Delaware Senator Gerald Hocker [R]

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DESR21Engross
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This resolution recognizes the efforts of Hawks, Inc. in helping with the clean-up of the 11th Street Bridge after Hurricane Ida in 2021.
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2024-04-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR144Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 2024 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR107Engross
50%
This Resolution recognizes April 11 - 17, 2024, as "Black Maternal Health Awareness Week" in Delaware.
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2024-04-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB164Engross
50%
This Act allows for correctional officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days following its enactment.
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2024-04-11
To House Judiciary Committee
DESB262Intro
25%
This Act permits trucks having 5 or more axles that are hauling farm produce grown in this State and traveling from the farm on which the farm produce is grown to a location at which the farm produce is to be processed or stored, or from a location a...
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2024-04-11
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DESCR136Engross
50%
This Resolution recognizes April 2024 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR104Engross
50%
Through this resolution, we recognize the service and sacrifices Veterans have made for the safety of our nation and reaffirm our commitment to supporting and advocating for the needs of our Veteran community, ensuring that they receive the recogniti...
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2024-03-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR137Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 29, 2024, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Delaware.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR139Engross
50%
This resolution designates April 6, 2024, as "National Tartan Day" and commemorates the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR110Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution supports Congressional efforts to proclaim the fourth Thursday in March a National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
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2024-03-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR140Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution seeks to preserve the history of the famed World War II Black aviation units making up the Tuskegee Airmen. It also honors the Airmen as a group and names 13 Delawareans who have been identified thus far as having be...
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB215Intro
25%
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB303Intro
25%
This Act modifies the eligibility standard from 100% disability to 80% disability or greater for veterans to qualify for the credit against taxation on qualified property and corrects a typographical error.
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2024-03-27
Not Worked in Committee
DESB234Engross
50%
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.
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2024-03-27
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DEHCR93Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution designates March 27, 2024 as Medical Misdiagnosis Day in Delaware.
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2024-03-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESJR4Engross
50%
This Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSAs federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their drivers license. An applicants school bus only endorsement ...
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2024-03-26
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits
DESCR135Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Monday, October 28, 2024, as National First Responders Day in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESR19Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes March 25th as "Greek Independence Day" in Delaware.
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2024-03-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHCR98Intro
25%
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...
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2024-03-26
To House Administration Committee
DESCR134Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes the week of April 7 - 13, 2024 as Delaware Saves Week.
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2024-03-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESR20Engross
50%
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.
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2024-03-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR128Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Christian Holy Week and Passover in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-21
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB15PassThis Act requires all individual, blanket, and group health insurance policies to cover annual ovarian cancer screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer. It further expands the scope of monitoring tests available to women subsequent to ovar...
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2024-03-21
Signed by Governor
DEHB149Intro
25%
This Act requires personal income tax brackets to be annually adjusted for cost-of-living increases. This will prevent tax rate increases resulting from cost-of-living pay increases that push lower income taxpayers into higher tax brackets. This is r...
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2024-03-20
Not Enough Signatures to Release
DEHB263Engross
50%
This Act prohibits local education agencies and charter schools from prohibiting a student from participating in a school sponsored extracurricular activity on the basis the student has an outstanding debt for unpaid school meals.
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2024-03-20
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHCR95Engross
50%
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of March 2024 as Multiple Sclerosis Month in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB289Intro
25%
Section 1 of this Act increases the burial benefit for individuals eligible to receive a pension under the State Employees Pension Plan (Chapter 55 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code) from $7,000 to $8,000. The burial benefit has not been increased sin...
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2024-03-19
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB241PassThis bill expands the timeframe in which a candidate may withdraw from the presidential primary election, including the option of not holding such an election in the event of only one remaining candidate. The approximate cost of a Presidential Primar...
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2024-03-19
Signed by Governor
DESCR127Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes the week of March 17 through March 23, 2024, as National Agriculture Week in Delaware
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2024-03-19
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR120Engross
50%
This Resolution recognizes March 18, 2024, as "National Public Defense Day" in Delaware.
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2024-03-14
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR123Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Ireland.
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2024-03-14
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR92Engross
50%
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 14, 2024 as Be The One Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-14
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB22Intro
25%
School personnel report that school safety is a significant issue that affects whether or not they stay in the profession. This Act makes recklessly or intentionally causing physical injury to an employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a public or ...
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2024-03-13
Tabled in Committee
DESB208Engross
50%
This bill amends Chapter 68 of Title 18, related to medical negligence insurance and litigation, to repeal those provisions of the law that are expired or that are no longer used as a matter of practice in medical negligence litigation.
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2024-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits
DEHB341Intro
25%
This Act prohibits the following:
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2024-03-12
To House Administration Committee
DESCR122Engross
50%
This resolution designates the week of March 11 through March 15, 2024, as Civic Learning Week in the State of Delaware to encourage schools and civic organizations to hold educational programs regarding civic duty and urge Delawareans to reflect upo...
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2024-03-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR118Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes March 7, 2024, as "Delaware Giving Day."
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2024-03-07
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR86Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes the Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge occurring March 9 at William Penn High School and April 20 at Delaware State University, an event that raises funds for an organization providing services and support to Delawareans ...
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2024-03-07
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB264Intro
25%
This Act makes the crime of patronizing a prostitute a class E felony rather than a misdemeanor where the person from whom prostitution is sought is a minor.
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2024-03-06
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
DESCR117FailThis concurrent resolution establishes the Classroom Behavior and School Discipline Task Force.
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2024-03-05
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 14 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
DEHB320Intro
25%
This is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment to constitutionally authorize 10 days of early in-person voting in Delaware. Additionally, at least 21 in-person early voting places, with 1 being located in each State Senate District, are required...
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2024-03-05
To House Administration Committee
DESCR106Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 5, 2024, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated or Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Capitol in Delaware. It honors Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated as an organization that has provided a voice and a ...
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2024-03-05
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB201Intro
25%
Of the 41 states with a state income tax, 27 states fully exempt military retirement pay from state income taxes and 12 states partially exempt military retirement pay.
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2024-02-29
Amendment SA 1 to SB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESJR5Intro
25%
This Senate Joint Resolution asks the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to require irrevocable pre-construction decommissioning bonds be posted, developers commit to landfilling decommissioned turbine components in Ma...
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2024-02-29
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DEHB20Intro
25%
This Act enhances the General Assemblys oversight of regulations adopted by state agencies by doing all of the following:
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2024-02-29
To House Administration Committee
DEHB21Intro
25%
This Act creates the Joint Committee on Oversight of Agency Regulations (Committee) to engage in review and oversight of regulations adopted by State agencies.
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2024-02-29
To House Administration Committee
DESB219Intro
25%
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 u...
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2024-02-29
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DEHB122PassThis Act updates and streamlines the State Nutrient Management Program within the Department of Agriculture. It expands and clarifies information required to be included in the Nutrient Management Plan, including, among other things:
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2024-02-28
Signed by Governor
DEHB225PassThis bill creates a special license plate to help underwrite Youth and Conservation Day for the Delaware Ducks Unlimited youth members known as Greenwings. Greenwings are younger Ducks Unlimited members who participate in the conservation, restoratio...
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2024-02-28
Signed by Governor
DESCR113Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership and achievements of African Americans and urges the celebration of Black History Month.
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2024-01-25
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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