Delaware Representative Sherry Dorsey Walker [D] | House

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DEHB286Engross
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Like House Bill No. 286, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 286 prohibits discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test.
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2024-06-06
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB421Intro
25%
This bill amends section 1318 of Title 14 to provide an education employee paid time off to recover from injury incurred in the performance of duty.
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2024-06-06
To House Education Committee
DEHB426Intro
25%
This Act ensures that pregnant women in DOC custody, at Level IV or V, are able to meet with a doula or midwife to create a birth plan surrounding the birth of their child. Among other things, the birth plan must include a statement identifying a pre...
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2024-06-06
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 10:30 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB427Intro
25%
This Act protects consumers by regulating home improvement contracts. Among other things, this Act provides the buyer with a right to cancel home improvement contracts within 3 days (5 days for those over the age of 62 or with a disability); limits c...
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2024-06-06
[Hearing: Jun 13 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB191Engross
50%
This substitute bill provides more clarity on the process by which a tenant may file an action in the Justice of the Peace Court to withhold rent payments in escrow. Specifically, the bill provides what the tenant must file in order to bring such act...
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2024-05-30
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB336PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to ...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB337PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB338PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Statutory Trust Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of proposed amendments to th...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB339PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the GP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB17Intro
25%
This Act requires all employers in the State to provide employees with a minimum of 1 hour of earned sick time and safety leave for every 30 hours worked. For employers of fewer than 10 employees, the time may be unpaid, job-protected time instead of...
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2024-05-24
Motion to Release Failed
DEHB281Enroll
75%
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
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2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB282Enroll
75%
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo...
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2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB362Intro
25%
In 2023, the General Assembly passed House Bill 80, which required the coverage of doula services under the States Medicaid plan beginning in 2024. This Act would require similar coverage under private health insurance plans.
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2024-05-23
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
DEHCR138Engross
50%
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May as Stroke Awareness Month in the State of Delaware.
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2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB382Engross
50%
This Act requires that public school students receive a vision screening, including a test for color blindness, in kindergarten. Students must also receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals in grades 1 through 12, to be determined by the DOE...
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2024-05-23
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 12:00 pm]
To Senate Education Committee
DEHCR144Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes June 6, 2024 as the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied Troops landed at Normandy during WWII.
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2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHR28Intro
25%
This resolution recognizes the last Monday of May as Memorial Day.
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2024-05-23
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB86Intro
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This Act establishes a right to counsel for indigent parents in DSCYF custody proceedings. Parent representation will primarily be provided by a legal services entity contracted with the Family Court, but may also be provided by the Office of Defense...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB274Engross
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Early, sustained exposure to peanut and egg proteins in the infant diet significantly reduces the risk that an infant will develop a peanut or egg allergy, saving lives and future health care costs. Following multiple clinical studies, the current gu...
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2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB302Engross
50%
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health ca...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB356Engross
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On military installations subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction, the investigation and prosecution of juveniles for alleged violation of federal crimes is conducted in the federal court system. The federal court system often tries juveniles as ad...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB332Engross
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This Act codifies the teacher academy pathways program that prepares students for careers in elementary and secondary education. Among other things, it requires the DOE to update and revise statewide standards and guidelines for teacher academies and...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB255Engross
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This Act makes several updates to the Boiler Safety Program. The Boiler Safety Program can issue certificates of compliance and the Secretary can grant variances. A 6th member is added to the Boiler Safety Council from associated labor unions. It add...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DEHB379Engross
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This Bill would reinstate language formerly in the Delaware Code which would permit insurance agents to issue checks to policyholders in time sensitive situations without having to qualify as claims adjusters. This practice would be subject to regula...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB326Engross
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This is a substitute for House Bill No. 326.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DEHB200Engross
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This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
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2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB394Intro
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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Delaware Health Resources Board, which this Act renames the Delaware Health Resources Advisory Board ("Advisory Board"). Ba...
