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SB 117 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL CARE OF POLICE DOGS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

Summary
This Act authorizes paramedics and other EMS providers to provide medical care to police dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil immunity to paramedics and other EMS providers who provide medical services to police dogs, so long as their efforts to assist the police dog were in good faith. However, this Act clarifies that in a situation where a human and a police dog need emergency medical care at the same time, the medical services personnel are prohibited from providing care to the police dog over the human, if the care of the police dog would hinder the human’s care.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced May 9, 2023 Signed Aug 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023 · House Jun 27, 2023

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 6, 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
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 10, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 13 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 117 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 117 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 Favorable
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
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 Rich Collins
Rich Collins
RRepublican
DE
41
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20