Delaware Senate Bill 167

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on September 21 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-21 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act establishes a wellness program designed to improve the well-being of first responders and first responders immediate family members, as well as civilian employees of police, fire, and emergency medical services agencies and their immediate family members, through the provision of wellness program services by trained peer support members. Wellness program services may include counseling, spiritual guidance, and education about financial resources, health resources, legal assistance, and stress management services.

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Confidential Communications Involving First Responders, Civilian Employees, Or Their Families.

Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]

2023-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-15 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-21		Signed by Governor
2023-06-30		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2023-06-22		Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2023-06-16		Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
2023-06-15		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140551
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140551&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB167
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54653
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55050