Delaware Senator Bryan Townsend [D] | Bills | Introduced

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DEHB300Intro
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This Act requires that all assisted living facilities that are not subject to CMS regulations maintain accreditation from an independent accrediting organization approved by the Department of Health and Social Services, that assisted living facilitie...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 10:00 am]
To House Health & Human Development Committee
DEHB350Intro
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This Act creates the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, which will be responsible for an annual review of hospital budgets and related financial information. The Board will have 7 members: 6 appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senat...
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2024-04-23
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 350
DEHB351Intro
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This Act creates a new chapter in Title 21 pertaining to the towing of vehicles without the consent of the owner or operator. It makes violations of the chapter an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Jus...
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2024-04-23
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
DESB255Intro
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This Act does the following:
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 12:00 pm]

Amendment SA 1 to SB 255 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB245Intro
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The Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education and the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program were created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or already navigating the forecl...
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2024-04-23
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB275Intro
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The purpose of this Act is to combat aggressive driving and dangerous speed differentials on targeted roadways. This Act prohibits vehicles from traveling in the left lane on the portions of State Route 1 or Interstate 495 that are an express highway...
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2024-04-23
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DESB265Intro
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The Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 authorizes processes necessary to help meet the net zero goals of the Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023. The bill facilitates a transition to carbon-free energy sources by (i) preparing for offshore wind t...
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2024-04-18
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DESB16Intro
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The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover...
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2024-04-18
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB15Intro
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The governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover...
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2024-04-18
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB169Intro
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This bill creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, parole, probation, and sex offender registration in t...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DEHB204Intro
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This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses and other staff positions in long-term care facilities in the S...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
DEHB110Intro
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Section 1 amends Title 31 to require all health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid to cover services related to the termination of pregnancy. Coverage provided under this section is not subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, o...
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
DESB21Intro
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Like Senate Bill No. 21, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 21 this Act) establishes an independent and nonpartisan Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the position of the Inspector General.
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2024-04-17
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB17Intro
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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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2024-04-17
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB261Intro
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This Act amends Delaware Code provisions which govern the Delaware Health Facilities Authority (DFHA).
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2024-04-17
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB380Intro
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This Act makes technical changes for clarity by adding a definition of mental condition to the Code section that deals with relinquishment of firearms for persons who may be a danger to self or others (also known as a red flag law). It also extends t...
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2024-04-17
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DESB271Intro
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This Act clarifies portions of Chapter 49 of Title 6 and Chapter 63 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code pertaining to motor vehicle dealers. These additions and modifications are intended to further improve our States franchise laws and ensure that Dela...
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2024-04-17
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB316Intro
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This Act creates a new elections crime: use of deep fake technology to influence an election. Under this statute it would be a crime to distribute within 90 days of an election a deep fake that is an audio or visual depiction that has been manipulat...
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2024-04-16
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB268Intro
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Sections 1 and 2 of this Act update Chapter 8 of Title 12, the Uniform TOD Security Registration Act. Section 1 of this Act does the following:
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2024-04-16
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 11:00 am]
To Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
DESB269Intro
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This Act simplifies and in some cases increases the civil penalties for violations of laws related to dogs that run at large, dogs that bite a person or domestic animal while running at large, and dogs that are declared dangerous or potentially dange...
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2024-04-16
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DESB132Intro
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Over the past decade, an increasing number of states have passed legislation establishing a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. At least 18 states have passed such legislation. Of these 18 states, 12 states have a Student Loan Ombudsperson and 13 h...
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2024-04-11
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB362Intro
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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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2024-04-11
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DEHB363Intro
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This Act requires a landlord who provides a dwelling place to a person as part of their employment compensation to provide them with a disclosure form advising them of the conditions and requirements for occupancy and vacancy of the premises once the...
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2024-04-11
[Hearing: Apr 24 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Housing Committee
DEHB55Intro
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This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opport...
