Delaware Senator David Sokola [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
DE	SB4	Intro 25%	This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4 this Act does the following: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-09 To Senate Finance Committee
DE	SCR103	Engross 50%	This Resolution establishes the Delaware Aquaculture Task Force. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-09 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	HCR80	Enroll 75%	This concurrent resolution expresses the State of Delaware General Assemblys concern for the loss of life in the Israel-Hamas war and calls on the legislature and the citizens of Delaware to recognize our common humanity and the shared strength of ou... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-09 Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
DE	HB281	Intro 25%	This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-04 To House Administration Committee
DE	HB282	Intro 25%	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-04 To House Administration Committee
DE	SB6	Pass	In 1682 or 1683, the Sussex County Court, created by William Penn, created the land grant that is the subject of this Act (Warner Grant). As this Act describes, the Warner Grant consists of land in and adjacent to the City of Lewes largely consisting... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	SB123	Pass	This Act provides that any adult day care facility required to be licensed under Chapter 1 of Title 16 is subject to the existing reporting obligations for facilities under Subchapter III of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	HB185	Pass	This legislation prioritizes recruitment and retention of State employees by removing the 3-month waiting period for the state to pay its share of premium or subscription charges for health care coverage under § 5202 of Title 29 for benefit eligible... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	SB46	Pass	According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	HB142	Pass	This bill precludes the so-called LGBTQ+ "panic" defense that seeks to partially or completely excuse or justify a defendant from full accountability for the commission of a crime on the grounds that the actual or perceived sexual orientati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	SB125	Pass	In December 2022, the Code Revisors provided the General Assembly with a list of potential technical corrections that they identified as they revised the Delaware Code to reflect legislation that was enacted by the 151st General Assembly in 2022 or a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	SB128	Pass	This Act establishes the crime of obstruction of justice. Nearly every other state has a statutory crime of obstruction of justice and this Act is modeled on laws that prohibit intentional obstruction of justice and interference with governmental fun... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	SB192	Pass	In 2015, the General Assembly, in Chapter 28 of Volume 80 of the Laws of Delaware, designated as subsection (d) the last sentence of § 4201(c) of Title 11 regarding attempts to commit a felony listed as a violent felony (the last sentence). The clea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	HB193	Pass	In 2016, the General Assembly passed HB 404, the Concussion Protection in Youth Athletic Activities Act (CPYAAA). This Act clarifies the requirements of CPYAAA and enables the Division of Public Health, in consultation with the State Council for Pers... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	HB151	Pass	This Act expressly adds the intentional restriction of another adults access to economic resources resulting in a loss of financial autonomy to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings. This Act also specifies that tangible prope... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	SB67	Pass	This Act updates the crime of official misconduct to ensure appropriate accountability of public servants who abuse their positions of power and public trust. The statute establishes a grade in the penalty for the official misconduct to be commensura... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
DE	HB118	Pass	Due to continuing concerns over the negative health effects secondhand smoke will have on the youth of Delaware, this bill adds Smoking Restrictions within vehicles if a person under the age of eighteen (18) is in the vehicle. Also, it makes clear th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-20 Signed by Governor
DE	SB43	Pass	This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 43. Both this Act and SB 43 add additional State facilities and categories of establishments to § 787 of Title 11 which would be required to display public awareness signs about human trafficking. The add... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-14 Signed by Governor
DE	HB78	Pass	This Act updates the definition of a catalytic converter and limits the purchase or sale of a catalytic converter to a licensed automotive recycler or licensed scrap metal processor, and their respective employees and agents. The Act prohibits minors... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-11 Signed by Governor
DE	HB154	Pass	This bill creates the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. The Act delineates a consumers personal data rights and provides that residents of this State will have the right to know what information is being collected about them, see the information, c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-11 Signed by Governor
DE	HB82	Pass	This Act requires the Department of Elections to biennially mail a notice to all registered voters informing the registrant of their polling place and containing the following additional information: a brief description of all available methods of vo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-09-11 Signed by Governor
DE	SJR1	Pass	This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families to explore participating in the federal title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program to increase support to relative guardians and facilitate perma... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-31 Signed by Governor
DE	SB80	Pass	Senate Bill No. 80 codifies the current practice in Delaware of not requiring proof of citizenship or a specific immigration status on an application for a professional license. By affirmatively providing eligibility for professional licenses regardl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-31 Signed by Governor
DE	SB108	Pass	This Act revises the State's Gold Alert Program to include missing children and increase dissemination of information to the public to better assist the State's search efforts. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-31 Signed by Governor
DE	HB227	Pass	This Act makes various amendments to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to improve compliance with its testing and reporting requirements. First, this Act requires physicians to take a training program every 2 years relating to the provision... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-31 Signed by Governor
