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152nd General Assembly 


House Bills

Number: HB 1
DHA Position: Oppose
Status: Out of Committee in Senate
 

An Act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to Marijuana.  This Act removes all penalties for use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana and marijuana accessories. It further specifies that the adult sharing of a personal use quantity or less of marijuana is legal activity for those 21 years of age or older and that those 21 or older may possess, use, display, purchase, or transport accessories and personal use quantities of marijuana without penalty. When transporting in a vehicle, those items must be in a closed container or otherwise not readily accessible to anyone inside the vehicle. The statute also specifies certain activities which remain unlawful. Finally, the definition of "personal use quantity" of marijuana is updated to include not only 1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, but also equivalent amounts of marijuana product in other forms.
 

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Number: HB 2
DHA Position: Oppose
Status: Out of Committee in Senate 

An Act to amend Titles 4, 11, 16 and 30 of the Delaware Code relating to Creation of the Delaware Marijuana Control Act.  The Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana for recreational use in much the same manner as alcohol. It creates a framework for production, manufacture, and sale in a legal recreational marijuana industry…..HA 1:  1) Removes language relating to alcoholic liquor testing. (2) Corrects a typographical error. (3) Reinserts language relating to terms and conditions of employment with respect to marijuana that was present in previous versions of this bill. (4) Makes technical corrections relating to canopy grow area and licensing. (5) Gives the Division of Revenue power to set the form and manner of marijuana tax payments and the manner the tax appears on a consumer’s receipt at the time of sale. (6) Extends the privacy protections given to other tax returns and reports to the marijuana tax. (7) Replaces the Department of Justice with the Criminal Justice Council as the administrator of the Justice Reinvestment Fund. (8) Adds cross-references to Chapter 30 relating to the hierarchy of rules for tax administration, procedures and enforcement. (9) Adds a quarterly report from the Commissioner to the General Assembly regarding progress towards timely implementation of the Act.
HA 2 makes technical corrections and clarifications requested by the Office of the Governor.  

 

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Number: HB 41
DHA Position: Support
Status: Out of Committee in House
 

An Act to amend Title 6 of the Delaware Code relating to the Digital Right to Repair Act.  This bill creates the Delaware Digital Right to Repair Act. Currently when an electronic product such as a phone or electronic game breaks, it is only allowed to be repaired by the manufacturer. Parts are not available whether you are a consumer or a local repair shop. This act requires the manufacturer to make parts, documentation, tools, and updates available on fair and reasonable terms.  HA 1 which inserts language excluding motor vehicle manufacturers, manufacturers of motor vehicle equipment, and motor vehicle dealers from the bill was placed with the Bill.
 

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Number: HB 45
DHA Position: None
Status: Out of Committee in Senate 

An Act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to Developmental Screening.  This Act amends Chapter 30A of Title 14 to clarify that screening will not be conducted if a parent declines developmental screening or notifies the licensee that the child is already receiving early intervention services or special education and related services. It further clarifies that the childcare provider will conduct the screening where the parent or guardian fails to do so only upon receipt of parental consent. Because this section of the code has a version that is effective until July 1, 2024, and a version that is effective thereafter, the change appears in both versions to make clear that it is intended to change the pre and post-July 1, 2024 versions.
 

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Number: HB 46
DHA Position: None
Status: Out of Committee in Senate 
 

An Act to amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code relating to Credit for Reinsurance.  This bill reflects the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s revisions to the Model Credit for Reinsurance Act giving the Commissioner express regulatory authority to address the handling and treatment of reinsurance agreements entered into, directly or indirectly, with life and health insurer-affiliated captives, special purpose vehicles or similar entities, including the authority to promulgate model regulations adopted by the NAIC that are required for the Department to meet accreditation.
 

