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HB142 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure
Eric A. Morrison, Sarah McBride, Bryan Townsend
Last updated about 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
This bill precludes the so-called LGBTQ+ "panic" defense that seeks to partially or completely excuse or justify a defendant from full accountability for the commission of a crime on the grounds that the actual or perceived sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or sex assigned at birth of the victim is sufficient to explain, excuse, or justify the defendant's conduct, or contributes to or causes the defendant's mental state, or that the defendants reaction thereto constitutes a mental illness, mental defect, or mental disorder sufficient to excuse or justify the defendant's conduct (including under circumstances in which the victim made a nonviolent romantic or sexual advance toward the defendant or in which the defendant and the victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship). Sections 1 and 3 of this bill move the definitions for gender identity and sexual orientation currently in the hate crimes statute to the general definitions section of the Criminal Code to maintain standard definitions of these terms throughout the Criminal Code. Section 2 of this bill provides that in any prosecution or sentencing for an offense: (i) a defendant is not justified in using force against another based on the discovery of, knowledge or belief about, or the potential or actual disclosure of the victims actual or perceived sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or sex assigned at birth; (ii) for the purposes of determining whether there is a reasonable explanation or excuse for the existence of extreme emotional disturbance or other asserted mitigating factor or circumstance, such explanation or excuse is not reasonable if it is based on the discovery of, knowledge or belief about, or the potential or actual disclosure of the victims actual or perceived sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or sex assigned at birth; and (iii) a defendant does not suffer from a mental illness, mental defect, mental disorder, serious mental disorder, psychiatric disorder, or other impairment affecting or impacting the defendants mental state relating to any questions of intent, knowledge, capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the defendant's conduct, disturbance of the defendant's thinking, feeling or behavior, culpability, willpower to choose whether to do or refrain from doing an act, or ability to distinguish right from wrong, based on the discovery of, knowledge or belief about, or the potential or actual disclosure of the victims actual or perceived sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or sex assigned at birth.
STATUS
Passed
HR21 - Designating September 2023 As Alopecia Awareness Month In The State Of Delaware.
Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
This resolution recognizes the month of September 2023 as Alopecia Awareness Month.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR115 - Extending The Reporting Date Of The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association ("diaa") Task Force.
Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
This concurrent resolution extends the due date of the findings and recommendations report of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association Task Force from March 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB273 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Coverage For Speech Therapy.
Sherry Dorsey Walker, Elizabeth Lockman, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated 23 days ago
13 Co-Sponsors
This Substitute bill adds 5 additional speech-language diagnosis to the 2 diagnoses listed in H.B. 273 and references that all 7 speech-language diagnoses are classified in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) for billing purposes. This Substitute bill broadens the definition of child from 1 year to first grade to include all children from birth to age 18. This Substitute bill deletes the definition of carrier since the term is not referred to in these new sections and clarifies that Section 2 refers to group and blanket health insurance policies not individual health policies. This Substitute bill also clarifies that the Act applies to all health insurance contracts delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed after December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HCR90 - Designating March 12, 2024 As "equal Pay Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Stephanie T. Bolden, Elizabeth Lockman, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This House Concurrent Resolution designates March 12, 2024 as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB350 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hospital Costs.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola
Last updated 5 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, which will be responsible for an annual review of hospital budgets and related financial information. The Board will have 7 members: 6 appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and the Executive Director of the Delaware Healthcare Association. This Act creates a requirement that hospitals submit yearly budgets, audited financial statements, and related financial information to the Board for review.
STATUS
Passed
HB6 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Mental Health Services.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Marie Pinkney, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires the State to fund a Mental Health Professional and Mental Health Coordinator position for each district and charter school by the 2024-25 school year. The Mental Health Professional and Mental Health Coordinator must develop partnerships with community-based organizations, work to establish collaborative relationships with the school, families, and local community, create an implementation plan, and undertake an assessment of the district's mental health needs.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2 - An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 24, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deadly Weapons.
Elizabeth Lockman, Bryan Townsend, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated 6 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Passed
SB232 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage For Contraceptives.
Kyle Evans Gay, Debra J. Heffernan, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated 3 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
In light of the Federal Drug Administrations recent approval of over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills, this bill expands the contraceptive coverage laws to include over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills.
STATUS
Passed
SB231 - An Act To Amend Chapter 453, Volume 83 Of The Laws Of Delaware, And Title 18 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Providing For Driver Education Training, A Driver's License, Or Motor Vehicle Insurance For An Individual Who Is In Or Has Experienced Foster Care In Delaware.
Sarah McBride, Stephanie L. Hansen, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated 4 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes the sunset provision in Chapter 453, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to the program established under §9011A of Title 29 to assist individuals who are in or have experienced foster care in Delaware with driver education, driver licensing, and motor vehicle insurance and associated barriers and costs. The Act also amends §9011A of Title 29 to clarify the scope and administration of the program, and amends the definition of youth in foster care under §3921 of Title 18 to maintain consistency with 29 Del. C. §9011A(g)(1).
STATUS
Passed
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