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Senator Manzanvinos, speaking for the bill, said the measure \"addresses an inconsistency in the insurance code relating to how taxes for captive insurance companies are received.\" He defined captive insurers on the floor as licensed entities that \"are essentially self-created insurance companies designed to handle specific risks of a parent company or industry\" and noted the bill clarifies a quarterly payment option for captive insurer taxes.

Nut graf: the bill is a code cleanup requested by the Department of Insurance to clarify payment timing and related references; the sponsor offered to have departmental staff answer questions if senators wished.

The roll call recorded 19 yes and 2 absent; the bill was declared passed to the Senate.

Ending: The measure was presented as noncontroversial; department staff were available to answer technical questions and no amendments were offered on the floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Legislative Session - Session 1 - 17th Legislative Day - Mar 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 7, a Department of Insurance cleanup measure clarifying tax treatment for captive insurers, passed the Senate by roll call. Sponsors said it resolves an inconsistency in the insurance code and does not change the underlying captive insurance regulatory framework.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature DE Collection, Legislative, Delaware","taxId",77708,"location","Delaware","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6101287,"Senate adopts resolution recognizing International Transgender Day of Visibility after testimony from community members",146,3737000,3883000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc&start=3737&end=3883","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc/thumbnail_3737000.jpg","/articles/6101287/Delaware/Senate-adopts-resolution-recognizing-International-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-after-testimony-from-community-members","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6101287-98af2c9d1d7f6ad31b970274b2396968/orig.mp4?Expires=1770687580&Signature=N2lALyiCxN3ocdqZcUfOikDjYb0cmcMWWPNZeVea4xvksWZJ152MoyVMut8ppjxkG2twxGmjhymy-lRP19yRmsJ55HLFL6oTYd7nr~6bfrSD6SN8UnvuNDpPrQIkz-IPTTZZOt7VWZJEGRdgjh8yZDUrszLuIYQV~MhaC3unGxbl6covv1xHMDNd3SmauJdDzUbj1tecAw7PkncEskZRXwyNAnyX5kGyyOuf0ELttXi0x7LYJgXjlxWqMLH-h3rKfryUfpuwwDUy0CEh~KYlscw6XxjC9BjCqTgOjKNEP6SRGV4e~WF3U5zuZ01wD8bIUMstAoCioOMnkUsJQlAX6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Delaware Senate on March 27 approved House Concurrent Resolution No. 22, recognizing March 31 as International Transgender Day of Visibility in the state.

Senator Cruz, the Senate prime sponsor, said the resolution \"recognizes the upcoming International Transgender Day of Visibility\" and introduced community members who spoke on the floor. Two witnesses addressed the body: Cora Castle, who described her transition and urged civic engagement by transgender Delawareans, and Vienna Cavazos, a youth activist who said her family relocated to Delaware after leaving Texas because of anti-trans policies.

Nut graf: sponsors and community speakers framed the resolution as both symbolic recognition and a practical affirmation that visibility and representation matter for civic participation and safety, while at least one senator raised concerns about related policy debates.

Cora Castle told the Senate, \"By passing this resolution, you create space for that gift to be received, not with suspicion or stigma, but with dignity.\" Vienna Cavazos said she was \"proud to stand here as an openly transgender person, grateful to be welcomed in this space.\"

The roll call on HCR 22 recorded 15 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting, and 4 absent; the resolution was declared passed. During floor consideration multiple senators asked to be added to the resolution as cosponsors. Senator Richardson asked whether certain other bills he sponsors (on women's sports and medical procedures for minors) might be characterized as \"anti-trans\" and sought clarification that such policy debates would be addressed separately.

