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SB 27 Delaware Senate · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NURSING.

Summary
This Act, named the Share the Care Act, permits an individual employed by a personal assistance services agency to administer medications to an adult individual who resides in the individual’s own home if a responsible caregiver does the following: 1. Authorizes the direct care worker to do so. 2. Prepackages the medication by date and time. 3. Provides written instructions regarding the administration procedure. 4. Enters into an agreement with a personal assistance services agency governing the administration of the medication by the direct care worker.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 6, 2019 Signed Jun 13, 2019
Floor votes · House May 14, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 13, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
May 2, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 27 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
Co
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18