An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Care Of Police Dogs Injured In The Line Of Duty. [SB-117]
This Act authorizes paramedics and other EMS providers to provide medical care to police dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil immunity to paramedics and other EMS providers who provide medical services to police dogs, so long as their efforts to assist the police dog were in good faith. However, this Act clarifies that in a situation where a human and a police dog need emergency medical care at the same time, the medical services personnel are prohibited from providing care to the police dog over the human, if the
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SB-117: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Care Of Police Dogs Injured In The Line Of Duty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 08/10/2023
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure [HB-142]
This bill precludes the so-called LGBTQ+ "panic" defense that seeks to partially or completely excuse or justify a defendant from full accountability for the commission of a crime on the grounds that the actual or perceived sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or sex assigned at birth of the victim is sufficient to explain, excuse, or justify the defendant's conduct, or contributes to or causes the defendant's mental state, or that the defendants reaction thereto constitutes a mental illness, mental defect, or mental disorder sufficient
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HB-142: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 09/21/2023
HCR-45: Commending Ashley Lockwood Representing The Milford School District For Being Selected As Delaware's State Teacher Of The Year For 2023 And Commending Each School District's Teacher Of The Year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Williams
Introduced In House on 05/09/2023
You have voted HCR-45: Commending Ashley Lockwood Representing The Milford School District For Being Selected As Delaware's State Teacher Of The Year For 2023 And Commending Each School District's Teacher Of The Year..
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lead-based Paint. [SB-9]
Although lead-based paint is prevalent in many Delaware residences and causes extraordinary neurological damage in children, including seizures, behavioral disorders, developmental delays, and cognitive disabilities, Delaware does not have a comprehensive system to eliminate lead-based paint from those residences where children are still exposed to lead. This Act creates such a system, including:
SB-9: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lead-based Paint.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 07/17/2023
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Teacher Apprenticeships. [HB-138]
This Act establishes a Delaware Educator Apprenticeship Program to be developed by the Department of Education. The Department of Education will work with the Department of Labor to create a program that places aspiring teachers in paid positions in schools, while the teacher candidates complete the training and schooling necessary to become a Delaware credentialed teacher. This program will complement the Grow Your Own Educator Program and teacher residency programs to create a low-cost pathway for aspiring teachers to earn their teaching credentials
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HB-138: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Teacher Apprenticeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Signed By Governor on 08/23/2023
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Theft. [SB-104]
This Act creates a separate offense for theft of a catalytic converter. A first offense of catalytic converter theft is a class A misdemeanor unless the value of the stolen property is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class G felony. A second offense of theft of a catalytic converter within the previous 5 years is a class G felony, regardless of the value of the stolen property.
SB-104: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Theft.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Carson
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable on 05/10/2023