Ending: The resolution is symbolic recognition and does not create statutory rights; witnesses were excused after their remarks and senators recorded support and some requests to be added as cosponsors.","House Concurrent Resolution No. 22, recognizing March 31 as International Transgender Day of Visibility in Delaware, passed the Senate after floor remarks and testimony from community members. The debate included expressions of support and one opposing vote; several senators asked to be added as cosponsors.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6101291,"Senate recognizes role of school-based mental health professionals and notes staffing shortages",109,1269000,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc&start=1269&end=1378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc/thumbnail_1269000.jpg","/articles/6101291/Delaware/Senate-recognizes-role-of-school-based-mental-health-professionals-and-notes-staffing-shortages","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6101291-3ea47760672e03e7e921f3514773aede/orig.mp4?Expires=1770687580&Signature=AdxMjYfAdd5vzvilH1IFHRQ9YvUFzYBdgd3XjvWCwBEl-ZQ2QVRhVMLPpjWri6dM8LUxfgjRVlaoOLfabu0fjRZXBjyYwImAeH3Ha7-G-soyzWQrKBhLWF-2f0GP9EyJZSKyoGAqflz7xMQOH29wVF~rhyg6luOP3zmjoNf6b7payfZ16WXfePYHmc03bgQnUV8vPpnR7aJecwOASxTfMZL1jEAu9JOlNgK1LjFWchVxoCV7JJHygt9ku0PMb3oPaO766nQNr8mC6CaJh2wTsHZgP-~gS6aKVP-4E8nw-4QDIA~jAQpQgXj20g0-KsOBYcUwWIk2EI5jCxQZyoDmWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Delaware Senate on March 27 read a resolution acknowledging the role of school-based mental health professionals and recognized practitioners who were in the gallery.

Senator Sturgeon, speaking in connection with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 40, said the measure \"recognizes the critical role of school-based mental health professionals in supporting the well-being and academic achievement of Delaware students.\" She noted these professionals provide early identification of mental-health problems, connect students to resources and help improve attendance and discipline outcomes.

The resolution was accompanied by multiple classroom and association representatives present in the chamber: Nicole Garrity and Rosa DiPiazza of the Delaware Association of School Psychologists, Kristin Nye of the Delaware School Counselors Association, and Nicole Stokes for school social workers. Senator Lawson highlighted Lake Forest Middle School's SAFIRE Award and mentioned a target ratio \"2 50 per counselor\" on the floor, which was stated as \"250 per counselor\" in the remarks.

Nut graf: Senators used the recognition to spotlight shortages in recruiting and retaining school counselors, psychologists and social workers and to thank practitioners for their everyday work in Delaware schools.

Ending: The resolution was presented as part of the consent calendar and recognized with other concurrent resolutions; staff and advocates in the gallery were asked to stand and be acknowledged.","Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 40, recognizing school-based mental health professionals, was presented on the floor with several associations and practitioners in attendance. Senators praised the work of counselors, psychologists and social workers and cited recruitment and retention challenges.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6101297,"Senate spotlights workplace violence against health-care workers; hospital officials urge continued action",214,895000,1109000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc&start=895&end=1109","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc/thumbnail_895000.jpg","/articles/6101297/Delaware/Senate-spotlights-workplace-violence-against-health-care-workers-hospital-officials-urge-continued-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6101297-b64f1cedda8f52e3a509a7d9bbcaff70/orig.mp4?Expires=1770687580&Signature=jEuTxI9~uNPuyB-oOVjUm3guaC0~g~aI-S-R3YoUTYt8ZBmj8-s5WYjHUCTOOSHyDzxn~paSI9926~u3B2~kAHTYLaCtwrvDEJq6WfIABSQ99bFa1ZiIaFlFUvWC8h4PCvCjISV9aKoi09y8xw~53joI3O9gPGkMNlUX0yK2IDtT6o7y5h9wIRrf7UIurlozJyWe~M87bwiNFBaqOFcmoAm3oWXumms0TtsPaxO8YTgClYVrOVfub-NcNw6RByfTxbyzwr1sQXjCLOSgOqTCPCChwOKXBT0GzkXVb9q07EiJcGNGdtt8Otx8rEEiTvQNTIXMvdlLdqjqj2mDWXGfOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Delaware Senate took time on March 27 to highlight workplace violence affecting health-care workers and to consider a resolution urging prevention and awareness.

Senator Marie Pinkney introduced the measure, saying the resolution \"is for her\" — recounting the account of a nurse who left a high-acuity unit after being assaulted by a patient and developing post-traumatic stress. Pinkney asked for personal privilege to introduce Susan Mascale of ChristianaCare to the podium.

Susan Mascale, identified on the floor as vice president for nursing quality and safety at ChristianaCare, told senators, \"Violence against health-care workers is a complex global issue, significantly impacting caregivers across all health-care settings.\" She described ChristianaCare's system-wide initiative over the past four years to reduce workplace violence and noted that Delaware's 2022 legislation expanded protections by making certain assaults against health-care workers second-degree offenses.

