act eliminates the death penalty in Delaware. As such, the penalty for a person who is convicted of first-degree murder for an offense that was committed after the persons 18th birthday is imprisonment for the remainder of the persons natural life without benefit of probation or parole or any other reduction.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB74 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mandatory Reporting Of Child Abuse.
Eric A. Morrison, Nicole Poore, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Act abrogates the privilege between priest and penitent in a sacramental confession relating to child abuse and neglect. It requires priests to report child abuse and neglect or to give or accept evidence in a judicial proceeding relating to child abuse or neglect.
STATUS
Introduced
SB27 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Limitation Of Actions For Work, Labor, Or Personal Services.
Laura Sturgeon, John Walsh, Edward S. Osienski
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases the statute of limitations for filing an action for recovery upon a claim for unpaid wages from 1 year to 2 years, making it consistent with the statute of limitations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq. Many employees who are terminated spend the first period of unemployment attempting to secure other employment. After this focus on finding employment ends, 1 year may have passed or be about to pass, preventing employees who are owed wages from a previous employer from seeking legal redress.
STATUS
Passed
HB79 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delinquency And Criminal Proceedings Involving Children.
Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Bryan Townsend, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or older. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or detained pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions, and aligns other language in Title 10 with the limitations on transfer of children from Family to Superior Court.
STATUS
Introduced
HB33 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Funding For Prekindergarten Special Education.
Kimberly Williams, Laura Sturgeon, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases funding for preschool children with disabilities who are not counted in either "intensive" or "complex" special education units by revising the current ratio of 12.8 students per unit to 8.4 students per unit for preschool children included in the basic unit count. This is the same ratio in effect as of July 1, 2023, for K-3 basic special education. The Act also consolidates the K-3 Basic Special Education Unit with the 4-12 Basic Special Education Unit as the ratio is the same for each group as of July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Passed
SCR5 - Honoring The Life And Work Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On The Occasion Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day".
Elizabeth Lockman, Darius Brown, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
51 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16, 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB52 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Sterile Needle And Syringe Exchange Program.
Marie Pinkney, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Delaware district SD-001
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Delaware Senate
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