Rep. Debra Heffernan

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District HD-006
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 46

Sponsored Legislation

State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18, Title 29, And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage Of Allergen Introduction Dietary Supplements For Infants. [HB-274]
Early, sustained exposure to peanut and egg proteins in the infant diet significantly reduces the risk that an infant will develop a peanut or egg allergy, saving lives and future health care costs. Following multiple clinical studies, the current guidance of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, which is followed by pediatricians, recommends that by age 6 months, all infants should be introduced to both peanut and egg protein and that unless contraindicated, all infants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Carson Signed By Governor on 08/29/2024

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Line Of Duty Death Benefits. [SB-202]
For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act increases the benefits for the beneficiary or beneficiaries from $200,000 to $375,000, payable in annual installments, with the maximum amount paid in any 1 calendar year being $50,000.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 09/19/2024

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Property Insurance Contracts. [SB-200]
This 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 cancellation or nonrenewal by USPS certified mail or USPS Intelligent Mail barcode. Further, whereas currently an insurer can cancel or non-renew a policy because of two non-weather-related claims over the lifetime of the policy, this legislation provides a reasonable claims lookback period for non-weather-related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 06/20/2024

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Marijuana. [HB-285]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Signed By Governor on 05/28/2024

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Railroads. [HB-278]
This Act requires that a train or light engine used to move freight by railroad have a crew of at least 2 individuals. Violation of this statute subjects the railroad to a $500 fine for a first offense, and a $1,000 fine for a second or subsequent offense within 3 years of the first offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Introduced And Assigned To Transportation Committee In House on 01/09/2024

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

Recognizing Our Common Humanity And Our Concern Regarding The Israel-hamas War. [HCR-80]
This concurrent resolution expresses the State of Delaware General Assemblys concern for the loss of life in the Israel-Hamas war and calls on the legislature and the citizens of Delaware to recognize our common humanity and the shared strength of our diversity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced In House on 01/09/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Dental Care For Adult Medicaid Recipients. [SB-204]
Before October 1, 2020, Delaware was 1 of only 3 states that did not offer some form of adult dental coverage through Medicaid. With the enactment of Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill 92 (150th General Assembly) (Chapter 187 of Volume 82 of the Laws of Delaware) and Senate Bill No. 237 (150th General Assembly) (Chapter 290 of Volume 82 of the Laws of Delaware), Delaware began providing dental care benefits to eligible Medicaid recipients in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per year, with the potential for an additional $1,500 per year for emergency (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Reported Out Of Committee (health & Social Services) In Senate With 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits on 01/17/2024

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Official Misconduct. [SB-203]
Senate Bill 67, from the first session of the 152nd General Assembly, updated the crime of official misconduct. Senate Bill 67 intended to change the penalty for official misconduct from a class A misdemeanor to a graded system, where the penalty is commensurate to the gravity of the misconduct. This Act makes the following modifications to ensure legislative intent is achieved:

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Signed By Governor on 09/26/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Bereavement Leave. [HB-279]
This Act allows school employees up to 5 days of bereavement leave under the same circumstances as permitted for state employees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 08/02/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Maternal Mental Health. [SB-106]
This Act modernizes and expands the concept of maternal mental health by replacing the definition of maternal depression with the more encompassing definition of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act contemplates treatment for any caregiver who may be affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act avoids use of gender-based pronouns as recommended by the Legislative Drafting Manual.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 09/24/2024

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