Delaware Representative Valerie Longhurst [D]

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DESB161PassThis Act does all of the following:
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2023-06-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB191Engross
50%
This substitute bill provides more clarity on the process by which a tenant may file an action in the Justice of the Peace Court to withhold rent payments in escrow. Specifically, the bill provides what the tenant must file in order to bring such act...
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2023-06-29
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee
DEHCR68Engross
50%
This resolution asks representatives from New Castle County, Kent County, Sussex County, and the League of Local governments to convene to provide recommendations for improving accessible parking enforcement, compliance, signage, and uniformity in th...
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2023-06-29
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB196Intro
25%
This legislation establishes a voluntary certification program for 24/7 Emergent Physician Care Centers and is designed to help Delawareans chose the right level of walk-in, medical care. The importance of 24/7 Physician Care Centers in the delivery ...
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2023-06-29
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHR20Intro
25%
This Resolution recognizes Thursday, June 29, 2023, as Staff Appreciation Day in the House of Representatives.
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2023-06-29
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHR21Intro
25%
This resolution recognizes the month of September 2023 as Alopecia Awareness Month.
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2023-06-29
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB212Engross
50%
House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill 212 prohibits manufactured home community owners from increasing rent if the rent was increased by 5 percent or more the previous year or rental period, instead permitting an increase capped at 3 percent. This Act...
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2023-06-28
To Senate Housing & Land Use Committee
DEHB119Engross
50%
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 viola...
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2023-06-28
To Senate Corrections & Public Safety Committee
DEHCR72Engross
50%
This concurrent resolution recognizes and honors the young women of Delaware participating in the 2023 session of Delaware Girls State.
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2023-06-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR93Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes the 51st anniversary of Title IX and its positive impact on students.
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2023-06-27
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR83Engross
50%
This resolution recognizes August 17, 2023, as "National Nonprofit Day" in Delaware.
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2023-06-22
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB246Intro
25%
Currently each county has its own riparian buffer requirements. The intent of this Act is to make minimum riparian buffer areas uniform throughout the State in unincorporated areas and incorporated municipalities that do not hold a Municipal Separate...
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2023-06-22
To House Housing Committee
DESCR70Engross
50%
This Resolution designates July 26, 2023, as "Americans with Disabilities Act Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2023-06-22
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB89Engross
50%
Section 1 of this Act increases the standard deduction for personal income tax purposes of resident individuals and spouses of this State for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023. Section 3 of this Act increases the monetary filing thresholds ...
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2023-06-21
Amendment SA 2 to HB 89 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB180Intro
25%
This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
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2023-06-21
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB104PassThe states pre-application process for land use process, known as PLUS, was created 20 years ago and has served to increase coordination among state and local agencies. In doing so, it has fulfilled its intent of providing predictability and consiste...
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2023-06-20
Signed by Governor
DEHB102PassThis Act expedites the issuance of a temporary entrance permit for commercial and economic development projects. The Act also makes technical changes to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
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2023-06-20
Signed by Governor
DESCR63Engross
50%
This resolution makes changes to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19 in that it adds 2 additional Task Force members, authorizes the Task Force to create subcommittees, allows for the appointment of 1 Task Force member by the Co-Chairs, and changes t...
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2023-06-20
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR71Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes September 2023 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2023-06-14
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB37Intro
25%
It is the policy of this State that meaningful sanctions be imposed upon those who allow dangerous conditions and defects to exist in leased premises and that an effective mechanism be established for repairing these conditions and halting their crea...
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2023-06-14
Not Worked in Committee
DEHCR60Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the young men participating in the 2023 session of Delawares Boys State and commends its sponsor, the American Legion Department of Delaware.
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2023-06-14
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB220Intro
25%
This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and i...
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2023-06-14
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
DESCR72Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution congratulates the class 2022 Eagle Scouts for having attained the highest rank one can earn in the Boy Scouts of America.
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2023-06-13
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR58Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution commends the 2023 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, Dana Carey, and all of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.
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2023-06-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB153Engross
50%
This bill permits political committees to make donations to any religious, charitable, educations or scientific organization exempt from Delaware income tax under Delaware tax laws or to any volunteer fire company.
