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HB 227 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LEAD POISONING PREVENTION.

Summary
This Act makes various amendments to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to improve compliance with its testing and reporting requirements. First, this Act requires physicians to take a training program every 2 years relating to the provisions of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Second, it requires the Division of Public Health to develop electronic forms to be used at a child’s 12 and 24 month well visit that record lead screening results and are shared with the Divison. Third, it clarifies that laboratories and health care professionals involved in blood lead level analysis must report results to the the Division of Public Health. Finally, it requires the Division of Public Health to share data with school nurses relating to whether an enrolled student has been screened for lead poisoning.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Jun 14, 2023 Signed Aug 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2023 · House Jun 22, 2023

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 29, 2023
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Aug 31, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 227 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 227 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 227 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
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Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
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Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
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Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17