Delaware Senator Stephanie Hansen [D]

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DEHB1Intro
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This Act establishes a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs led by a cabinet-level Secretary to advocate for and administer programs relating to veterans in the State of Delaware. It is the intent of this legislation that current staff of t...
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2025-01-16
Amendment HA 1 to HB 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESCR3Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Da...
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2025-01-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR2Engross
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This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes January 9, 2025, as "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2025-01-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB11Intro
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This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and clarify the power of the General Assembly to enumerate certain felony offenses for which, or circumstances under which, pre...
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2025-01-15
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
DEHB6Intro
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This Act allows the Auditor of Accounts to issue subpoenas directly, removing a requirement that the Auditor first file a praecipe with the Superior Court prothonotary. It also allows the Auditor to effect service of such a subpoena, and to apply for...
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2025-01-15
[Hearing: Jan 22 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Administration Committee
DESB4Intro
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This Act establishes an independent and nonpartisan Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the position of the Inspector General. Under this Act, the OIG would be unique in state government as a non-political agency with a sole mission to investig...
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2025-01-10
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB17Intro
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 99 (152nd General Assembly) created the Victims Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendations to clarify the VBR, strengthen pr...
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2025-01-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee
DESJR1Intro
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Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 was passed by the 152nd General Assembly and signed by the Governor. SJR No. 3 directed all electric utilities in Delaware that offer net metering to solar customers to participate in a cost-benefit study and analysis of...
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2025-01-10
[Hearing: Jan 22 @ 12:00 pm]
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DEHB292Intro
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This Act requires the Department of Elections to review every political committees contribution and expense report and to note the report, on the Departments website, as either Submitted but Not Reviewed or Reviewed and Final. If the Department disco...
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2025-01-09
To House Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DEHB33Intro
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This Act allows criminal charges of using, consuming, or possessing other than a personal use quantity of a marijuana or other substance containing tetrahydrocannabinols and charges of public consumption of the same, where the offense is committed in...
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2025-01-09
[Hearing: Jan 22 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Administration Committee
DESB32Intro
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This Act allows for correctional officers and probation and parole officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days a...
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2025-01-03
To Senate Corrections & Public Safety Committee
DESB14Intro
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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission to redistrict Senatorial and Representative districts following each federal decennial census.
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2025-01-03
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB3Intro
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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and provide an absolute right to vote by absentee ballot without an excuse. This Act is in response to the Supreme Courts dec...
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2025-01-03
To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DESB31Intro
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Section 1 of this Act increases the burial benefit for individuals receiving a pension under the State Employees Pension Plan (Chapter 55 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code) from $7,000 to $10,000. The amount of this benefit has not been increased sinc...
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2025-01-03
To Senate Executive Committee
DESB29Intro
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Section 1 of this Act increases to $10,000 the amount of funeral expenses which can be paid for the funeral of a deceased member of a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire company ladies auxiliary, or volunteer ambulance and rescue company. The amou...
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2025-01-03
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DESB34Intro
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This Act allows a tenant to terminate a rental agreement early if they are purchasing a home by providing 30 days' written notice to the landlord. The 30-day period begins on the first day of the month after the day the notice is given. This Act ...
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2025-01-03
To Senate Housing Committee
DESB35Intro
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Agriculture is currently the leading industry in Delaware but as housing and other development occurs less farmland becomes available. For farmers in general, but in particular the small and medium sized farm owners, the real estate taxes imposed on ...
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2025-01-03
To Senate Agriculture Committee
DEHB140Intro
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This 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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2024-12-19
To House Health & Human Development Committee
DEHB30Intro
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This Act amends the Public Laws of Delaware relating to the Affordable Housing Production Task Force by extending the deadline for the provision of the final report of the Task Force from March 1, 2025 to April 7, 2025.
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2024-12-19
[Hearing: Jan 22 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Housing Committee
DEHB22Intro
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This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under ยง 5609 of Title 24,...
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2024-12-19
[Hearing: Jan 22 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Education Committee
DEHB21Intro
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This Act bans the sale of Tianeptine in the State by identifying it as a Schedule I controlled substance. Tianeptine, also known as gas station heroin, is an antidepressant drug that is not approved by the FDA and is being sold as a dietary supplemen...
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2024-12-19
To House Health & Human Development Committee
DEHB23Intro
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This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law:
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2024-12-19
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB26Intro
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This Act makes it unlawful to possess, operate any motor vehicle with, purchase, install, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise distribute a number plate flipping device. A number plate flipping device means a manual, electric, or mechanical...
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2024-12-19
To House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
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