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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 RELATING TO THE LYME DISEASE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD."
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description: "This bill clarifies that the goal and function of the Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board includes Lyme Disease and other tick-related diseases. This Act supersedes the previous sunset provision that established the Board in House Bill 291 from the 148th General Assembly (80 Del. Laws c. 402 § 1) and extends the Board’s existence until 2032 unless otherwise provided by a subsequent act of the General Assembly."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "HB 71"
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citation: "Delaware HB 71 (152)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryan Townsend", "Daniel B. Short", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Edward S. Osienski", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kendra Johnson", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Michael Ramone", "Nicole Poore", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Ronald E. Gray", "Russell Huxtable", "Sean Matthews", "Stell Parker Selby", "Timothy D. Dukes", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-02"
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last_action: "2023-04-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1565a1ca-6431-457a-a261-ea9365128762"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=130041"
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source_hash: "e9944c8102f236877556825c2998141df5b10b4eb50b2c2cd6c7a62ffb2ee502"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 71 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 RELATING TO THE LYME DISEASE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD.
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This bill clarifies that the goal and function of the Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board includes Lyme Disease and other tick-related diseases. This Act supersedes the previous sunset provision that established the Board in House Bill 291 from the 148th General Assembly (80 Del. Laws c. 402 § 1) and extends the Board’s existence until 2032 unless otherwise provided by a subsequent act of the General Assembly.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=130041&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB71)
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2. **HA 1 to HB 71** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=130057&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Michael Ramone — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Ronald E. Gray — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-02** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-08** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-08** Amendment HA 1 to HB 71 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-09** Amendment HA 1 to HB 71 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-09** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-03-09** Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-04** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1565a1ca-6431-457a-a261-ea9365128762`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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