Delaware Senate Bill 254
Session 152
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Food Deserts.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Aug 29, 2024
Sponsors
23 Sponsors
Darius J. Brown
Peter C. Schwartzkopf
Bryan Townsend
Sarah McBride
Paul S. Baumbach
Marie Pinkney
Franklin D. Cooke
Kendra Johnson
Sean Matthews
Stell Parker Selby
Russell Huxtable
Valerie Longhurst
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Spiros Mantzavinos
Trey Paradee
Brian Pettyjohn
Nicole Poore
Bryant L. Richardson
David P. Sokola
Laura V. Sturgeon
John "Jack" Walsh
David L. Wilson
Cyndie Romer
First Action
Jun 6, 2024
Latest Action
Aug 29, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
254
State
Delaware
Session
152
Brian Pettyjohn
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Bryan Townsend
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Bryant L. Richardson
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Cyndie Romer
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Darius J. Brown
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David L. Wilson
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David P. Sokola
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Franklin D. Cooke
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John "Jack" Walsh
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Kendra Johnson
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Laura V. Sturgeon
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Marie Pinkney
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Nicole Poore
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Paul S. Baumbach
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Russell Huxtable
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S. Elizabeth Lockman
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Sarah McBride
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Sean Matthews
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Spiros Mantzavinos
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Stell Parker Selby
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Trey Paradee
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Valerie Longhurst
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checkPassed on June 11, 2024
Motion Text
SM
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Summary
This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative.
The Delaware Grocery Initiative is a healthy foods initiative that seeks to provide financial assistance to eligible food resources as designated by the bill. The Act defines food deserts and eligibility requirements for the initiative. The Act authorizes the Division of Small Business to implement the grant and financial support system.
This substitute bill does the following:
1. Adds the following terms in the definition section of the Act: Council, food resource, Healthy Foods Retail Initiative, Program, and specialty grocer.
2. Modifies the definition of food desert.
3. Removes terms of grocery store, rural tract, and urban tract in lieu of the new definitions of food resource and food desert.
4. Designates the Division of Small Business, instead of the Office of State Planning, as theagency authorized to implement the Delaware Grocery Initiative and authorizes the Division of Small Business to adopt rules.
5. Replaces the grocery and food desert study with a food access strategy.
6. Subject to appropriation, creates a food access strategy to address food insecurity and requires submission of a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by June 1, 2025.
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08/29/2024
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/27/2024
House
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
06/25/2024
House
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
06/20/2024
House
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
06/18/2024
House
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits
06/12/2024
House
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
06/11/2024
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
06/11/2024
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
06/06/2024
Senate
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 254, and Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
Sources
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Record Created
Mar 21, 2024 11:15:00 PM
Record Updated
Sep 3, 2024 8:32:02 PM