DE SB 38

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RETIRED LAW-ENFORCEMENT ANIMALS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 38 pass?

Yes. DE SB 38 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-20): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 38 about?

This Act provides financial support to owners who adopt a horse that retired from serving with the Department of Correction, State or Capitol police, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The owners of these retired-law enforcement horses may be reimbursed up to $3,000 annually for veterinary care expenses and farrier services paid by the owner for the care of the retired law-enforcement horse. The Department that the retired law-enforcement horse assisted shall issue veterinary care and farrier services reimbursements and promulgate regulations to create a reimbursement process for retired law-enforcement horses. This Act also makes structural changes to incorporate the support for retired law-enforcement animals into a single subchapter. This Act changes subchapter VII of Title 16 from the Retired Law-Enforcement Canine Act into the Retired Law-Enforcement Animals Act. This Act moves all the definitions into their own section, and adds and modifies definitions, as needed, to account for the addition of horses. This Act is effective immediately and shall be implemented 6 months after enactment. This Act does not apply to law-enforcement horses that retire before the implementation date of this Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE SB 38?

Lyndon D. Yearick, Bryan W. Shupe, Daniel B. Short and 22 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 38, joined by 26 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-10
Latest action: 2025-08-20 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-08-20
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-12
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-04-09
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-26
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-03-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-03-25
Amendment SA 1 to SB 38 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
amendment-passage
2025-03-19
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-28
Amendment SA 1 to SB 38 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-01-10
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

SA 1 to SB 38Compare
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Documents

Votes

SM
2025-03-25 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
SM
2025-06-12 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Stell Parker Selby: other
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141754

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