Sen. John Walsh

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District SD-009
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 59

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long Term Care Facilities And Services And Civil Penalties. [SB-216]
This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 08/01/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Inspections Of Long-term Care Facilities. [SB-215]
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 08/01/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long-term Care Facilities. [HB-300]
This Substitute Bill requires the Department of Health and Social Services to maintain a public registry of assisted living facilities that are accredited and/or certified to provide memory care services by an approved independent accrediting organization.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 08/01/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charitable Donations And Income Tax Returns. [HB-24]
This Act creates a new charitable donation option on the Delaware income tax return. It allows taxpayers to direct a donation to the SL24: Unlocke the Light Foundation out of their state tax refund or in addition to the payment of owed tax. The Foundation works to educate the community to end the stigma, myths, and barriers surrounding mental health and to encourage productive conversations regarding mental health and wellness; provide uninsured and underinsured young people the means to get the critical and ongoing health services they need through (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 06/27/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Boards. [HB-312]
School board members are currently required to engage both in financial responsibility training and a training to understand educational and legal issues about due process and special education. This Act will require that a school board president inform each new member of the board of the training obligation. A school board president must also send a letter by January 15 of every year to any school board member who has not fulfilled the training obligation by January 1 following that members election or appointment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Williams Signed By Governor on 11/01/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Regarding Penalties For School Bus Stop Violations As Evidenced By School Bus Safety Cameras. [HB-306]
This Act permits the Division of Motor Vehicles to refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle that is operated in violation of the law requiring stopping for school buses as evidenced by School Bus Safety Cameras.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Williams Motion To Release Failed on 03/06/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Merit System Of Personnel Administration. [HB-18]
This bill amends the Merit System of Personnel Administration by allowing for preference in hiring for casual seasonal employees who are performing the same job duties of a posted merit position.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 11/01/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 14, Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Electrical Examiners. [SB-222]
This legislation closes a loophole in the current law which allows 100% of the work being completed on a jobsite to be done by workers only possessing an apprentice license. Currently, under Delaware law, an apprentice license can be acquired with little or no experience in the electrical trade. Recently the State discovered that construction on Delawares largest building, measuring more than 3.7 million square feet, that houses over 500 workers and received $3 million in State taxpayer dollars was being built with electrical workers not possessing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Osienski Introduced And Assigned To Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee In Senate on 02/29/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Assistance For Higher Education For Victims Of Human Trafficking. [HB-307]
This Act provides a tuition waiver for victims of human trafficking who are enrolled in the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, or Delaware Technical Community College.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 02/29/2024

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 And Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Paramedic Services. [SB-223]
This Act is the product of the work of stakeholders who, with the encouragement of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 (152nd General Assembly), met to examine how to integrate mobile-integrated healthcare and community paramedicine into existing regulatory structures in this State.

  

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

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