This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 9, 2024, as Delaware Local Government Day in the State of Delaware.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a symbolic resolution that designates May 11, 2024, as "National Train Day" within the State of Delaware. It directly affects the state's residents by encouraging them to acknowledge and celebrate the historical and ongoing significance of rail transportation. The measure includes background information on the history of railroads in the United States and Delaware, highlighting specific local heritage sites and current services provided by Amtrak and CSX. By passing this resolution, the state legislature formally recognizes the importance of rail networks without imposing any new laws, regulations, or financial obligations.
This Act updates the Clean Indoor Air Act to include the burning of marijuana or the use of marijuana in an electronic smoking device as a prohibited activity in all the same locations where smoking a tobacco product or using an electronic smoking device is prohibited. Further, the Act updates and clarifies some of the definitions used in this chapter. Several of the defined terms are no longer used in the substantive portions of the chapter because they pertained to exceptions to the Clean Indoor Air Act that were legislatively removed. This bill also makes technical changes to conform to the requirements of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Finally, the exception on smoking prohibitions for vapor establishments is repealed. The exception for tobacco businesses was removed from the Clean Indoor Air Act in 2002, and this repeal will treat the businesses more alike. In addition, the definition of vapor establishment had proved difficult for agencies to understand and implement properly. This Act is effective January 1, 2025.
This bill names the Newark Regional Transportation Center after United States Senator Thomas R. Carper.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the contributions of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chapters in the State of Delaware and declares May 7, 2024, to be “Delta Day at the Delaware Capital”.
This resolution designates May 6-12 as "National Nurses Week" in Delaware.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May 2024 as "Healthy Vision Month" in the State of Delaware.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates May 2024 as "Small Business Month" in the State of Delaware.
This Act changes the name of the Division of Research to the "Division of Legislative Services" (Division) to more fully reflect the tasks that the Division performs. In addition to legislative research, the Division's tasks include drafting bills, editing the Delaware Code, staffing task forces, printing bills and other materials for the General Assembly, providing constituent and legislator services through the Legislative Information Office, and publishing the Register of Regulations and Administrative Code. This Act also gives the Director of the Division a consistent job title throughout the Code. Section 28 and Section 43 of this Act change "Legislative Council" to the Division to conform the law to current practice. For reports that must be submitted to the Division, this Act makes consistent that those reports must be submitted to the Librarian of the Division, in addition to the Director. Section 62 delays the effect of this Act until November 6, 2024, to coincide with the start of the 153rd General Assembly. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Resolution recognizes May 1, 2024, as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" in Delaware.
