An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Membership Of The State Employee Benefits Committee. [HB-152]
This Act revises the membership of the State Employee Benefits Committee by removing the Delaware retiree appointed by the Governor and adding 2 members who are eligible to receive health care insurance under Chapter 52 of Title 29 under a pension or retirement plan. The President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each appoint 1 of these members.
HB-152: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Membership Of The State Employee Benefits Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Reported Out Of Committee (administration) In House With 5 On Its Merits on 06/13/2023
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animal Shelters. [SB-129]
The Act updates the Delaware Code concerning animal shelter standards and treatment of animals in shelters to reflect best practices, which are currently already being followed by most shelters. The Act also fills in gaps in existing law, such as by requiring that animals be vaccinated against rabies before adoption or release and by setting standards for feeding and access to water, facilities and enclosures, and sanitation and disease control.
SB-129: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animal Shelters.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Signed By Governor on 08/17/2023
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