You have voted HB-263: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Meal Debt Restrictions On Student Participation In Extracurricular Activities..
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
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HB-274: 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Carson
Signed By Governor on 08/29/2024
You have voted HB-274: 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..
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Committee. [HB-282]
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State employees (eligible pensioners) about changes in benefits coverages affecting eligible pensioners who are receiving or eligible to receive retirement benefits under the state employees' pension plan, including proposed changes.
HB-282: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Enacted Into Law on 06/27/2024
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
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SB-200: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Property Insurance Contracts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 06/20/2024
An Act To Amend Titles 16, 18, 29, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mammograms. [HB-253]
This Act is a substitute for House Bill 253. Like HB 253, it requires health insurance companies, including State employee/retiree health plans and Medicaid, to cover annual mammograms for the purpose of early detection for a woman 40 years of age or older, with or without referral from the womans health care provider. It also prohibits mammography facilities from requiring that women, 40 years of age or older, provide the facility with the name of a healthcare provider in order to receive an annual screening mammogram.
HB-253: An Act To Amend Titles 16, 18, 29, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mammograms.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 10/09/2024
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.
HB-278: An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Railroads.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan
Introduced And Assigned To Transportation Committee In House on 01/09/2024
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
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SB-204: An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Dental Care For Adult Medicaid Recipients.
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
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:
SB-203: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Official Misconduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan
Signed By Governor on 09/26/2024