All Bills - Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB210
Introduced
1/18/24
Introduced
1/18/24
Engrossed
1/25/24
Refer
1/18/24
Refer
2/29/24
Engrossed
1/25/24
Enrolled
5/23/24
Refer
2/29/24
Passed
6/20/24
Enrolled
5/23/24
Passed
6/20/24
This Act establishes the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Technology and Information or their designee as a member of the Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Service Board by virtue of their position. The Act clarifies the Chief Information Officer, or their designee serve on the board so long as they hold their position and do not require the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB211
Introduced
1/24/24
Introduced
1/24/24
Engrossed
3/26/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
3/27/24
Engrossed
3/26/24
Refer
3/27/24
This Act directs the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to adopt javelin as an approved event for all DIAA sponsored track and field competitions.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB212
Introduced
3/11/24
Introduced
3/11/24
Engrossed
3/20/24
Refer
3/11/24
Refer
3/21/24
Engrossed
3/20/24
Enrolled
6/25/24
Refer
3/21/24
Passed
8/12/24
Enrolled
6/25/24
Passed
8/12/24
Like Senate Bill No. 212, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 212 codifies the Bureau of Health Equity (BHE) in the Division of Public Health, which includes the Office of Minority Health and the Office of Womens Health. The purpose of the BHE is to ensure that everyone in Delaware will achieve their full health potential by eliminating health disparities, particularly among all racial and ethnic minority groups. The BHE works with communities to address social determinants of health, focusing on prevention, health, and wellness in the broader population instead of treatment focused on individuals. Health disparities are preventable differences in the quality of health or health care between 2 or more groups of people based on a shared characteristic of the individuals within each group, such as race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status and the differences between the groups regarding access to health care or burdens, prevalence, or incidence of disease or violence.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB213
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Engrossed
4/25/24
Refer
2/29/24
Refer
5/2/24
Engrossed
4/25/24
Enrolled
6/13/24
Refer
5/2/24
Passed
8/2/24
Enrolled
6/13/24
Passed
8/2/24
This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Millville to restore the authority of the Town Council to impose and collect a lodging tax. This authority to impose and collect a lodging tax was enacted under Senate Bill No. 162 (150th) in 2019 but was inadvertently repealed under House Bill No. 138 (151st) in 2021.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB214
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Engrossed
4/25/24
Refer
2/29/24
Refer
5/2/24
Engrossed
4/25/24
Enrolled
6/13/24
Refer
5/2/24
Passed
8/2/24
Enrolled
6/13/24
Passed
8/2/24
This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Millsboro to give the Town Council the authority to impose and collect a lodging tax.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB215
Introduced
2/26/24
Introduced
2/26/24
Refer
3/27/24
Refer
2/26/24
Engrossed
6/11/24
Refer
3/27/24
Refer
6/12/24
Engrossed
6/11/24
Refer
6/20/24
Refer
6/12/24
Enrolled
6/30/24
Refer
6/20/24
Passed
8/1/24
Enrolled
6/30/24
Passed
8/1/24
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB216
Introduced
2/26/24
Introduced
2/26/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
2/26/24
Refer
4/23/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Enrolled
6/27/24
Refer
4/23/24
Passed
8/1/24
Enrolled
6/27/24
Passed
8/1/24
This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the maximum penalty is increased from $5,000 to $10,000 per violation. The civil penalties in Section 1109(a)(2) for violations that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident were established in 1998 and have not been increased since then. The maximum civil penalty in Section 1109(c) for violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident was set at $10,000 in 1998, but was later reduced to $5,000 in 2000, and has not been increased since then. This Act also repeals the provision which places a cap on the civil penalties for continuing violations.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB217
Introduced
2/26/24
Introduced
2/26/24
Refer
2/26/24
This Act creates a professional loan-to-grant incentive program to encourage Delawareans to pursue careers in nursing at long-term care facilities. Funding for the incentive program is to be appropriated annually by the General Assembly, in an amount not less than $1 million. Qualifying nursing students who agree to fulfill a 4-year service obligation at a long-term care facility may apply for loans to assist with expenses associated with (a) prelicensure education at a (i) State Board of Nursing approved nursing education program that is authorized to prepare persons for licensure as a registered nurse or a (ii) State Board of Nursing approved practical nursing education program, or (b) a graduate-level education at an advanced practice registered nurse program accredited by a national accrediting body.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB218
