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SCR22 - Designating March 26, 2023, As "epilepsy Awareness Day" In Delaware.
Kyra L. Hoffner, Krista Griffith, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
This resolution designates March 26, 2023, as "Epilepsy Awareness Day" in Delaware and calls upon State agencies and the people of Delaware to undertake suitable efforts to increase epilepsy awareness.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR23 - Recognizing March 29, 2023, As "national Vietnam War Veterans Day In The State Of Delaware.
David G. Lawson, Darius Brown, William J. Carson
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 29, 2023, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB187 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education.
Laura Sturgeon, Bryan Townsend, Kimberly Williams
Last updated about 1 month ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act ensures that educators hired after the effective date of this Act, who earned graduate degrees prior to becoming educators, receive credit on the salary schedule for those degrees regardless of the specific subject area of those degrees. Once an individual is employed as an educator, in order to receive credit for any graduate degrees earned after that time, such degree must be in the subject area in which the educator is employed.
STATUS
Passed
HB87 - An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Delaware Agricultural Production Insurance Assistance Program.
William J. Carson, Russ Huxtable, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated about 2 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes the Delaware Agricultural Production Assistance Program. The Program will provide a subsidy of up to 30% of the premium for eligible producers multi-peril crop insurance premium, or whole farm revenue protection premium up to a maximum of $10.00 per acre. The subsidy would be directly paid by the Delaware Department of Agriculture to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on behalf of Delaware eligible producers. The Department would administer the Program. The Act requires the Department to provide an annual Report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees.
STATUS
Passed
HB135 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Supreme Court.
Sean M. Lynn, William Charles Paradee, Eric Buckson
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
This bill requires that of the five Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, at least one is a resident of Kent County, at least one is a resident of Sussex County and at least two are residents of New Castle County.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR44 - Recognizing May 5, 2023, As Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day In Delaware.
Kyle Evans Gay, Elizabeth Lockman, Krista Griffith
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution recognizes May 5, 2023, as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB197 - An Act Making Appropriations For Certain Grants-in-aid For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; Amending The Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Act; Amending The Fiscal Year 2024 One-time Supplemental Appropriations Act; And Amending Certain Statutory Provisions.
William J. Carson, William Charles Paradee, Darius Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB110 - An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Courthouse Municipality Fee.
Elizabeth Lockman, Darius Brown, Sarah McBride
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Bill increases the courthouse municipality fee assessed on limited liability company (LLC) filings and corporate filings from $20 to $40. The fee is expected to raise $8.5 million to be distributed to the municipalities designated as the places of holding the Court of Chancery. The fee is distributed to the municipality in the county in which a business entitys registered office is located.
STATUS
Passed
SB7 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Energy Office.
Stephanie L. Hansen, William Charles Paradee, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This Bill amends the Delaware Energy Act, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 80, Subchapter II, by updating and expanding upon the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy). In Section 1 of the Bill, the General Assembly finds and declares that: (a) Planning for Delaware's energy future is vitally important to Delawares economy and all of its citizens; (b) Developments in the energy sector of the economy are proceeding at a fast pace, and devoting state resources to the energy sector will be beneficial; and (c) Transforming the delivery of energy to end users is expected to require new programs, planning, and workforce training. Section 1 of the Bill also declares the intent of the General Assembly to provide for the development and implementation of State energy policy and programs in accordance with the State Energy Plan, the State Climate Action Plan, and other documents developed by the Governor's Energy Advisor Council and adopted by the State Energy Office.
STATUS
Passed
HB82 - An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Communication Of Election Information.
Krista Griffith, William Charles Paradee, Paul S. Baumbach
Last updated about 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires the Department of Elections to biennially mail a notice to all registered voters informing the registrant of their polling place and containing the following additional information: a brief description of all available methods of voting; the dates and times on which the general and any primary election will be held; deadlines for voter registration for each election and for party changes before a primary; and a brief outline of procedures and requirements and polling places and early voting sites. If the notice is returned as undeliverable the Department is directed to follow a procedure already set forth in Code for attempting to update and verify voting registration records. The notice is to be mailed not later than 30 days before the state primary election.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Delaware district SD-017
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Delaware Senate
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William Charles "Bill" Paradee III was born in Dover, Delaware. He received his Bachelor's degree from University of Delaware in 1986, and later earned his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in 1990. Paradee worked as an attorney before running for office. He served on the Delaware State Board of Education from 2009 to 2018. In 2018, Paradee was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 29.read less
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