An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Comment At Open Meetings. [HB-293]
House Bill No. 293 requires that meetings of public bodies that are open to the public must provide an opportunity for public comment. Meetings of a public body of the General Assembly are excluded from the requirement to provide an opportunity for public comment because under § 9 of Art. II of the Delaware Constitution, the rules of proceedings for legislative meetings are established by the Senate and House of Representatives of each General Assembly.
HB-293: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Comment At Open Meetings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 10/26/2022
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Fairness In Women's Sports Act. [SB-227]
This Act generally requires a student athlete to compete for athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex, as determined at or near birth and based on the students birth certificate or other government record if a birth certificate is unobtainable. An exception is permitted to allow female athletes to compete in male sports if a corresponding female sport is not available.
SB-227: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Fairness In Women's Sports Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Introduced And Assigned To Health & Social Services Committee In Senate on 02/11/2022
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unborn Children. [SB-235]
The Act protects the life of the unborn child at a time when the potential for the child to survive outside the womb increases, especially with the advancement of medical procedures. Specifically, this Act repeals the current sections of the Delaware Code relating to termination of human pregnancy and enacts The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
SB-235: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unborn Children.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee In Senate on 03/03/2022
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Parental Rights. [HB-319]
There are presently at least 30 states that have a statute defining and protecting parental rights, or case law that interprets parental interests as a fundamental right. Delaware has neither. This proposal is the first leg of a constitutional amendment affirming that parents have a fundamental right to the care, custody and control of their children. The amendment contains two important protections with regard to government agencies asserting authority over children. The amendment would require government officials to prove that the proposed action
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HB-319: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Parental Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 03/03/2022