| SB 216 w/ SA 1 | Passed | Mantzavinos | This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the maximum penalty is increased from $5,000 to $10,000 per violation. The civil penalties in Section 1109(a)(2) for violations that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident were established in 1998 and have not been increased since then. The maximum civil penalty in Section 1109(c) for violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident was set at $10,000 in 1998, but was later reduced to $5,000 in 2000, and has not been increased since then. This Act also repeals the provision which places a cap on the civil penalties for continuing violations. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES AND CIVIL PENALTIES. |
| SB 25 w/ SA 1 | Out of Committee | Huxtable | This Act exempts contracts for the construction of affordable housing units from the 2% realty transfer tax imposed under 30 Del. C. § 5402(f). | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REALTY TRANSFER TAX. |
| SB 246 w/ SA 1 | Out of Committee | Huxtable | For 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.
This Act codifies a “Housing Repair and Modification Fund,” which will be administered by DSHA and serve low- and very-low income homeowners in need of home repair assistance. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE HOUSING REPAIR AND MODIFICATION FUND. |
| SA 1 to SB 216 | Passed | Mantzavinos | This amendment restores the language in the existing Delaware Code, at lines 38 to 40 of the bill, about civil penalties for continuing violations and increases the civil penalties in the existing Delaware Code for continuing violations. | |
| SA 1 to SB 25 | Passed | Huxtable | This Amendment clarifies that the exemption applies to affordable housing units constructed as part of a project financed using funding from government affordable housing programs. | |
| HCR 109 | Passed | S. Moore | This Concurrent Resolution reaffirms the State of Delaware’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and participatory democracy where the voices of young people are valued, respected, and heard. | REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING YOUTH ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC POLICY. |
| SS 1 for SB 248 | Passed | S. McBride | This 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 employee leasing company or professional employment organization, and not to the employee leasing company or professional employment organization.
This Act is a substitute for and differs from Senate Bill No. 248 by omitting language concerning whether individuals covered by certain collective bargaining agreements are "employees" for purposes of the Program. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM. |
| SA 1 to SB 246 | Passed | Huxtable | This amendment allows DSHA to use allocations to the Fund toward the administration of the program. | |
