| SB 194 w/ SA 1 | Signed | S. McBride | This Act allows pharmacists, under protocol approved by the Division of Public Health, to provide HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis treatments. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRACTICE OF PHARMACY. |
| HB 285 | Signed | Osienski | This Act amends the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act by removing the requirement that a patient have a debilitating medical condition to qualify for a registry identification card, instead allowing health-care providers to make the determination of whether a patient has a diagnosed medical condition for which the patient would receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the use of medical marijuana. As a result, this Act removes the CBD-rich and compassionate use programs, which previously allowed for the use of marijuana for the treatment of conditions that otherwise did not qualify a patient for a registry identification card.
This Act allows patients aged 65 and older to self-certify their qualification for a registry identification card without a written certification from a health-care provider.
This Act authorizes the Department to issue registry identification cards with 1-, 2-, or 3-year expiration dates. It also requires the issuance of a registry identification card with an indefinite expiration date where the qualifying patient has a terminal illness.
This Act allows individuals with out-of-state registry identification cards or equivalent certifications who would qualify for a registry identification card in this State to use those cards or certifications for any purpose for which the person would be authorized to use a registry identification card issued under this chapter. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. |
| SB 198 | Signed | Hansen | This 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 class E felony.
This Act defines “animal fighting paraphernalia” and creates a list of considerations a court may use when assessing whether an item or object qualifies as animal fighting paraphernalia. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL FIGHTING. |
| SS 1 for SB 164 w/ SA 1 | Committee | Hoffner | This Act allows for correctional officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days following its enactment.
The substitute bill changes the following from the original bill:
(1) Adds an applicability section clarifying these privacy protections only apply for correctional officers who serve or have served with the Department of Correction on the enactment date.
(2) Retains the original language of “publicly posts” as opposed to “knowingly posts”.
(3) Changes the duration period of the written request to two years.
(4) Clarifies that a correctional officer that is removed for cause or fired will have their written request immediately removed.
(5) Allows for renewal of written requests by correctional officers who remain employed with the Department of Correction.
(6) Allows for a correctional officer to revoke their written request.
(7) Allows for a correctional officer who retires or leaves the job in good standing to obtain a two-year extension of their written request from the date of their retirement or date of leave. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRIVACY FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, PROBATION OFFICERS, AND PAROLE OFFICERS. |
| SB 243 | Signed | Gay | This Act deletes the current Charter of the Village of Ardencroft (the "Village") and replaces it with a new charter that differs in several respects.
Among other changes, the Act changes the Village's governing body from the "Town Meeting" to the "Village Assembly."
The Act also adds a requirement for residents to qualify as eligible voters. Under the current charter, eligible voters are persons 18 or older who have resided in the Village for a period of 30 consecutive days. The new charter provides that an "eligible voter" means a resident who is 18 years or older, and defines "resident" to mean a person who has resided in the Village for a period of 30 consecutive days and who currently resides in the Village for the majority of the calendar year. In addition, the Act clarifies that "resident" includes persons renting housing units in the village, as well as resident leaseholders.
The Act decreases the minimum required number of regular meetings of the governing body from 6, under the current charter, to 4, under the new charter, and clarifies that they may be held virtually, in whole or in part, and that they are open to the public, which includes persons who are not eligible to vote.
Finally, the Act removes the current charter's provisions concerning a town police force. | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDENCROFT. |
| SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 164 | Passed | Hoffner | This Amendment clarifies all of the following:
(1) The process for a correctional officer to submit a written request for government agencies or persons to remove or refrain from publicly posting or displaying the personal information of the correctional officer or the officer’s family.
(2) The Department of Correction’s responsibility for developing policies and procedures for when a correctional officer requests the Department to notify government agencies and persons of the correctional officer’s written request and for enrolling the correctional officer in the services of an online privacy vendor. | |
| HCR 106 | Passed | Baumbach | This concurrent resolution designates April 7-13, 2024 as "Delaware Library Week" in the State of Delaware. | DESIGNATING APRIL 7-13, 2024, AS “DELAWARE LIBRARY WEEK” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HCR 110 | Passed | Dorsey Walker | This Concurrent Resolution supports Congressional efforts to proclaim the fourth Thursday in March a National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day. | RECOGNIZING THE 4TH THURSDAY IN MARCH AS NATIONAL TUSKEGEE AIRMEN COMMEMORATION DAY. |
| HCR 104 | Passed | Hilovsky | Through this resolution, we recognize the service and sacrifices Veterans have made for the safety of our nation and reaffirm our commitment to supporting and advocating for the needs of our Veteran community, ensuring that they receive the recognition, respect, care, and benefits they rightfully earned. | PROCLAIMING THE DAY OF MARCH 28 AS “WE THE VETERANS” DAY. |
| SA 1 to SB 194 | Passed | S. McBride | This Amendment does the following:
1. It clarifies the requirement for training required prior to the first time a pharmacist initiates therapy under this Act.
2. It changes the language for the type of negative test required to make it a test that is approved by the U.S. FDA.
3. It clarifies the requirements for action to be taken if a patient tests positive and adds the requirement, if approved by the patient, to send the test results to a primary care provider if the patient has one. | |