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2024-03-27
Not Worked in Committee
DESB215Intro
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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
DESB240Intro
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This Act requires the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (Division) to produce a report by March 31, 2025, that documents home care services as measured using the most common billing codes for the home care industry. The Act identifies the s...
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB22Intro
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This Act establishes the Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital...
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2024-03-27
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 6 Favorable
DESB13Intro
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Healthcare facility assessments are currently the second largest source of funding for states shares of Medicaid costs, behind general funds. Today, 49 states have at least one facility assessment in place, including Delaware, while 34 states and Was...
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB115Intro
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This Act does all of the following:
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2024-03-21
Stricken in House
DEHB340Intro
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This Act authorizes the creation of Family Justice Centers within Delaware to provide victims of crime with a single source to obtain resources and support services.
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2024-03-21
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB254Intro
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This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative. It directs the Office of State Planning Coordination (Office) to study food insecurity in urban and rural food deserts. The Act defines a food desert and directs the Office to expand access to healthy...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DESB247Intro
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This Act creates a clearer and workable system for ensuring that manufactured home communities with health and safety violations and conditions that threaten the health and safety of people in the community cannot continue to raise rents on residents...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee
DESB23Intro
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Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delaware's housing supply.
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2024-03-21
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee
DEHB16Intro
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This Act requires that Medicaid and State employee health plans cover: (1) ovarian cancer monitoring tests for women treated for ovarian cancer; and (2) annual screening tests for women at risk for ovarian cancer.
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2024-03-19
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB174Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 174. Like Senate Bill No. 174, this Act adds Justices of the Peace, Commissioners in Superior Court, Family Court, and Court of Common Pleas, and Magistrates in Chancery to the State Judicial Pension Plan.
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2024-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB247Intro
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There were 139 traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2021, the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2006. Senate Concurrent Resolution 94 of the 151st Delaware General Assembly set a goal of no more than 100 traffic fatalities per year and tasked s...
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2024-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB330Intro
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This Act increases the amount of the annual appropriation to prefund future State employee retiree health insurance as recommended by the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee. Like other required ...
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2024-03-07
To House Administration Committee
DESB217Intro
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This Act creates a professional loan-to-grant incentive program to encourage Delawareans to pursue careers in nursing at long-term care facilities. Funding for the incentive program is to be appropriated annually by the General Assembly, in an amount...
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2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee
DESB225Intro
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This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Act.
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2024-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB226Intro
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This Act appropriates $91,776,567 to provide one-time funded projects through the Office of Management and Budget.
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2024-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB325Intro
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This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2025 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
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2024-01-25
To House Capital Infrastructure Committee
DESB4Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4 this Act does the following:
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2024-01-09
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB278Intro
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This Act requires that a train or light engine used to move freight by railroad have a crew of at least 2 individuals. Violation of this statute subjects the railroad to a $500 fine for a first offense, and a $1,000 fine for a second or subsequent of...
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2024-01-09
To House Transportation Committee
DEHB168Intro
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Substitute 1 to HB 168 applies the lodging tax to short-term rentals and requires an accommodations intermediary to obtain an occupational license and pay an annual licensing fee of $25.00. This bill defines an accommodations intermediary as a person...
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2024-01-04
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 168
DEHB248Intro
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This Act establishes a pre-permit community outreach process for any qualified project, as defined in DNREC Regulations, that wishes to apply for a permit within 3 months, in an underserved community. Underserved community is defined in (5) specified...
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2023-06-23
To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee
DESB180Intro
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This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
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2023-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DESB171Intro
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This bill repeals the requirement that the Housing Director provide notice of the allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and Housing Development Funds to the state senator, the state representative, and the chief executive officer of the local ...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB170Intro
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This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children:
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2023-06-14
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB220Intro
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This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and i...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
DEHB199Intro
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This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary nurse staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses in long-term care facilities in the State and assigns ove...
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2023-06-09
Stricken in House
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