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Number: HB 49
DHA Position: None
Status: Signed into Law 1/26/2023

An Act to amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code relating to Unemployment Benefits and Employer Assessments.  This Act provides post-pandemic related relief to both claimants receiving unemployment benefits and employers who are assessed unemployment taxes. This bill will increase the maximum weekly benefit amount payable to claimants seeking unemployment compensation benefits from the Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance from $400.00 a week to $450.00 a week. The funds necessary to pay the increased weekly benefit amounts will be paid from the Unemployment Trust Fund. Delaware currently pays unemployment claimants less per week in benefits than claimants are paid in each neighboring state. The maximum weekly benefit amount has not changed since 2019. The Governor’s agreement to allow federal pandemic funds to be used to replace the funds in the Unemployment Trust Fund that were depleted from the surge of pandemic related claims has made the Unemployment Trust Fund sufficiently solvent so as to allow the Department to offer unemployment tax relief measures to Delaware employers for a one-year period during calendar year 2023, at a time when employers continue to face post-pandemic rising economic challenges, supply chain problems, and difficultly in staffing. This Act will provide temporary relief to employers who pay unemployment tax assessments by reducing the new employer tax rates, reducing or holding constant overall employer tax rates, and reducing the maximum earned rate. This Act will also temporarily simplify the tax rate schedules that are used to calculate unemployment assessments paid by employers. The Department estimates that these unemployment tax assessment changes will reduce the tax obligation of employers an estimated $50 million in 2023. The various tax assessment relief provisions set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act are retroactive to January 1, 2023 and are intended to be in effect for the full calendar year 2023.
 

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Number: HB 52
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Ready for Governor's Signature

An Act to amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to the Adult Correction Healthcare Review Committee.  This bill adds a Delaware licensed psychiatrist as a voting member of the Adult Correction Healthcare Review Committee.
 

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Number: HB 54
DHA Position: Support
Status: Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

An Act to amend Titles 18, 29 and 31 of the Delaware Code relating to Insurance Coverage of Epinephrine Autoinjectors. Currently, all health insurance plans subject to requirements under Delaware law must include at least 1 formulation of epinephrine autoinjectors on the lowest tier of the carrier's drug formulary for individuals who are 18 years of age or younger. This Act expands this requirement to all covered individuals, regardless of age, by January 1, 2024. This Act also makes a technical correction to §§ 3571Y of Title 18 to add standard language about applicability, which is already in § 3370D of Title 18.
 

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Number: HS 1 for HB 55
DHA Position: None
Status: Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 55, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 6 and 31 of the Delaware Code relating to Individuals who are Homeless.  This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness and creates a process by which the State Human and Civil Rights Commission and the Division of Human Relations may accept and investigate complaints of discriminatory treatment, attempt conciliation, and refer enforcement actions to the Department of Justice where necessary. This Substitute differs from the original House Bill No. 55 in that it expands the definition of “individuals experiencing homelessness” to include those who may be staying with different friends or family without a permanent home and it eliminates a reference to voting rights, since such rights are addressed elsewhere in the Code.
 

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Number: HB 55
DHA Position: Support with Amendment
Status: Substituted in House
 

An Act to amend Title 6 and 31 of the Delaware Code relating to Individuals who are Homeless.  This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness and creates a process by which the State Human and Civil Rights Commission and the Division of Human Relations may accept and investigate complaints of discriminatory treatment, attempt conciliation, and refer enforcement actions to the Department of Justice where necessary.
 

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Number: HB 56
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
 

An Act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to Tax Treatment of Certain Student Loan Repayments.  This Act makes a loan repayment under the Speech Language Pathologist Student Loan Repayment Program, the High Needs Educator Loan Payment Program, and the Mental Health Services Student Loan Repayment Program non-taxable for state income tax purposes.
 

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Number: HB 59
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to Establishing a Program for the Installation of Residential Drinking Water Purification Systems.  This Act establishes a residential drinking water purification system program to be administered through the Department of Health and Social Services.
 

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Number: HB 60
DHA Position: Support
Status: Out of Committee in House

An Act to amend Titles 18, 29 and 31 of the Delaware Code relating to Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Procedures. This Act requires that all insurance policies issued or renewed in this State include coverage of supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations on terms that are at least as favorable as the coverage of annual screening mammograms. The Act covers all group, blanket, and individual health insurance policies as well as the State employee healthcare plan and Medicaid.
 

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Number: HB 64
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to Health Care Insurance & Retirement Benefits.  This bill authorizes coverage for the spouse of a survivor who qualified to receive a deceased pensioner's retirement benefits prior to May 15, 2012.
 

