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Daily Report for 3/26/2024

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
SCR 125	Passed	Poore	This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 2024, as "Kidney Month" in Delaware.	RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024, AS “KIDNEY MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HCR 98	Committee	Yearick	This resolution requests the Governor of Delaware provide recommendations for the future of education by addressing funding, improving academic performance, standardized testing, and school safety and climate to the 153rd Delaware General Assembly by June 30, 2025.	REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE PROVIDE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION BY ADDRESSING FUNDING, IMPROVING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, STANDARDIZED TESTING, AND SCHOOL SAFETY AND CLIMATE TO THE 153RD DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SCR 132	Passed	Brown	This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims April 2024 as "Second Chance Month" in the State of Delaware.	PROCLAIMING APRIL 2024 AS "SECOND CHANCE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 133	Passed	Poore	This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 2024 as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.	RECOGNIZING MARCH 2024 AS "COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 138	Passed	Hansen	This Concurrent Resolution recognizes The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, known as “DEMEC,” and community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities throughout Delaware for their dedication to serving communities with programs that save energy and money, and with renewable projects that lower emissions to benefit the environment. This Resolution also celebrates DEMEC’s upcoming 45th anniversary and over 100 years of reliable and safe electric service from Delaware’s local public power utilities by proclaiming March 27, 2024, as "DEMEC Day."	RECOGNIZING THE DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND COMMUNITY-OWNED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ELECTRIC UTILITIES THROUGHOUT DELAWARE BY DESIGNATING MARCH 27, 2024, AS "DEMEC DAY" IN DELAWARE.
SR 19	Passed	Mantzavinos	This resolution recognizes March 25th as "Greek Independence Day" in Delaware.	RECOGNIZING MARCH 25TH AS "GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HA 1 to HB 318	Passed	Baumbach	This amendment acknowledges and clarifies that permissible bankruptcy exemptions may be found in parts of the Code other than Chapter 49 of Title 10. It also clarifies that the expansion of worker's compensation exemptions in bankruptcy and debt proceedings applies to worker’s compensation awards under U.S territories and possessions or the District of Columbia, as well as other states.
HA 1 to HB 319	PWB	Morrison	This Amendment simplifies the provision relating to adoption of an anti-nepotism policy in parts of state government outside of the executive branch.
SR 20	Passed Senate	Sokola	This resolution extends thoughts and prayers from the people of Delaware to our sister state of Maryland, to the victims’ families, and to the first responders who are assisting with the search and recovery efforts.	EXTENDING THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
SA 1 to SB 215	PWB	Mantzavinos	This amendment changes the effective date provision in Section 2 of the Bill to make the Act effective 90 days after its enactment into law.
SA 1 to SB 216	Passed	Mantzavinos	This amendment restores the language in the existing Delaware Code, at lines 38 to 40 of the bill, about civil penalties for continuing violations and increases the civil penalties in the existing Delaware Code for continuing violations.
SA 2 to SB 215	PWB	Mantzavinos	This amendment changes the inspection requirements for long-term care facilities in Senate Bill 215 to mirror the inspection requirements in federal regulations.

