Delaware Representative Debra Heffernan [D]

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DEHB270PassThis Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case,...
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2024-08-15
Signed by Governor
DESB246PassFor over 30 years, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invested in home repair programs that make necessary repairs to improve the health and safety conditions in the homes of Delawareans.
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2024-08-09
Signed by Governor
DEHB444PassThis Act designates the Orange Crush as the State cocktail.
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2024-08-09
Signed by Governor
DEHB200PassThis Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
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2024-08-07
Signed by Governor
DEHB5PassThe States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal pol...
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2024-08-07
Signed by Governor
DEHB263PassThis Act prohibits local education agencies and charter schools from prohibiting a student from participating in a school sponsored extracurricular activity on the basis the student has an outstanding debt for unpaid school meals.
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DEHB279PassThis Act allows school employees up to 5 days of bereavement leave under the same circumstances as permitted for state employees.
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DEHB313PassThis Act ensures that all female inmates in DDOC custody, at level IV or V, receive annual or biennial screening mammograms as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DEHB314PassThis Act does all of the following: (1) Allows for all licensed practitioners that are treating a driver for a medical condition to report findings which allows for Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Physician to sign Division paperwork and ...
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DESB231PassThis Act removes the sunset provision in Chapter 453, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to the program established under §9011A of Title 29 to assist individuals who are in or have experienced foster care in Delaware with driver education, ...
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DEHB127PassThis Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DEHB364PassThis Act requires that individual, blanket, and group health insurance carriers cover drug treatment for the associated conditions of metastatic cancer in the same way treatment for metastatic cancer is covered. Specifically, it requires insurance co...
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2024-08-02
Signed by Governor
DEHB405PassThis Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
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2024-08-02
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
DEHB333PassThis Act creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Commission. This Commission shall be tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly and Department of Technology and Information on AI utilization and safety within th...
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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
DESB234PassThis bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DEHB334PassThis Act makes several technical and logistical corrections to the Delaware Marijuana Control Act.
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DESB239PassThis Act removes the 5-year term limit imposed upon hearing officers appointed by the Secretary of Labor. It also removes the political party affiliation rule when considering new candidates for the hearing officer position.
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DEHB401PassThis Act amends Section 2603 of Title 16 to require the Division of Public Health to provide the results of lead screenings or tests to school nurses and require contracts or computer upgrades to include lead results.
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2024-07-17
Signed by Governor
DESB235PassThis Act brings the State in compliance with the federal regulation published by FMCSA on October 7, 2021, to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse as mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This act ...
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB326PassThis is a substitute for House Bill No. 326.
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2024-06-30
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
DESB252PassSenate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 252 is identical to Senate Bill No. 252 except that SS 1 for SB 252 corrects a spelling error in the synopsis to avoid confusion.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB345PassThis Act requires Medicaid coverage for additional postpartum visits with a doula upon recommendation of a licensed practitioner or clinician.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DESB248PassThis Act clarifies that for purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, where an employee is leased by an employee leasing company or a professional employment organization, "employer" refers to the employer client of the em...
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHCR148Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution requests that medical professionals who engage in the provision of prenatal or postnatal care, delivery, or infant care services to provide parents and caregivers resources on infant and child CPR and basic first aid traini...
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2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB475PassThis Bill is the Fiscal Year 2025 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
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2024-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHCR153Engross

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This House Concurrent Resolution directs the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Social Services to jointly produce a report outlining the creation of a student injury monitoring system. The system is intended to facilitate the s...
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2024-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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
DEHB24PassThis Act creates a new charitable donation option on the Delaware income tax return. It allows taxpayers to direct a donation to the SL24: Unlocke the Light Foundation out of their state tax refund or in addition to the payment of owed tax. The Found...
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2024-06-27
Signed by Governor
DESJR7Intro

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This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Office of Child Care Licensing to adopt an electronic record and filing system that will modernize the States child care system. The OCCL must provide a report regarding the adoption of an electronic record an...
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2024-06-27
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
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
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
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
DEHB438Intro

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This Act makes changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. It removes the employer as the party responsible for making eligibility determinations and claims decisions and instead reallocates this responsibility to the Department of Labor an...
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2024-06-25
To House Appropriations 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
DESB264PassThis Act removes the sunset provision under § 315 of Title 26, relating to the electrical and natural gas utility distribution system improvement charge. By doing so, the Act leaves the current version of § 315 in effect.
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2024-06-20
Signed by Governor
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
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
DEHB400Engross

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This Act moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the date of the presidential primary (in presidential election years). The dates for submitting and withdr...
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2024-06-18
To Senate Executive Committee
DEHB435Intro

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This bill creates a new chapter in Title 30 and establishes the STEM Talent Advancement and Retention Program (STAR Program) and the STEM Talent Advancement and Retention Fund (STAR Fund). The purpose of this STAR Program is to incentivize and attrac...
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2024-06-18
To House Appropriations Committee
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
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
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
DESCR174Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the valuable contributions that the Lions Clubs International makes to our local communities, as well as the world at-large, by designating June 12, 2024, as "Delaware State Lions Day" in the Sta...
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2024-06-13
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR185Engross

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This Senate concurrent resolution honors Wilmington attorney, historian and author Harvey Bernard Rubenstein on his 50 years of service as a member of the Delaware Heritage Commission, on the occasion of his being elevated by the Commission to emerit...
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2024-06-13
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR147Engross

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This House Concurrent Resolution honors the Brandywine High School All-Women STEM Team of Olivia Erskine, Katherine McDerby, Isabella Chermak and Malti John for Their Innovative Redesign of Board Games to Enhance Accessibility for Special Education S...
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2024-06-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR121Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the month of June 2024, as "Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention Month" in Delaware and encourages the Department of Health and Social Services to research methods to raise awareness of, pre...
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2024-06-11
Passed In House by Voice Vote
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