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Refer
2/29/24
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that states that the power to tax should be limited and reserved solely for the purpose of financing necessary and essential governmental programs and operations and for no other purpose. The unlimited power to tax constitutes the inherent power to coerce and destroy. Such use of the government's power to tax is an abuse of power never intended or authorized by the people of the State of Delaware. This constitutional amendment is intended to protect the people of the State of Delaware from abusive, coercive, and destructive taxing schemes.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB219
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Refer
2/29/24
This Act creates penalties for misrepresentation of a service animal under the Delaware Equal Accommodations Law and misrepresentation of an assistance animal under the Delaware Fair Housing Act. The language of these penalties is different because under both federal and State law, a broader range of animals must be allowed as a reasonable accommodation in housing to an individual with a disability and more disability-related information may be requested, than in places of public accommodation. However, the penalties are the same: a first violation is a civil penalty in the amount of $500 and each subsequent offense is an unclassified misdemeanor.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB22
Introduced
4/24/24
Engrossed
5/9/24
Introduced
4/24/24
Refer
5/14/24
Engrossed
5/9/24
Enrolled
6/30/24
Refer
5/14/24
Passed
8/9/24
Enrolled
6/30/24
Passed
8/9/24
This Act establishes the Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital costs associated with workforce housing units they create.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB220
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Engrossed
3/13/24
Refer
2/29/24
Refer
3/14/24
Engrossed
3/13/24
Enrolled
3/28/24
Refer
3/14/24
Passed
4/30/24
Enrolled
3/28/24
Passed
4/30/24
Medicaid is generally the payer of last resort, meaning that Medicaid only pays claims for covered items and services if there are no other liable third-party payers for the same items and services. When Medicaid beneficiaries have one or more additional sources of coverage for health care services, third-party liability (TPL) rules govern the legal obligation of such third parties. Section 1902(a)(25)(A) of the Social Security Act defines third-party payers as health insurers, managed care organizations, and group health plans, among others.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB221
Introduced
4/11/24
Introduced
4/11/24
Engrossed
4/24/24
Refer
4/11/24
Refer
4/25/24
Engrossed
4/24/24
Enrolled
6/25/24
Refer
4/25/24
Enrolled
6/25/24
Passed
9/19/24
This Act provides that the next of kin of a deceased police officer, member of a fire department, or member of the Delaware National Guard is entitled to a Delaware state flag if the deceased person served in at least 1 qualifying entity for at least 10 years and died in the line of duty or while an active member.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB222
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Refer
2/29/24
This legislation closes a loophole in the current law which allows 100% of the work being completed on a jobsite to be done by workers only possessing an apprentice license. Currently, under Delaware law, an apprentice license can be acquired with little or no experience in the electrical trade. Recently the State discovered that construction on Delawares largest building, measuring more than 3.7 million square feet, that houses over 500 workers and received $3 million in State taxpayer dollars was being built with electrical workers not possessing the necessary licenses. When the job was shut down, the contractor had all the electrical workers acquire apprentice licenses rather than hire experienced, properly trained electricians. A similar violation was discovered at the construction site of an elementary school here in Delaware.
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Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session
Delaware Senate Bill SB223
Introduced
2/29/24
Introduced
2/29/24
Engrossed
3/26/24
Refer
2/29/24
Refer
3/27/24
Engrossed
3/26/24
Enrolled
5/23/24
Refer
3/27/24
Enrolled
5/23/24
Passed
9/24/24
This Act is the product of the work of stakeholders who, with the encouragement of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 (152nd General Assembly), met to examine how to integrate mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine into existing regulatory structures in this State.