DE	SB72	Pass	In 2017, the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Public Law No. 115-97, suspended many itemized deductions from individual federal taxes until January 1, 2026, including the itemized deduction for costs to maintain membership in a labor organizatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-31 Signed by Governor
DE	HB138	Pass	This Act establishes a Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program to be developed by the Department of Education. The Department of Education will work with the Department of Labor to create a program that places aspiring teachers in paid positions in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-23 Signed by Governor
DE	SB51	Pass	This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishment... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-22 Signed by Governor
DE	HB202	Pass	This Act limits those individuals who may possess a firearm at a polling place on an Election Day to the following: (1) law enforcement officers, (2) commissioned security guards acting in their official capacity, (3) constables acting in their offic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-18 Signed by Governor
DE	HB201	Pass	As of April 4, 2023, 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in schools this year in 13 separate school shootings. School shootings hit a record high in 2022 with 46 shootings, surpassing 2021s record of 42 shootings. In 2022, 43,450 children e... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-18 Signed by Governor
DE	SB165	Pass	This Act amends Chapter 25, Title 24 of the Delaware Code relating to the Practice of Pharmacy. The amendments authorize pharmacists to engage in collaborative pharmacy practice with one or more practitioners meaning individuals who are authorized by... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-17 Signed by Governor
DE	SB176	Pass	This Act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a retired law-enforcement canine. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-10 Signed by Governor
DE	SB117	Pass	This Act authorizes paramedics and other EMS providers to provide medical care to police dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil immunity to paramedics and other EMS providers who provide medical services to police dogs,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-10 Signed by Governor
DE	SB52	Pass	This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB130	Pass	There are thousands of casual/seasonal employees, who work for the State of Delaware. These hard-working individuals make up a critical part of the state government workforce and play a significant role in keeping our state running and delivering ser... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB218	Pass	This Act changes the composition of the Commission and further clarifies the definition of veterans as it pertains to this Section of Title 29. The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs is comprised of members, appointed by the Governor, who repres... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB62	Pass	This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 5 years. The first 5-year period starts when the reassessment currently being conducted by each county is completed. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB169	Pass	This Act requires the Secretary of Education to publish and deliver to the General Assembly a report detailing requests for certificates of necessity that are not included in the proposed capital budget and the reasons for the rejection and a ranking... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	SB158	Pass	This Act permits an individual who is a reproductive health care services provider or employee to apply for participation in Delaware's Address Confidentiality Program, which allows participants to keep their actual address confidential by applyi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	SB156	Pass	Under the current salary scale for teachers, if a permitted paraprofessional in a school wishes to become a certified teacher in the same school, they may have to take a pay cut to do so. This Act provides teachers who previously worked as paraprofes... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-09 Signed by Governor
DE	HB11	Pass	This Act requires new commercial buildings with a foundation footprint of 50,000 square feet or greater to meet certain requirements to ensure that their roof is able to support solar energy infrastructure. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB10	Pass	This Act establishes targets for annual purchase of electric school buses through fiscal year 2030, and requires the Department of Education to submit an annual implementation report through 2029 as well as a comprehensive report in 2030 detailing fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB83	Pass	This Act requires every public school and charter school to provide students enrolled in kindergarten with an oral health screening by the last student attendance day of each school year. Notification to the parent or guardian must be done and a copy... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB12	Pass	This Act creates an Electric Vehicle Rebate Program to incentivize the purchase and lease of new and used electric vehicles by Delaware residents. All-electric vehicles shall receive a rebate of no more than $2,500 and hybrid vehicles shall receive a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB231	Pass	This Act provides clarity on the type of certification and the accepted certifying agencies for increases over the basic salary schedule. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	SB103	Pass	Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Between 2012 and 2016, EV sales grew at an annual rate of 32%. In 2017, growth in sales reached 45%. Batteries for EVs have become much cheaper in the last 10 years, enabling EVs to compete ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB99	Pass	This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, follows the issuance of Delawares Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory target of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	SB170	Pass	This Act directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to work with PJM Interconnection, LLC to study the transmission impacts of offshore wind development, to work with neighboring states on offshore wind transmission, and to... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	SB7	Pass	This Bill amends the Delaware Energy Act, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 80, Subchapter II, by updating and expanding upon the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls Divisi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-08-03 Signed by Governor
DE	HB183	Pass	This Act revises the existing crime of endangering the welfare of a child by providing or permitting a child to consume or inhale unprescribed controlled substances in the following ways: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-07-31 Signed by Governor