Daily Report for 3/17/2022

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
HCR 57PassedGrayThis resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Delaware Professional Engineers' Act and formation of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers.RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE DELAWARE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS' ACT AND FORMATION OF THE DELAWARE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
SB 249CommitteeBrownThis Act establishes the Office of New Delawareans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of those foreign-born individuals who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF NEW DELAWAREANS.
HB 260CommitteeWilson-AntonThis Act compensates members of the Board of the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority ("Authority") $100 per meeting a board member attends. Under § 7041(b)(1), all costs for the Authority's operations must be paid from the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund, § 7042 of Title 25.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION AUTHORITY.

Legislation Passed By Senate

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
HB 254 w/ SA 1SignedGriffithThis Act requires all public schools that serve pupils in grades 7-12 that issue pupil identification cards to have printed on the identification cards the telephone or text numbers for the National Suicide Prevention and National Domestic Violence Hotlines and allows them to add the National Sexual Assault, Teen Dating Violence and Bullying Hotlines. The Act requires all public institutions of higher learning in Delaware, which issue student identification cards, to print on the student identification cards the telephone or text numbers for National Suicide Prevention, Domestic Violence Hotlines and local campus police or campus security telephone numbers and allows the institutions to add the National Sexual Assault Hotline number. This Act will be implemented for the 2022-2023 school year.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUPIL AND STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
HCR 60PassedGriffithThis House Concurrent Resolution designates the 21st day of the Month of March, 2022 as “Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day” and celebrates the beauty and contributions that people with Down syndrome make in Delaware.RECOGNIZING MARCH 21, 2022 "ROCK YOUR SOCKS FOR WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY."
HCR 56PassedLynnThis concurrent resolution celebrates St. Patrick's Day. COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
SA 1 to HB 254PassedS. McBrideThis amendment corrects a typographical error. 
HCR 58PassedBaumbachThis House Concurrent Resolution honors the 2021-2022 University of Delaware Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams winning the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships. It also marks the first time that both teams will be heading to the NCAA tournament in the same season. HONORING THE 2021-2022 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE WOMEN’S AND MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS UPON BOTH TEAMS WINNING THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (CAA) CHAMPIONSHIP.
SA 1 to SB 236PassedLopezThis Amendment makes a technical correction. 

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SCR 73PassedHansenThis Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Department of Health & Social Services explore strategies for Medicaid to provide coverage for Prescription Digital Therapeutics authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat substance use disorder and opioid use disorder. REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES STUDY HOW MEDICAID CAN PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS.
SCR 74PassedPooreThis Concurrent Resolution encourages Delaware sports organizations to utilize services offered by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. This Concurrent Resolution describes the authority of SafeSport and its initiatives to protect athletes in every sport.ENCOURAGING DELAWARE SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS TO UTILIZE THE CENTRALIZED DISCIPLINARY ONLINE DATABASE, TRAINING, AND ABUSE-PREVENTION RESOURCES OFFERED BY THE U.S CENTER FOR SAFESPORT.
SCR 75PassedPooreThis Senate Concurrent Resolution designates March 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, prevent, and treat eating disorders.DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS "EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH" IN DELAWARE

Senate Committee Assignments

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Agriculture
Banking, Business & Insurance
Elections & Government Affairs
Executive
Health & Social Services

House Committee Assignments

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Administration
Education
Judiciary
Manufactured Housing
Natural Resources

Senate Committee Report

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Education
Elections & Government Affairs
Environment & Energy
Executive
Finance
Judiciary

House Committee Report

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Agriculture
Appropriations

Senate Defeated Legislation

No Senate Defeated Legislation

House Defeated Legislation

No House Defeated Legislation

Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate

No Records