Senator Hansen and others noted that workplace violence is also a problem at the Delaware Psychiatric Center, particularly in older facilities such as the Mitchell Building, and called for continued study and capital improvements to reduce risk and staff turnover.

Nut graf: testimony and floor remarks underscored that workplace assaults are occurring across settings, that hospitals have ongoing prevention programs, and that lawmakers should coordinate with health systems and law enforcement while balancing concerns about criminalization.

Ending: The floor discussion included multiple acknowledgments of hospital staff in the gallery and calls for further collaboration; no separate roll-call vote was recorded solely for SCR 38 in the transcript beyond floor recognition and associated remarks.","Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 38 drew testimony from ChristianaCare officials and passed (adoption not separately recorded on the roll call). Speakers described patient assaults on caregivers, cited a 2022 law expanding protections for health-care workers, and urged continued collaboration among hospitals, law enforcement and legislators.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6101302,"Senate approves study and pilot program for energy storage; amendment bars cost recovery from ratepayers",378,4741000,5119000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc&start=4741&end=5119","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809600-25bd716865c7f3f5988a87a3b07620bc/thumbnail_4741000.jpg","/articles/6101302/Delaware/Senate-approves-study-and-pilot-program-for-energy-storage-amendment-bars-cost-recovery-from-ratepayers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6101302-99433640993b607f3d70a323a8d734b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770687580&Signature=mDjqdMjq1aT35hEaSZNgcx3C0zfQIzYNcebYTKn4lNsCb4pYNxKVwBNfDCx1TxmIgGnanFo5aUpCBkunIsjGn9RQ-SmybF~K-0rmL6PhwRdfmaWmgpN8kbJ9ErHuuYc~EY6WMRgXaVYp95QY-PG8iziC4lJ8dxCOo4TmM9JSt0V2XMWt~JR4dO4hyi1-q1~4xurww~xS8kKsA9QEQDCP6UTgAgSI0b0TWZotT6bhPjryPoInXXVZNmhxoM9bsXyT9o1bMQNsT7VhS1SH1F-p1ZgldDsY~sNx8sAq3MbNdObqgTeE1nXmee0dU8pHkiRfzyS7yBN1wxL1scRRf0SqOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Delaware Senate on March 27 approved Senate Joint Resolution No. 3, directing the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) to study the costs and benefits of energy storage systems and to run pilot projects with the state's electric utilities.

Senator Hansen, speaking as sponsor on the floor, said the resolution will require the SEU to analyze storage \"in front of and behind the meter\" and to produce a preliminary status report by Dec. 31, 2025, and a comprehensive report by June 1, 2026. \"An energy storage system is a technological device or a group of devices that store energy generated from various sources so that it can be used later,\" Hansen said on the floor, summarizing the technology and potential benefits.

The nut graf: the resolution aims to give Delaware data and a pilot framework as battery and other storage technologies grow rapidly and costs fall. Supporters said storage can stabilize the grid, make renewable generation more usable, and reduce the need for new transmission or substation investments.

On the floor Hansen described multiple system types that fall under the study's scope, including batteries (the most common), hydrogen, compressed air and pumped hydro, and said paired battery-storage systems are increasingly seen as a way to capture generation that otherwise would be curtailed.

A floor amendment (Senate Amendment No. 2) removed language that would have allowed Delmarva Power to recover from ratepayers any pilot project costs \"not otherwise covered by the SEU.\" As amended, Hansen said, Delmarva will develop its pilot \"within the scope of funding from the SEU and any available grant funding,\" and the explicit cost-recovery mechanism was struck.

Roll call votes on both the amendment and the final resolution recorded 18 yes and 3 absent; the measure was declared passed. Senator Richardson asked to be added as a cosponsor after the floor action; several other senators asked that their names be recorded as supporters during floor consideration.

Ending: The SEU is scheduled to file a preliminary status report by Dec. 31, 2025, and a full report by June 1, 2026. The resolution does not itself appropriate money; implementation details and any funding for pilots were left to the SEU and participating utilities.

","The Delaware Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 directing the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility to study energy storage costs and benefits and to run pilot projects with electric utilities. An amendment removed language that would have allowed Delmarva Power to recover pilot costs from ratepayers; the measure passed on a roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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