Delaware House Bill 218

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-8)
Status: Passed on August 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

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 represent specific veteran organizations. The United States Congress defines the Korean War Era as June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955, and today most living Korean War Veterans are in their upper 80s or lower 90s. This amendment will redesignate the seat to an organization that is self-perpetuating and whose membership will continue on, and also serve to provide the diverse representation of all veterans. Also preserved is the ability of the current Korean War Commissioner to remain as a Commissioner until his term expires or that seat otherwise becomes vacant. The sole remaining active Chapter of the Korean War Veterans of America in Delaware is in the process of being disbanded due to lack of membership.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Commission Of Veterans Affairs.

Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Sen. Darius Brown [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Rep. William Bush [D]	Sen. Eric Buckson [R]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]
Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]
Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]

2023-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-20 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-09		Signed by Governor
2023-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-06-28		Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2023-06-20		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2023-06-20		Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
2023-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140568
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140568&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB218
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54727
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55086