Delaware Senator David Lawson [R]

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DEHB328PassSenate 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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2024-10-23
Signed by Governor
DEHB293PassFederal 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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2024-10-23
Signed by Governor
DEHB434PassThis substitute bill requires the Secretary of DNREC to follow certain procedures when conducting public hearings, while giving discretion to the Secretary in choosing which hearings the procedures apply to.
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2024-10-23
Signed by Governor
DESJR4PassThis Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSAs federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their drivers license. An applicants school bus only endorsement ...
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2024-10-01
Signed by Governor
DESB274PassAffordable housing is key to building strong communities and neighborhoods. This act provides that the developer of a residential subdivision is provided a percentage credit towards the expense of offsite improvements to state-maintained highways con...
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2024-09-30
Signed by Governor
DESB16PassThe governance of this State relies on the qualifications and performance of the members of the Governors cabinet. The General Assembly finds that the confirmation process is an important step to ensure the qualifications and performance of the Gover...
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2024-09-30
Signed by Governor
DESB197PassThis Act revises State procurement rules to require that beginning January 1, 2026, state agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29 must purchase only native plants, including cultivars and hybrids of native plants, in the development of new landscaped a...
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2024-09-26
Signed by Governor
DESB279PassSection 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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2024-09-26
Signed by Governor
DESB273PassThis Act legalizes the sale and distribution of raw milk and products derived from raw milk by dairy producers directly to consumers for human consumption. This Act also removes the unused definitions of Delaware fresh milk and northeastern fresh mil...
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2024-09-26
Signed by Governor
DESB169PassThis Act creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, wrongful incarceration in a psychiatric institution, p...
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2024-09-26
Signed by Governor
DESB329PassThis Act defines United States military pension for the exclusion for taxable income.
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2024-09-26
Signed by Governor
DESB314PassThis 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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2024-09-26
Signed by Governor
DESB272PassPharmacists 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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2024-09-24
Signed by Governor
DESB202PassFor 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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2024-09-19
Signed by Governor
DESB221PassThis Act provides that the next of kin of a deceased police officer, member of a fire department, or member of the Delaware National Guard is entitled to a Delaware state flag if the deceased person served in at least 1 qualifying entity for at least...
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2024-09-19
Signed by Governor
DEHB382PassThis Act requires that public school students receive a vision screening, including a test for color blindness, in kindergarten. Students must also receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals in grades 1 through 12, to be determined by the DOE...
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2024-09-19
Signed by Governor
DEHB411PassThis bill seeks to amend sections of Chapter 66 concerning the members of Delaware Volunteer Fire Departments. This bill will hold current members to the same standards as applicants with relation to criminal activity.
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2024-09-19
Signed by Governor
DESB198PassThis Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a...
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2024-08-29
Signed by Governor
DESB254PassThis Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative.
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2024-08-29
Signed by Governor
DEHB264PassThis Act makes the crime of patronizing a prostitute a class E felony rather than a misdemeanor where the person from whom prostitution is sought is a minor.
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2024-08-29
Signed by Governor
DESB282PassThis 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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2024-08-12
Signed by Governor
DESB283PassThis Act repeals the DELJIS Fund fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of this fee was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General...
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2024-08-12
Signed by Governor
DESB238PassThis Act adds "victim of kidnapping" to the definition section of the Address Confidentiality Act, allowing for kidnapping victims to become eligible for the protections offered by the Address Confidentiality Program. This amendment is reco...
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DESB260PassThis Act is a result of the work of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association ("DIAA") Task Force. The current process for promulgating DIAA-related regulations grants the regulatory authority to the Department of Education ("D...
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DESB215PassThis Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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2024-08-01
Signed by Governor
DEHB310PassThe United States Space Force was established on December 20, 2019 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The Space Force became the 6th branch of the United States Armed Forces. This Act inserts the Space Force in those sections of the D...
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2024-07-29
Signed by Governor
DEHB87PassThis Act establishes the Delaware Agricultural Production Assistance Program. The Program will provide a subsidy of up to 30% of the premium for eligible producers multi-peril crop insurance premium, or whole farm revenue protection premium up to a m...
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2024-07-25
Signed by Governor
DEHB392PassThe 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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2024-07-25
Signed by Governor
DESB228PassThis Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 228. This Act achieves the intent of Senate Bill No. 228 by providing an exception to the general prohibition against semiautomatic pistols that have the ability to accept detachable ammunition magazines t...
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DESB302PassThis 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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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DESB236PassThis bill: (a) extends the expiration date for any new issuance or renewal of an ADA placard from 3 years to 8 years for a specific person with a diagnosis of a permanent disability and changing the minimum age from 85 to 80 years or older, (b) exten...
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DEHB442PassThis Act creates the Affordable Housing Production Task Force (Task Force). The purpose and mission of the Task Force is to investigate and make findings and rcommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on how the State and local governmen...
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DEHB349PassThis bill codifies that the Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court is a qualified rehabilitation program under § 4177D of Title 21 of the Delaware Code for persons seeking to have their driver's licenses reinstated after a DUI. This Act makes t...
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESB326PassThis Act appropriates $168,362,517 to provide one-time funded projects through the Office of Management and Budget.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESB325PassThis Bill is the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Act.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESB270PassThis Act is the statutory recognition of the recommendations set forth in the June 2, 2023, report of the DEFAC Benchmark Evaluation and Review Panel.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESJR9PassThis Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2024.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESJR10PassThis Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2025.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHCR163Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution honors the Marine Corps 249th Birthday on November 10, 2024.
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2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB327PassThis Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2025.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESCR206FailThis Senate Concurrent Resolution establishes the Delaware Restoring the Family Unit Task Force.
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2024-06-30
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 12 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
DEHCR160Engross

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This House Concurrent Resolution urges the establishment of a medical school in the State of Delaware; calls for the formation of a formal Steering Group to guide the planning and implementation of a medical school; encourages the pursuit of partners...
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2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
DEHB282VetoThis Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo...
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2024-06-27
Enacted into Law
DESCR200Engross

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Because of the serious consequences of the drug overdose epidemic, this Senate Concurrent Resolution respectfully requests a report from the Delaware Department of Education to follow up on the recommendations contained in the 154-page Delaware Drug ...
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2024-06-27
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DESCR204Engross

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This Resolution designates July 26, 2024, as Americans with Disabilities Act Day in the State of Delaware.
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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
DEHCR146Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution supports the Redding Commission for Educational Equitys recommendations to move immediately to support Christina School Districts City of Wilmington students and to plan for the eventual withdrawal of the Christina School D...
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2024-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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
DESB258Engross

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This Act prohibits any autonomous vehicle with a gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more from being operated on a Delaware highway for testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator being physically pre...
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2024-06-26
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 On Its Merits
DESCR173Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution designates September 15-21, 2024, as "Adult Education and Family Literacy Week" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-06-26
Passed in House by Voice Vote
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