Delaware Senator Kyra Hoffner [D]

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DEHB366Engross
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This Act sunsets the Technology Investment Council ("TIC"). The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee ("JLOSC") reviewed TIC in 2022 and, as a result of the review, JLOSC sponsored House Bill No. 357 of the 151st Genera...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB368Engross
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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Provider Advisory Board ("Board"). Based on its findings, JLOSC recommended sunsetting the Board, which is addressed in sep...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB367Engross
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This Act sunsets the Provider Advisory Board (Board) and is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of the Board. The Board was created in 2011 at JLOSC's recommendation when it reviewed t...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB364Engross
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This Act requires that individual, blanket, and group health insurance carriers cover drug treatment for the associated conditions of metastatic cancer in the same way treatment for metastatic cancer is covered. Specifically, it requires insurance co...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 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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2024-06-18
Not Worked in Committee
DEHB280Engross
50%
This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state.
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2024-06-18
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB300Engross
50%
This Act requires crisis pregnancy centers in this state to provide notice if the center is not licensed by this state as a medical facility and does not have a licensed medical provider who provides or directly supervises, in person, the provision o...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
DESB301Engross
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Like Senate Bill No. 301, this Act, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 301 requires public universities in this state to provide access to medication for the termination of pregnancy and emergency contraception. The medication and contracept...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
DEHB393Engross
50%
This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("JLOSC") review of Adult Protective Services ("APS"). JLOSC approved recommendations to modify several areas of the APS statute, Chapter 39 of Tit...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DEHB405Engross
50%
This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
DESB302Engross
50%
This Act allows a licensed brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf courses to apply to the Commissioner for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons of the golf course if the brewery-pub and public golf course share common ow...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DEHB402Engross
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This Act requires new schools and state buildings over 50,000 square feet to meet certain requirements to ensure that the building's roof is able to support solar energy infrastructure.
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
DESB306Engross
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This Act makes technical changes and updates to the Delaware workplace safety program. Under current law, qualifying employers who pay $3,161 or more in annual workers' compensation premiums may be eligible for lower insurance premiums under the ...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
DESB286Engross
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This Act codifies the Delaware Hispanic Commission (Commission). The Commission was created by former Governor Jack Markell in Executive Order Number 28 to combine and streamline the duties of the former Governors Council on Hispanic Affairs and the ...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB419Engross
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This Act requires the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF) to provide new luggage to children in foster care to use for the transportation of their personal belongings when entering custody, moving from one placement...
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2024-06-18
[Hearing: Jun 26 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHB423Engross
50%
This Act permits a farm winery to apply for a license for use of a portion of the farm winery premises as a restaurant.
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2024-06-18
[Hearing: Jun 26 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB426Engross
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This Act ensures that pregnant women in DOC custody, at Level IV or V, are able to meet with a doula or midwife to create a birth plan surrounding the birth of their child. Among other things, the birth plan must include a statement identifying a pre...
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2024-06-18
[Hearing: Jun 26 @ 12:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
DESB321Intro
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This Act codifies rights afforded to persons with disabilities that are under guardianships pursuant to Chapters 39 and 39A in Title 12 of the Delaware Code. This Act also grants persons with disabilities the ability to motion the Court of Chancery f...
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2024-06-18
Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB319Engross
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This Act changes the requirements for continuing education for doctors related to Alzheimers disease or other dementias to require that doctors must only complete 2 hours of this continuing education once. Doctors who do not have direct patient inter...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESCR130Engross
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This Resolution proclaims June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in Delaware and encourages the people of Delaware to reflect upon the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans, and to celebrate this da...
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2024-06-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB314Engross
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This Act removes supervision from the scope of practice of a masters social worker. This Act also prohibits a masters social worker from providing supervision to a licensed clinical social worker applicant. The Board of Social Work Examiners (Board) ...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 On Its Merits
DEHCR148Intro
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This Concurrent Resolution requests that medical professionals who engage in the provision of prenatal or postnatal care, delivery, or infant care services to provide parents and caregivers resources on infant and child CPR and basic first aid traini...
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2024-06-18
Introduced in House
DEHB448Intro
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This bill allows Delaware residents age 60 and older to deduct their full pensions or other qualified retirement income from State taxable income. This bill contains technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legis...
