Delaware Senator Kyra Hoffner [D]

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DESCR203Engross

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This resolution recognizes and affirms the importance of awareness and action on the need for universally accessible housing in Delaware through pending legislation.
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2024-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR194Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates October 12, 2024, at "National Farmer's Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESR23Engross

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This Resolution designates September 22-29, 2024, as Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB247Enroll

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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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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
DEHB204Enroll

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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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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB281PassThis Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
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2024-06-26
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
DEHB253Enroll

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This Act is a substitute for House Bill 253. Like HB 253, it requires health insurance companies, including State employee/retiree health plans and Medicaid, to cover annual mammograms for the purpose of early detection for a woman 40 years of age or...
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2024-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB203Enroll

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Senate Bill 67, from the first session of the 152nd General Assembly, updated the crime of official misconduct. Senate Bill 67 intended to change the penalty for official misconduct from a class A misdemeanor to a graded system, where the penalty is ...
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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
DEHB293Enroll

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Federal and Delaware law protect the right to vote and the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to voting places and public facilities. Nonetheless, recent information suggests that a substantial number of polling places in De...
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2024-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB233Enroll

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This Act establishes employment protections for certain service employees during changes of ownership by requiring all of the following:
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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 13 NO 3 ABSENT
DEHB190Enroll

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This bill updates the current law relating to the Spay Neuter Fund and the administration of that fund to make it easier to administer the fund and animal population control programs.
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2024-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB251Enroll

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The Board of Trustees of the Delaware Institute of Veterinary Medical Education (DIVME) was established in 1975 with a stated purpose of creating opportunities for Delaware residents to obtain veterinary training and strengthening factors that would ...
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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB279Enroll

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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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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB402Enroll

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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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2024-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB305Enroll

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This Act streamlines and modernizes the State Early Childhood Education Program in § 3001 of Title 14, also referred to as State-funded early care and education, as follows:
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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 3 NO 4 ABSENT
DESB286Enroll

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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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2024-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR188Engross

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This resolution recognizes the 52nd anniversary of Title IX and its positive impact on students.
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2024-06-26
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR198Engross

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This resolution recognizes June 2024, as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and urges all Delawareans to wear purple to help spread awareness of Alzheimer's and all other dementias.
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2024-06-26
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DEHB328Enroll

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Senate Bill No. 288 of the 151st General Assembly (Chapter 371 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware) created a pilot program whereby motorcyclists are permitted to use pulsating headlights as a way to alert other drivers of their presence, without al...
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2024-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB140FailThis Act permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual's life in a humane and dignified manner if both the individual's attending physician or attendin...
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 10 NO
DESB194Enroll

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This Act allows pharmacists, under protocol approved by the Division of Public Health, to provide HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis treatments.
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
DEHB110Enroll

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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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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
DESB202Enroll

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For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act inc...
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
DESB188Enroll

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This Act enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (ITMC). The Council of State Governments partnered with the Department of Defense and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) to support the ...
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB286Enroll

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Like House Bill No. 286, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 286 prohibits discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test.
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
DESB208Enroll

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This bill amends Chapter 68 of Title 18, related to medical negligence insurance and litigation, to repeal those provisions of the law that are expired or that are no longer used as a matter of practice in medical negligence litigation.
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB20PassThe primary purpose of this Act is to remove the requirement that a public school district employee who donates leave to another employee must donate 2 days of leave for the other employee to receive 1 day of leave.
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2024-06-25
Signed by Governor
DEHB23Enroll

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This Act does the following:
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB355Enroll

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This Act provides legal protections for financial institutions and other entities that provide financial or accounting services to cannabis-related businesses that are licensed or registered under Delaware law. Specifically, it clarifies that banks, ...
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2024-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
DESB272Enroll

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Pharmacists in Delaware provide some of the same medical services as physicians, advance practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, including immunizations. The General Assembly has recently added to the services that pharmacists may provi...
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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB319Enroll

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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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2024-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT
DEHB165Engross

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This bill codifies the prosecutions obligation under Brady v. Maryland, a United State Supreme Court case, which requires the prosecution to provide evidence favorable to an accused. The purpose of this bill is to ensure the fairness and finality of ...
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2024-06-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
DESB200PassThis bill provides important consumer protections for property insurance contracts by improving the reliability of mailed notifications of policy cancellation or renewal. Section 1 of this bill requires insurers to deliver any homeowners notices of c...
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
DEHB277Enroll

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This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
DESB207PassThis Act eliminates the sunset provision contained in Chapter 170, Volume 84 of the Laws of Delaware related to xylazine.
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
DESB209PassThis act adds adult sibling of a decedent to the definition of next of kin in Chapter 47 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Division of Forensic Science. This expansion of the definition of next of kin will, for example, allow the Medic...
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
DEHB302Enroll

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According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health ca...
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
DESB278Enroll

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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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2024-06-20
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB399Intro

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This Act creates a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs, headed by a cabinet-level Secretary appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department will take over most of the duties currently handled by the Comm...
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2024-06-20
Amendment HA 1 to HB 399 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHCR151Engross

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Recognizing the month of June as "Caribbean American Heritage Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
DESCR187Engross

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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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2024-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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
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
DESCR181Engross

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This resolution recognizes June 15, 2024, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Delaware.
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2024-06-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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
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
DEHB374Enroll

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This Act updates House Bill 455 from the 151st General Assembly by providing the same legal protections afforded providers of contraceptive and abortion services to providers of fertility treatment. In summary, this Act does the following:
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2024-06-18
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
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
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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2024-06-13
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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