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Number: HB 65
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Out of Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to Bereavement Leave.  According to the Mayo Clinic, miscarriages occur in about 20% of all pregnancies, and generally, in the first 12 weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 out of every 100 American pregnancies ends in stillbirth. Black women have a significantly higher risk of miscarrying— 43% higher when compared to white women. Black mothers are also more than twice as likely to experience stillbirth compared to Hispanic and white mothers. This bill provides State employees who suffer a miscarriage, stillbirth or other loss, a maximum of 5 days of paid bereavement leave. This Act shall be known as the "Sloane Hajek Act of 2023".  HA 1, which clarifies that this Act's definition of "other loss" only includes termination of pregnancy for therapeutic reasons was placed with the Bill.

 

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Number: HB 70
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to the Death Penalty.  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 person’s 18th birthday is imprisonment for the remainder of the person’s natural life without benefit of probation or parole or any other reduction.
 

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Number: HB 71
DHA Position: None
Status: Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

An Act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to the Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board.  This bill clarifies that the goal and function of the Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board includes Lyme Disease and other tick-related diseases. This Act supersedes the previous sunset provision that established the Board in House Bill 291 from the 148th General Assembly (80 Del. Laws c. 402 § 1) and extends the Board’s existence until 2032 unless otherwise provided by a subsequent act of the General Assembly.  HA 1 makes technical changes by changing “tick-related diseases” to “tickborne diseases”. This amendment also clarifies that the Lyme Disease Oversight Board expires on August 29, 2032 unless otherwise provided by a subsequent act of the General Assembly.

 

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Number: HB 73
DHA Position: None
Status: Out of Committee in House
 

An Act to amend Title 19 of the Delaware Code relating to Civil Actions to Recover Overpaid Unemployment Benefits.  This Act clarifies that when H.B. 149 of the 150th General Assembly was enacted, removing the 5-year statute of limitations for the Department of Labor to bring civil actions to recover unemployment overpayment debts, the General Assembly intended to entirely remove all statutes of limitations notwithstanding any other debt collection statute of limitations in the law or provided in Title 10 of the Delaware Code. This Act will not apply to overpayment debts that accrue 3 years or more prior to the date of enactment.
 

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Number: HB 74
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse.  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.
 

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Number: HB 75
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Appropriations Committee n House

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.
 

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Number: HB 76
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

AN ACT MAKING A ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
 

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Number: HB 80
DHA Position: None
Status: Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 31 of the Delaware Code relating to Coverage of Doula Services.  This Act requires that doula services be covered by Medicaid in Delaware by January 1, 2024. It follows up on HB 343 from the 151st General Assembly which required the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to submit a plan for implementing this coverage and draws on that completed report.
 

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Number: HB 83
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
 

An Act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to Oral Health Screenings.  This Act requires every public school and charter school to provide students enrolled in kindergarten, who have not been seen by a dentist by time of school enrollment, with an oral health screening by the last student attendance day of each school year. Notification to the primary teacher and parent or guardian must be done within 7 school days and a copy of the oral health screening results sent home. A referral to a dentist, if required, will be provided by the Bureau of Oral Health and Dental Services. The Division of Public Health (DPH), through the Delaware Smile Check Program, offers school-based oral screenings, at no cost to the school districts, schools, including charter schools, or the students. This Act takes effect for the 2024-2025 school year.
 

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Number: HB 89
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 30 of the Delaware Code and Chapter 118 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to Personal Income Taxes.  Section 1 of this Act increases the standard deduction for personal income tax purposes of resident individuals and spouses of this State for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023. Section 3 of this Act increases the monetary filing thresholds resulting from the increases the standard deduction under Section 1. Sections 2 and 4 of this Act increase the refundable earned income tax credit to 7.5% of the corresponding federal earned income tax credit for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and clarify that a previously enacted refundable earned income tax credit of 4.5% of the corresponding federal earned income tax credit took effect for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
 

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Number: HB 90
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

An act to amend Title 6 of the Delaware Code relating to Medical Debt. This Act requires large health-care facilities to provide information to uninsured patients regarding eligibility and the application process for medical assistance. Information must be provided at the time of service or prior to discharge, and again with each billing statement. When patients receive emergency care, information must be provided within 5 days of discharge. This Act becomes effective 1 year from the date of its enactment or when final regulations are adopted by the Secretary, whichever occurs first.
 