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2024-06-18
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
DEHCR155Engross
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This concurrent resolution recognizes the month of June 2024 as Pride Month in the state of Delaware.
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2024-06-18
Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 NO
DEHB404Engross
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To address the significant spread and impact of Lyme Disease in Delaware, this bill creates a Lyme Disease intervention fund. The fund shall be overseen by the Department of Agriculture and shall have the goal of reducing the prevalence of Lyme disea...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
DEHB392Engross
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The United States Department of Agriculture runs a voluntary program that provides risk management coverage to dairy producers that pays out based on the difference between the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. This Act enables the...
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2024-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DESCR187Engross
50%
This resolution raises awareness of cerebral palsy and highlights the need for a statewide cerebral palsy registry in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-18
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB223Engross
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This Act amends the continuing education requirements for nursing professionals, mandating that all nursing professionals receive at least one hour of continuing education in each reporting period on the recognition of sexual or physical abuse, explo...
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2024-06-13
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DESB150Enroll
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 150. Like Senate Bill No. 150, this Act requires included facilities have sufficient staff to meet the needs of each resident and requires dementia care services training for staff. This Act differs from S...
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2024-06-13
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB151Enroll
75%
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 151. Like Senate Bill No. 151, this Act requires included facilities to disclose information related dementia care services in the form determined by the Department of Health and Social Services, and it es...
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2024-06-13
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB3FailThis Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and authorizes the General Assembly to enact general laws providing the circumstances, rules, and procedures for absentee vot...
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2024-06-13
Defeated By House. Votes: 25 YES 10 NO 6 NOT VOTING
DEHB300Engross
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This Substitute Bill requires the Department of Health and Social Services to maintain a public registry of assisted living facilities that are accredited and/or certified to provide memory care services by an approved independent accrediting organiz...
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2024-06-13
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHB362Engross
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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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2024-06-13
[Hearing: Jun 26 @ 10:00 am]
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DESB299Engross
50%
Under Title 29, Section 5805, no state employee, no state officer, and no private enterprise in which a state employee or state officer has a legal or equitable ownership of more than 10% (more than 1% in the case of a corporation whose stock is regu...
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2024-06-13
To House Administration Committee
DESCR181Engross
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This resolution recognizes June 15, 2024, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Delaware.
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2024-06-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB332Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs as well as interested federal and state officials and agencies, to design and implement a wholesale ...
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2024-06-13
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHCR149Engross
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This House Concurrent Resolution reaffirms Delaware's commitment to strengthen the longstanding partnership with Taiwan, supports Taiwans efforts to secure the signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement and an Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement w...
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2024-06-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB5Engross
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The States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal pol...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
DEHB110Engross
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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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2024-06-12
To Senate Finance Committee
DESB234Engross
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This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 9 On Its Merits
DEHB299Engross
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This Act is the Delaware Libraries for All Act. It explicitly adds public libraries to the definition of place of public accommodation for purposes of Delawares Equal Accommodations Law. It also directs the Delaware Library Consortium to develop and ...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
DESB22Engross
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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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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
DESB279Engross
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Section 2306 of Title 14 requires that when a new school is constructed or a major renovation is undertaken, the construction or renovation must include certain safety features, including a secured vestibule and the installation of "ballistic re...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 15 On Its Merits
DEHB389Intro
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This Act provides for an annual raffle license that will allow for the holding of up to 20 raffle events a year. If such license is obtained, the organization must provide notice to the Board at least 7 days prior to any raffle event but does not hav...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Gaming & Parimutuels) in House with 6 On Its Merits
DESB282Engross
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This Act repeals the Senior Trust Fund Fee, the Interstate Compact Fee, and the Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund Fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Crimina...
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2024-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DEHB443Intro
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This Act requires the Delaware State Housing Authority to establish and administer Low Barrier Navigation Centers (LBNCs). LBNCs are non-congregate, interim housing facilities designed to rapidly transition individuals or families into permanent hous...
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2024-06-12
To House Housing Committee
DESCR182Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the week of June 10-16, 2024, as "National Men's Health Week" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR177Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Wednesday, June 12, 2024, as Women Veterans Day in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB203Intro
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With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admit...
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2024-06-11
Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB180Intro
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This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 180. Like Senate Bill No. 180, this Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
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2024-06-11
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 180
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