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2024-05-22
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB354Engross
50%
This Act gives the dependent children of active military members, full-time Delaware National Guard members, and active duty members of a reserve component of the US military priority in choice and charter enrollment.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DEHB5Engross
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The States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal pol...
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2024-05-22
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB405Intro
25%
This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DEHB401Intro
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This Act amends Section 2603 of Title 16 to require the Division of Public Health to provide the results of lead screenings or tests to school nurses and require contracts or computer upgrades to include lead results.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
DEHB87Engross
50%
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 m...
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2024-05-21
Amendment SA 2 to HB 87 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB349Engross
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This bill codifies that the Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court is a qualified rehabilitation program under § 4177D of Title 21 of the Delaware Code for persons seeking to have their driver's licenses reinstated after a DUI. This Act makes t...
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2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DEHB322Enroll
75%
This Act establishes the Delaware Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage and Culture.
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2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB328Engross
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Senate Bill No. 288 of the 151st General Assembly (Chapter 371 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware) created a pilot program whereby motorcyclists are permitted to use pulsating headlights as a way to alert other drivers of their presence, without al...
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2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
DEHB374Engross
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This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
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2024-05-21
[Hearing: Jun 11 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
DEHB317Engross
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This bill creates a requirement for all sellers of third-party gift cards to display a notice of potential scams involving gift cards.
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2024-05-21
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 11:00 am]
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DEHB392Intro
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The United States Department of Agriculture runs a voluntary program that provides risk management coverage to dairy producers that pays out based on the difference between the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. This Act enables the...
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2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB393Intro
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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of Adult Protective Services ("APS"). JLOSC approved recommendations to modify several areas of the APS statute, Chapter 39 of Tit...
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2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
DEHB404Intro
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To address the significant spread and impact of Lyme Disease in Delaware, this bill creates a Lyme Disease intervention fund. The fund shall be overseen by the Department of Agriculture and shall have the goal of reducing the prevalence of Lyme disea...
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2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 7 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
DEHCR137Engross
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This concurrent resolution recognizes May 2024 as "Foster Care Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHCR136Engross
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This concurrent resolution proclaims the week of May 19-25, 2024, Delaware Grown Week. Ten years ago, the General Assembly first partnered with the Delaware Department of Agriculture to establish this annual observation to facilitate better, healthie...
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2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHCR129Engross
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This resolution recognizes the importance and expertise of Direct Support Professionals to the State of Delaware on the occasion of May 21st as Direct Support Professional Advocacy Day, co-sponsored by the Ability Network of Delaware A Team Delaware.
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2024-05-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB415Intro
25%
This Act ensures 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 individual...
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2024-05-21
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB162PassHouse Bill 162 authorizes the process of natural organic reduction to be used in this State. Natural organic reduction is the gentle, respectful process that accelerates the decomposition of human remains to soil. This process uses large vessels to h...
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2024-05-16
Signed by Governor
DEHB272Engross
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This act regulates persons who receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits earned by serving our nation in the military. This bill would not prohibit persons or business entities from receiving compensation for advice t...
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2024-05-16
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DEHCR135Engross
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This Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 16, 2024, as Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Day, or Z Phi B Day at the Capitol in Delaware.
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2024-05-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB377Intro
25%
This Act implements a recommendation from the December 31, 2023, Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee (RHBAS). Under this Act, the State must continue to offer eligible pensioners first employed by the State as a regular of...
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2024-05-16
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Administration Committee
DEHB376Intro
25%
This Act implements a recommendation from the December 31, 2023, Report of the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee. Under this Act, the state group health insurance program must include a pensioner coordination of benefits policy for el...
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2024-05-16
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Administration Committee
DEHB378Engross
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This Act requires health spas selling subscription services online to provide a prospective buyer of such a subscription the right to cancel the automatic renewal online. The option to cancel is also to be presented on the website in a clear and cons...
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2024-05-16
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 11:00 am]
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
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