Sen. John Walsh

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District SD-009
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 59

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Workers' Compensation Data Collection. [SB-258]
This Act revises the data collection procedures and authority of the Workers Compensation Oversight Panel (Panel) to ensure that the Panel is able to obtain the data necessary to perform its statutory duties, without infringing upon the authority of the Department of Insurance to regulate the insurance industry. This Act also protects the confidentiality of data acquired by the Panel from the Department of Insurance or the Department of Labor.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Reported Out Of Committee (labor) In Senate With 3 On Its Merits on 06/20/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Nursing. [SB-262]
This Act, named the Share the Care Act, permits a responsible caregiver to give permission to an individual employed by a home care agency selected by the responsible caregiver to administer medications to an adult individual who lacks decision-making capacity in the individuals residence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Introduced And Assigned To Sunset Committee In Senate on 06/19/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Vital Statistics. [SB-3]
This Act replaces the stillbirth certificate with a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, clarifies what documentation is required upon the occurrence of a stillbirth, and makes technical corrections to the Vital Statistics laws to accurately reflect current practices. This Act does not change the current reporting requirements regarding births or deaths.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 08/09/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Mortgages. [SB-32]
This Act establishes a procedure by which a mortgagee that changes its notice address from the notice address as provided in any mortgage or assignment of mortgage may, at its option, provide public notice of its new notice address.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 08/30/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Resisting Arrest. [SB-33]
This Act is a companion to Senate Bill No. 34. Senate Bill No. 34, in pertinent part, eliminates several aggravating factors under Delaware's controlled substances laws. This Act retains and codifies one of those aggravating factors, § 4751A(1)e.2. of Title 16, as a separate crime.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Judicial & Community Affairs Committee In Senate on 03/16/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses. [SB-34]
This Act addresses issues identified following the enactment of the Ned Carpenter Act, 78 Del. Laws, ch. 13, in 2011. Specifically, Sections 1 through 14 of this Act do the following:

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Judicial & Community Affairs Committee In Senate on 03/16/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Medical Licensure And Discipline. [SB-39]
This Act is the result of the recommendation made by the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee in its review of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline ("the Board") that the Division of Professional Regulation amend applicable statutes that are outdated and unnecessary, to provide for consistency with § 8735, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, relating to administrative procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Hansen Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Homeless Persons. [SB-49]
An individual's housing status should not be a basis for discrimination. This bill establishes a "Homeless Individual's Bill of Rights" that provides rights to protections for individuals experiencing homelessness, including protections from discrimination while in public and while seeking access to housing, employment, and temporary shelter. This bill vests important investigatory and enforcement authority with the State's Division of Human Relations and the State Human Relations Commission, similar to their roles with Delaware's Equal Accommodations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Judicial & Community Affairs Committee In Senate on 03/28/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. [SB-59]
This Act replaces the current multistate nurse licensure compact with an enhanced version. The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact allows for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to have one multistate license, with the privilege to practice in their home state and other compact states. Under the enhanced version, all nurses practicing under a multistate license must meet a minimum set of licensure requirements, including a fingerprint federal criminal background check. Nurses who fail to meet these requirements will not be eligible for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/30/2017

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An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Employees' Pension Plan Burial Benefits. [SB-6]
This Act increases the state employees' pension plan burial benefit from $7,000 to $10,000 effective July 1, 2016. This benefit has not been changed since July 2001.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Finance Committee In Senate on 03/28/2018

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