Delaware Senate Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on August 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-02 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act removes the sunset provision in Chapter 453, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to the program established under §9011A of Title 29 to assist individuals who are in or have experienced foster care in Delaware with driver education, driver licensing, and motor vehicle insurance and associated barriers and costs. The Act also amends §9011A of Title 29 to clarify the scope and administration of the program, and amends the definition of youth in foster care under §3921 of Title 18 to maintain consistency with 29 Del. C. §9011A(g)(1).

An Act To Amend Chapter 453, Volume 83 Of The Laws Of Delaware, And Title 18 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Providing For Driver Education Training, A Driver's License, Or Motor Vehicle Insurance For An Individual Who Is In Or Has Experienced Foster Care In Delaware.

Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]
Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]
Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]

2024-06-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-05-14 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-08-02		Signed by Governor
2024-06-13		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2024-06-11		Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
2024-05-15		Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
2024-05-14		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-04-24		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable
2024-04-16		Re-Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2024-03-06		Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140988
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140988&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB231
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55618
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55894