Legislation Passed By Senate

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
SB 211	Committee	Brown	This Act directs the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to adopt javelin as an approved event for all DIAA sponsored track and field competitions.	AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE JAVELIN AS AN EVENT IN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD.
SB 223	Committee	Walsh	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. Mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine are innovative patient-centered models for the delivery of health care services that utilize mobile resources to deliver care and services to patients in an out-of-hospital environment in coordination with healthcare facilities or other healthcare providers. As part of mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine programs, emergency medical services provider agencies across the country of all sizes and types are partnering with hospitals, primary care physicians, nurses, and mental health and social services providers on innovative programs that both navigate patients to the right level of care as well as achieve goals of improved care and lower costs. Clinical research studies comparing patients in traditional hospitals with patients who received hospital-level care at home through mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine programs have found that those who received in-home care experienced fewer readmissions, lower mortality rates, reduced falls, and higher patient satisfaction rates. Based on temporary federal law enacted to relieve strain on healthcare systems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in this State developed relationships with emergency medical services provider agencies to implement mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine programs. However, this temporary federal authorization will end on December 31, 2024. Many states have acted ahead of the expiration of this federal authorization to incorporate mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine programs into existing regulatory structures. This Act integrates mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine programs into existing regulatory structures in this State by authorizing the establishment of mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine programs in this State through the Office of Emergency Medical Services (“Office”) in the Department of Health and Social Service’s Division of Public Health (“Division”). Specifically, this Act does the following: (1) Authorizes an organization licensed as or actively seeking licensure as an emergency medical services provider agency to apply to the Office to establish a mobile-integrated healthcare or community paramedicine program. (2) Requires the Office to review applications to establish mobile-integrated healthcare or community paramedicine programs and make recommendations to the Director of the Division, who is required to approve applications that meet the requirements established by this Act and regulations adopted by the Office. (3) The Office is required to establish standards, approved by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, for the establishment and operation of mobile-integrated healthcare or community paramedicine programs This Act takes effect immediately for purposes of the Office of Emergency Medical Services preparing to implement this Act, but is not implemented until the date of publication in the Register of Regulations of a notice by the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services that the Office is prepared to implement this Act. The changes to the definition section, § 9802 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code, in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act are identical. These changes had to be made twice as § 9802 of Title 16 currently has 2 versions, one effective until July 17, 2028, and one effect as of July 17, 2028. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual and, in Section 5 of this Act, to correct an internal reference in § 6701B of Title 18 of the Delaware Code affected by changes in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PARAMEDIC SERVICES.
SB 234	Committee	Hansen	This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME TO APPLY FOR A DOCUMENT FEE REFUND FROM 15 DAYS TO 30 DAYS.
HCR 101	Passed	Heffernan	This concurrent resolution designates March 24, 2024 as Women and Girls in STEM Day in the State of Delaware.	RECOGNIZING MARCH 24, 2024 AS WOMEN AND GIRLS IN STEM DAY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
HB 299	Committee	Romer	This Act is the Delaware Libraries for All Act. It explicitly adds “public libraries” to the definition of “place of public accommodation” for purposes of Delaware’s Equal Accommodations Law. It also directs the Delaware Library Consortium to develop and adopt common policies concerning collection, development, and other topics in order to ensure equitable access and the right to read for all Delawareans.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE LIBRARIES.
HB 348	Committee	Schwartzkopf	This Act removes the requirement for a lifeguard at a pool exclusively serving a residential or apartment community not accessible to the general public. Under existing law, a lifeguard is not required at a hotel, motel, or campground. A lifeguard is not required in a family community when the pool is or will ultimately be owned by residents. Requiring a lifeguard at a pool that is not accessible to the public increases the cost for private communities which must be passed on to tenants in the form of higher rent. This legislation aligns the statutory and regulatory requirements so that the lifeguard requirement in a rental community is the same as for a single family residential community, hotel, motel, and campground.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF LIFEGUARDS AT CERTAIN POOLS.
HS 1 for HB 19	Committee	Morrison	This Act creates a background special license plate for the United Way of Delaware Pride Council. A background special license plate supports a cause and is available for purchase by the public at large, including members of the organization. The numbers, letters, or both, assigned will be the same as the license plate assigned to the owner’s vehicle at the time of the application for the plate. This Act requires a greater-than-majority vote for passage because Article VIII, § 11 of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 3/5 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly when a new tax or license fee is imposed.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
SCR 129	Passed	Hoffner	This Concurrent Resolution designates March 26, 2024, as "Epilepsy Awareness Day" in Delaware and calls upon State agencies and the people of Delaware to undertake suitable efforts to increase epilepsy awareness.	DESIGNATING MARCH 26, 2024, AS “EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY" IN DELAWARE.
SCR 134	Passed	Poore	This resolution recognizes the week of April 7 - 13, 2024 as Delaware Saves Week.	RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 - 13, 2024 AS DELAWARE SAVES WEEK 2024.
SCR 135	Passed	Hocker	This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Monday, October 28, 2024, as “National First Responders Day” in the State of Delaware.	PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 28, 2024, AS “NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HA 1 to HS 1 for HB 304	Passed	Ramone	This amendment clarifies that a "user" as defined by Delaware Title 29, § 9017C(8) is not included as a "third party" required to submit to a background check under this act.

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Senate Defeated Legislation

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Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate

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