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House Concurrent Resolutions

Number: HCR 1
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes January 2023 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Delaware

 

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Number: HCR 2
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This Concurrent Resolution commemorates January 22nd, 2023 as the 50th Anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
 

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Number: HCR 3
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This House Concurrent Resolution designates January 23, 2023, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware.
 

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Number: HCR 4
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

Cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer, is a cancer that occurs in the bile ducts in or outside the liver. This Resolution recognizes February 12, 2023 as "World Cholangiocarcinoma Day" in Delaware.
 

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Number: HCR 5
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate
 

This concurrent resolution designates January 22-28, 2023 as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists' (CRNA) Week in the State of Delaware.
 

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Number: HCR 11
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This Resolution recognizes the pertinent work of social workers throughout Delaware and the entire country, encourages the creation and expansion of Social Work programs, and recognizes March 2023 as Social Work Month in the State of Delaware.
 

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Number: HCR 13
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of March 2023 as "National Developmental Disability Month" in Delaware.  SA 1 corrects the number of individuals in Delaware living with developmental disabilities and clarifies the impairments associated with developmental disabilities. This Amendment also corrects a typographical error.
 

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Number: HCR 15
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This House Concurrent Resolution designates March 14, 2023 as "Equal Pay Day" in the State of Delaware.
 

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Number: HCR 17
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House & Senate

This House Concurrent Resolution designates the 21st day of the Month of March, 2023 as “Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day” and celebrates the beauty and contributions that people with Down Syndrome make in Delaware.
 

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House Joint Resolutions

Number: HJR 1
DHA Position: No Position
Status:

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House Resolutions

Number: HR 8
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in House

This Resolution recognizes April 18, 2021 through April 24, 2021 as “National Medical Laboratory Professional Week”.

 

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Senate Bills

Number: SB 8
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

An act to amend Title 6 f the Delaware Code relating to Medical Debt. This Act protects patients from unfair debt collection practices for medical debt, including prohibiting large health care facilities from charging interest and late fees, requiring facilities to offer reasonable payment plans, limiting the sale of debt to debt collectors unless an agreement is made to keep protections in place, providing minimum time before certain collections actions may be taken, limiting liability for the medical debt of others, and preventing the reporting of medical debt to consumer credit reporting agencies for at least one year after the debt was incurred. Violations of the provisions of this Act are considered Prohibited Trade Practices and Consumer Fraud violations.
 

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Number: SB 24
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
 

An Act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to the Seizure Safe Schools Act.  This Act requires all schools with a student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to train at least 2 employees in the administration of rescue medication or treatment prescribed to treat a student with a seizure disorder. Training includes the administration of a manual dose of prescribed electrical stimulation using a Vagus Nerve Stimulator magnet. A school nurse employed full-time by a school is not required to meet these training requirements but may serve as 1 of the 2 required employees that are trained in the administration of seizure rescue medications….
 

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Number: SB 27
DHA Position: None
Status: Out of Committee in House
 

An Act to amend Title 10 of the Delaware Code relating to Limitation of actions for work, labor or personal services.  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. This Act applies to claims when the date of the accruing of the cause of action on which the action is based is on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

 

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Number: SB 28
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Signed into Law 1/26/2023
 
 

An Act to amend Title 22 of the Delaware Code and Chapter 420 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to Dentistry and Dental Hygiene.  This Act provides that if a dentist holds a community health license to care for underserved populations through a federally-qualified health center or a government-operated dental clinic and continues to practice in compliance with § 1132B(b) of Title 24 of the Delaware Code, the dentist’s license is renewable and shall be renewed biennially by the State Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene. This Act also extends the due date for the Dental Care Access Task Force’s report to April 1, 2023.
 

