Rep. John Kowalko

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District HD-025
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 12

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Provision Of Free Feminine Hygiene Products. [HB-285]
This bill requires all public and charter schools which have students in grades 6-12 to provide free feminine hygiene products in 50% of the bathrooms used by students who can have a menstrual cycle. This bill also requires schools to publish on its website and post in its common areas the locations of the bathrooms where the hygiene products are provided. Finally, this bill provides that each school must consult with its school nurse regarding the products to be provided.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Assigned To Health & Social Services Committee In Senate on 02/28/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Cost Sharing In Prescription Insulin Drugs. [HB-263]
This Act requires that individual, group, and State employee insurance plans cap the amount an individual must pay for insulin prescriptions at $100 a month and must include at least 1 formulation of insulin on the lowest tier of the drug formulary developed and maintained by the carrier.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 07/16/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Firearms. [HB-277]
This bill establishes the crimes of possession of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver with no serial number, possession of and manufacturing a covert or undetectable firearm, possession of and manufacturing an untraceable firearm, and manufacturing or distributing a firearm using a three-dimensional printer. This bill also makes it a crime to possess a firearm frame or receiver with a removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 277 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

Requesting The Division Of Research, The Office Of Management And Budget, And The Delaware Department Of Technology And Information Cooperate In Creating An Implementable Plan To Stream Live Audio And Video Of All General Assembly Public Floor Proceedings And Committee Action; Record All Such Material; And Make These Recordings Available To The Public Via A Web-based Archive. [HCR-69]
Requesting the Division of Research, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Delaware Department of Technology & Information cooperate in creating a detailed and implementable plan to stream audio and video of all floor proceedings of the House of Representatives and Senate, and the public committee action of both legislative chambers; record all such material; and make these recordings available to the public via a web-based archive. The resolution further requests the 151st General Assembly and the governor to vote on the finished plan and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Lawson Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 01/16/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

Requesting The Division Of Medicaid And Medical Assistance Study The Extension Of Medicaid Coverage Through The First Year Postpartum. [SCR-66]
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance study the extension of Medicaid coverage through the first year postpartum. Insurance coverage is a critical factor in determining women's access to affordable postpartum care and is a key strategy for reducing preventable maternal mortality and to close the disparity in the maternal mortaility rate among black women and women of other races.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Introduced In Senate on 01/21/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

Proclaiming January 23, 2020, As "maternal Health Awareness Day" In The State Of Delaware. [HCR-67]
This House Concurrent Resolution proclaims January 23, 2020, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced In House on 01/21/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals. [HB-279]
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. This Act caps interest rates at 20% for short-term consumer loans of $1,000 or less that must be repaid in less than 60 days and motor vehicle title loans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance & Commerce Committee In House on 01/21/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Relating To Transportation Of Pupils. [HB-283]
Current Delaware regulations provide that transportation benefits must be provided for students in grades K through 6 who live 1 or more miles from the schools to which district administrators would normally assign them. In grades 7 through 12, the same students are entitled to transportation benefits if they live 2 or more miles from their assigned public schools. See 14 Del. Admin. C. § 1150-12.1.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 283 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 03/12/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Regarding Dscyf Custody. [SB-165]
This Act recognizes the importance of sibling relationships to promote continuity and sustain family relationships for children in foster care by doing all of the following:

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Stricken In Senate on 01/24/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Red Clay Consolidated School District Bus Safety Camera Pilot Program. [HB-202]
This bill creates a pilot program for the Red Clay School District to utilize external camera systems on their school buses to catch motorists that illegally pass school buses and to punish these motorists by issuing them a civil penalty. The purpose of this bill is to protect children as they are in the process of boarding and exiting the school bus and to spread awareness of school bus traffic safety. At least 16 states have implemented similar legislation, including Pennsylvania in 2018. As Red Clay School District already has these cameras in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 05/01/2020

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