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2023-06-07
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
DEHB175Intro
25%
This Act adds provisions to Title 21 defining accessible parking spaces, incorporating federal standards for accessible parking spaces found in the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable regulations. The Act also provides additional requireme...
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2023-06-07
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 11 On Its Merits
DEHCR56Enroll
75%
This Concurrent Resolution acknowledges June 2023 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the State of Delaware.
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2023-06-06
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 ABSENT
DESCR21Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates June 9, 2023, as "Freshwater Wetlands Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2023-06-06
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR68Engross
50%
This resolution proclaims the first full week of June as the "Delaware Gun Violence Prevention Week" in the State of Delaware, in which we remember and honor all survivors of gun violence and ask that all Delawareans consider ways that we a...
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2023-06-06
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB140Intro
25%
This Act would move the 2024 presidential primary election for major political parties from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday of April. This Act would resolve any conflict between the presidential primary election and the Jewish holida...
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2023-06-02
Stricken in Senate
DEHB8Intro
25%
This Act directs state agencies to collaborate on the development and implementation of clean construction preferences that will allow for the incorporation and consideration of sustainability and carbon impact data in the award of public works contr...
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2023-06-01
Amendment HA 1 to HB 8 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB200Intro
25%
This Act establishes a mental health services unit for Delaware high schools. The unit is phased in over 3 years, beginning in FY2024, to arrive at a final ratio of 250 full-time equivalent students grades 9-12 for a full-time school counselor, schoo...
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2023-06-01
Amendment HA 1 to HB 200 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB150Intro
25%
This Act defines dementia care services and activity services, and it requires that all long-term care facilities that offer dementia care services have sufficient staff to meet the needs of each resident, including a sufficient number of dedicated a...
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2023-06-01
To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DEHB9Intro
25%
This Act requires that all passenger vehicles and light duty vehicles owned and operated by the State be zero emission vehicles by 2040 by requiring increasing volumes of zero emission vehicles every few years.
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2023-06-01
Amendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB97PassIn 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 wor...
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2023-05-31
Signed by Governor
DESCR59Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 22, 2023 as National Maritime Day in Delaware.
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2023-05-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR58Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the month of May 2023 as "Lyme Disease Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2023-05-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHR13Intro
25%
This House Resolution recognizes and commends speech-language pathologists and audiologists throughout this State for their work with citizens of this State to lead independent, productive, and fulfilling lives.
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2023-05-18
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB150Intro
25%
This bill is the Cover All Delaware Children Act. Many children who are undocumented do not have access to routine or preventative healthcare, including vaccinations and physicals, because they cannot afford the services. Instead they may rely upon e...
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2023-05-18
To House Appropriations Committee
DESB94Intro
25%
The State of Delaware previously offered an employer match for state employee contributions to the deferred compensation program. The purpose of the match was to help state employees save and build wealth for retirement and to enable state government...
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2023-05-17
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHB128Intro
25%
This Act creates the following new tax brackets for taxable years after December 31, 2023.
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2023-05-17
Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
DESCR57Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution supports a forthcoming federal resolution recognizing Thomas Garrett as a heroic abolitionist.
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2023-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB133Intro
25%
First responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians, and public safety telecommunicators, are crucial to ensuring public safety and health. First responders are at elevated risk for suicide ...
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2023-05-11
Amendment HA 1 to HB 133 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESCR18Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 11, 2023 as Delaware Local Government Day in the State of Delaware.
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2023-05-11
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESCR54Engross
50%
The resolution proclaims May 11, 2023, as "Home Care Advocacy Day" in Delaware.
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2023-05-11
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB143Intro
25%
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. Thi...
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2023-05-10
To House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
DESCR49Engross
50%
This concurrent resolution designates May 7-13, 2023, as "Youth Health Awareness and Prevention Week" in the State of Delaware.
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2023-05-09
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR42Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
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2023-05-04
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHB2PassThe Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana for recreational use in much the same manner as alcohol. It creates a framework for production, manufacture, and sale in a legal recreational marijuana industry.
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2023-04-27
Enact w/o Sign by Governor
DEHB112Intro
25%
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 un...
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2023-04-26
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
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