Delaware House Bill 331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-6)
Status: Passed on May 19 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-19 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

As a State agency, the Division is responsible for providing services and assistance to any individual seeking help. Having the term “enforcement” in the name of the division deters individuals such as non-custodial parents and members of some cultures from reaching out and seeking assistance. This is for fear that there will be ramifications against them as a result of contacting the agency. The Division in Delaware is moving towards service oriented outreach efforts to underserved populations. The word, “enforcement’ invokes a connotation of a punitive actions rather than serving all populations. This Bill updates the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement and the Division of Child Support Enforcement in sections of the code to the Division of Child Support Services.

An Act To Amend Titles 7, 10, 13, 16, 21, 29, 30, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Support.

Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. David Bentz [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]
Rep. William Outten [R]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Rep. John Viola [D]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]

2016-05-17 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-19		Signed by Governor
2016-05-17	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 16 YES 5 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-05-11	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2016-05-04	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2016-05-03	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-04-20	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 10 On Its Merits
2016-04-19	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/72cfd354485718a785257f960062df0c?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+331/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/370751c4594a613c85257fb60066fc11?OpenDocument