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Number: SB 29
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Signed into Law 1/26/2023

An Act to amend Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the State Employee Benefits Consolidation Act.  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: 1. Expands the membership of the State Employee Benefits Committee by adding a state retiree to the Committee and adding an additional representative from public sector union organizations; 2. Requires the Controller General to provide comprehensive biannual public reports to the General Assembly regarding the work of the State Employee Benefits Committee; and 3. Establishes the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee, whose membership will include three state retirees and four members of the General Assembly, and whose charge includes holding public meetings and issuing recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by May 1, 2023.  SA 1 precludes appointed members of the State Employee Benefits Committee from attending Committee meetings through a designee. This amendment also precludes appointed members of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee from attending Subcommittee meetings through a designee. The amendment adds to the duties of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee, by requiring the Subcommittee to evaluate options that would allow state retirees to maintain their current coverage, similar to residents in other states that offer a choice to buy into a Medicare Supplement plan.
 

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Number: SB 31
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Out of Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code relating to Primary Care Coverage.  This Act corrects a technical error in SB 227 (149th General Assembly) by establishing requirements for group and blanket health insurance plans that align with existing requirements for individual and State employee health insurance plans. As introduced, SB 227 specified that coverage for chronic care management under all 3 of these health insurance plan types cannot be subject to patient deductibles, copayments, or fees. Senate Amendment 1 to SB 227 made various intentional changes to SB 227 but also accidentally deleted the line that applied this chronic care management requirement to group and blanket plans. SB 227, as amended, passed both chambers unanimously. As a result, since January 1, 2019, there has been an unintentional difference in the requirements between the plan types. This Act corrects that divergence. This Act applies to policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2023.
 

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Number: SB 32
DHA Position: None
Status: Assigned to Education Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to Education.  The bill adds visual impairments including blindness to the list of programs to be conducted on a 12-month schedule.  SA 1 places limits on the number of hours and days of student and teacher attendance for programs for children with certain disabilities. This amendment limits the number of teacher work days for Division of Visually Impaired teachers to not more than 226 days.

 

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Number: SB 33
DHA Position: None
Status: Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

An Act to amend Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families.  This bill adopts a key recommendation of the Child Protection Accountability Commission Caseloads and Workloads final report approved on November 20, 2019, that Division of Family Services (DFS) caseload standards be reduced from 18 to 12 families per worker. Due to the volume of work generated by a caseload of 18 families, workers are significantly restricted in the time they can spend on critical case activities such as family engagement, assessment of safety, and face-to-face contact with children and families.
 

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Number: SB 35
DHA Position: None
Status: Signed into Law 1/26/2023
 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE BOND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND CERTAIN OF ITS AUTHORITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023.  SA 2 removes language permitting a community workforce agreement to include a bona fide legal citizen of the State workforce requirement.
 

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Number: SB 36
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate

An Act to amend Titles 11 and 16 of the Delaware Code relating to 911 Dispatchers.  This Act provides a definition for 911 Dispatchers. While referenced in other sections of the Code, including being identified as a first responder in § 4319 of Title 11 for purposes of confidentiality of communications by first responders for critical incident stress management services, Dispatchers have not otherwise been defined.
 

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Number: SB 40
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Capital Improvement Committee in Senate

A BOND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND CERTAIN OF ITS AUTHORITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE STATE; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS OF THE DELAWARE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; APPROPRIATING SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE DELAWARE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUNDS OF THE STATE; REPROGRAMMING CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE STATE; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS.

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Number: SB 43
DHA Position: None
Status: OIut of Committee in Senate
 

An Act to amend Titles 11of the Delaware Code relating to the Display of Human Trafficking Awareness Signs.  This Act adds additional State facilities and categories of establishments to § 787 of Title 11 which would be required to display public awareness signs about human trafficking. This Act provides definitions of some of the existing State facilities and categories of establishments where public awareness signs are required to be displayed, as well as some of the new State facilities and categories added by this Act. This Act repeals the requirement to display public awareness signs at “emergency care providers” and “adult entertainment facilities” in favor of using the terms “wellness center” and “adult entertainment establishment”, which are defined in this Act. This Act also includes specific locations on the premises where establishments that are hotels, casinos, restaurants with liquor licenses, poultry processing plants, massage establishments, and shopping malls must display a public awareness sign. 
 

