Rep. Valerie Longhurst

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District HD-015
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 86

Sponsored Legislation

State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Relating To School Attendance. [HB-3]
According to a recent CDC survey, the COVID pandemic exacerbated an existing mental health crisis for students. One in 5 school aged children has a mental health condition, and 45% of children may have experienced a traumatic event. This bill provides for excused absences for the mental or behavior health of a student and requires that any student taking more than 2 such excused absences will be referred to a behavioral health specialist. This bill provides a supplemental tool to identify students struggling with mental and behavioral health issues (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Signed By Governor on 08/16/2023

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Clean Water For Delaware Act. [HB-126]
This Act clarifies to whom the annual report must be sent and the date that the report must be submitted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Townsend Signed By Governor on 08/03/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax. [HB-128]
This Act creates the following new tax brackets for taxable years after December 31, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Reported Out Of Committee (revenue & Finance) In House With 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits on 05/17/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deferred Compensation For Public Officers And Employees Of The State. [HB-130]
There are thousands of casual/seasonal employees, who work for the State of Delaware. These hard-working individuals make up a critical part of the state government workforce and play a significant role in keeping our state running and delivering services to the people of Delaware. Since these individuals are not eligible for the state pension plan, many of them are eager to participate in a retirement savings plan so that they can save, invest, and build wealth for a secure and comfortable retirement. Currently, these individuals are not permitted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 08/09/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 1, Title 2, Title 3, Title 4, Title 5, Title 7, Title 12, Title 16, Title 25, Title 26, Title 27, Title 28, Title 29, Title 30, And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Gender Silencing The Delaware Code. [SB-97]
In 1995, the General Assembly directed the Code Revisors to gender neutralize or otherwise ensure that a solely masculine or feminine designation never occurs unless it could only apply to one gender. The Code Revisors followed this direction and worked to ensure that laws enacted after 1995 were gender neutralized during the codification process. The Code Revisors also began working through the Delaware Code in existence in 1995 to gender neutralize existing law, a process that is not yet complete.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 05/31/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 24, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deadly Weapons. [SB-2]
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following:

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Signed By Governor on 05/16/2024

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An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules Of The Road. [HB-119]
Delaware is one of five states that does not have an open container law, which is in direct violation of federal regulations. This Bill bans open containers of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles and provides a civil penalty for an offense. A violation of this section would not be entered on an individuals driving record.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Assigned To Corrections & Public Safety Committee In Senate on 06/28/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juveniles. [HB-112]
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB 115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12, and limits delinquency proceedings for children under 12 to a small set of very serious crimes. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or placed in a detention facility pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable on 04/26/2023

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly

Recognizing The Holy Month Of Ramadan And Muslim Residents Of This State As They Observe Ramadan. [HCR-30]
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Ramadan and Muslim residents of this State as they observe Ramadan.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Introduced In House on 04/04/2023

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An Act To Amend Titles 18, 29, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage For Termination Of Pregnancy. [HB-110]
Section 1 amends Title 31 to require all health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid to cover services related to the termination of pregnancy. Coverage provided under this section is not subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement and must cover the full scope of services permissible under the law. It also moves the definition of carrier out of individual provisions and into the general definition section for the chapter.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Signed By Governor on 09/09/2024

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