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SB29 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Consolidation Act.
Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
To foster sustainability in state retiree healthcare benefits and the development of a plan for strong benefits beyond the current Medicare Supplement plan offered through January 1, 2024, this Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Passed
HB75 - An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB41 - An Act Concurring In Proposed Amendments To The Delaware Constitution Relating To Technical Corrections.
David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to make necessary technical corrections identified by the General Assembly's Division of Research. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was House Bill 452 of the 151st General Assembly published in Chapter 351 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware. On passage of this second leg by this General Assembly this amendment will become part of the Delaware Constitution. Specifically, these technical corrections consist of the following:
STATUS
Enrolled
HB25 - An Act To Declare The 2022 Delaware Relief Rebates As Qualified Disaster Payments.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted.
STATUS
Passed
HCR2 - Commemorating January 22nd, 2023 As The 50th Anniversary Of The United States Supreme Court Ruling In Roe V. Wade
Melissa Minor-Brown, Kyle Evans Gay, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution commemorates January 22nd, 2023 as the 50th Anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB100 - An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Special License Plates.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, David P. Sokola, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This substitute bill, which makes only technical changes to the original bill, creates a special license plate for the Delaware State Police which will be displayed on the active fleet at the discretion of the Superintendent of the State Police for the 100th Anniversary of the Division.
STATUS
Passed
HR3 - Relating To The Temporary Rules Of The House Of Representatives Of The 152nd General Assembly.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Valerie J. Longhurst, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
This resolution creates the Temporary Rules of the House of Representatives.
STATUS
Introduced
HCR15 - Designating March 14, 2023 As "equal Pay Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Stephanie T. Bolden, Elizabeth Lockman, Valerie J. Longhurst
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This House Concurrent Resolution designates March 14, 2023 as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB59 - An Act To Establish A Statewide Rate Of Purchase Of Care For Child Care Providers.
Kyle Evans Gay, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Russ Huxtable
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
This bill directs the Department to pay a statewide rate to all child care providers that is aligned with the New Castle County rate through existing program funds. This service provides support for families with children birth to 12 years of age with access to child care to enable the caretaker to hold a job, obtain training or meet the special needs of the parent or child. The bill would pay licensed child care providers statewide at the reimbursement rate of New Castle County as determined by the 2021 Delaware Local Child Care Market Rate Survey.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR4 - Providing For A Joint Session Of The Senate And The House Of Representatives To Be Convened For The Purpose Of Hearing An Address By The Honorable John C. Carney, Jr., Governor Of The State Of Delaware.
David P. Sokola, Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution provides for Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of hearing an address by the Honorable John C. Carney, Jr., Governor of the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-015
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Delaware House
BIRTH
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Valerie J. Longhurst was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She earned her B.A. in Elementary Education in 1978 from the University of Delaware. Longhurst taught elementary school in the Red Clay Consolidated and Brandywine School Districts from 1978 to 1998. She was also an educational trainer and curriculum writer for the Delaware Department of Education. In 1998, Longhurst was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives. She serves on the Education, Gaming & Parimutuels, Revenue & Finance, and Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committees. Longhurst was elected Speaker of the House in 2017, becoming Delaware’s first female House Speaker.read less
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