Delaware House Bill 404

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Passed on October 23 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-10-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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 disease and potential for contracting Lyme disease on State owned lands. The Department shall investigate the best ways to do that, focusing on ones that are the most effective, environmentally sensitive, and innovative. The Department of Agriculture will coordinate its efforts in the administration of the fund with the Division of Public Health and the Department of Natural Resources. The Joint Finance Committee shall determine the yearly amount of the fund.

An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lyme Disease.

Rep. William Carson [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]

2024-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-11 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-10-23		Signed by Governor
2024-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-18		Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2024-06-11		Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate
2024-06-11		Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
2024-06-11		Amendment HA 1 to HB 404 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-05-21		Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 7 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2024-05-16		Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55847
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56350