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Number: SB 45
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

An Act to amend Titles 19of the Delaware Code relating to Unemployment Compensation.  Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees are immediately eligible for unemployment benefits. Additionally, current law permits an individual to collect unemployment benefits beginning the third week of a labor dispute, other than a lockout. This Act mandates that the 2-week disqualification period does not apply if either: (1) The labor dispute is caused by the failure or refusal of the employer to comply with an agreement or contract between the employer and the individual, including a collective bargaining agreement with a union representing the individual, or a State or federal law pertaining to hours, wages, or other conditions of work. (2) The employer hires a permanent replacement worker for the individual's position. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
 

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Number: SB 51
DHA Position: None
Status: Status:  Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
 

An Act to amend Titles 19 of the Delaware Code relating to the Use of Single-Service Plastic Implements and Polystyrene Containers in Food Establishments.  This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishments from providing single-service plastic straws, unless requested by a consumer. These restrictions take effect on July 1, 2025. This Act provides the following exemptions to the prohibitions on single-service plastic implements and polystyrene foam containers: 1. The definition of "polystyrene foam food service packaging" excludes coolers or ice chests used for the processing or shipping of seafood and containers used to contain, transport, or package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, fruits, or vegetables. 2. The prohibition on plastic straws does not apply to patients or residents of hospitals or long-term care facilities and for plastic straws that are attached to pre-packaged goods, such as juice boxes. 3. The restriction on providing ready-to-eat food in polystyrene foam food service packaging does not apply to any of the following: • Fire companies. • Health-care providers that provide long-term, acute, and outpatient health-care services. • Nonprofit organizations, including religious institutions. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
 

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Number: SB 52
DHA Position: None
Status: Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

An Act to amend Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program.  This Act directs the State’s current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
 

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Number: SB 55
DHA Position: None
Status: Out of Committee in Senate

An Act to amend Title 29 of the Delaware Code establishing the Delaware Rare Disease Advisory Council.  This bill establishes the Delaware Rare Disease Advisory Council which, among other things, is intended to educate medical professionals, government agencies, legislators, and the public about rare diseases. There are about 7,000 known rare diseases, and they create major public health challenges. The Advisory Council is charged with engaging in activities intended to benefit rare disease patients in Delaware, including encouraging and securing funding for the development of new treatments for rare diseases.
 

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Number: SB 58
DHA Position: None
Status: Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

An Act to relating to the Removal of Copay Requitements for Families in Need.  Since the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department has not charged copays for Delaware Families earning up to 200% of the federal poverty level and has reimbursed purchase of care providers for 15 absent days per child per month. These practices have been successful in stabilizing families and providing early learning programs for Delaware's needy families and children.
 

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Number: SB 59
DHA Position: None
Status: Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

An Act to Establish a Statewide Rate of Purchase of Care for Child Care Providers.  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.
 

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Senate Concurrent Resolutions

Number: SCR 3
DHA Position: No Position
Status: Passed in Senate & House

This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health assess the feasibility of replacing the Delaware Psychiatric Center’s (“DPC”) facilities, including gathering input regarding DPC’s current and future needs, and provide a report detailing the findings of this work by December 31, 2023.

 

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Number: SCR 6
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in Senate & House

This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the week of February 27 to March 5, 2023, as "Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention Week" in Delaware and encourages the Department of Health and Social Services to research methods to raise awareness of, prevent, and treat eating disorders.
 

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Number: SCR 7
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in Senate & House

This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes February 28, 2023, as "Rare Disease Day" in Delaware.
 

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Number: SCR 12
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in Senate & House

This Senate Concurrent Resolution declares that gun violence is a public health crisis, that ending the gun violence devastating Delaware is a policy priority and supporting policy and legislative solutions that will make schools safe, confront armed hate and extremism, prevent suicide, and center and support survivors of gun violence.
 

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Senate Joint Resolutions

Number: SJR 4
DHA Position: None
Status: Ready for Governor’s ActionSigned into Law 8/23/2021

This Senate Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2021 as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and directs the State flag to be lowered to half-staff at State facilities and encourages local governments, businesses, and Delawareans to do the same.

 

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Senate Resolutions

Number: SR 11
DHA Position: None
Status: Passed in Senate

This Senate Resolution urges our federal delegation to support legislation to deschedule marijuana.
 

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