Sen. Karen Peterson

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District SD-009
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29, Chapter 101, Subchapter Ii Of The Delaware Code Relating To Agency Regulations And Public Hearings. [SB-26]
This Bill provides for recording and maintaining a record of all deliberations made by public bodies during public hearings, including any discussion made “off the record.”

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 07/20/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Redistricting Of The General Assembly. [SB-270]
This bill will create a process to have an eleven-member Commission appointed every ten years to redistrict the Senate and House of Representatives of the Delaware General Assembly. “The Redistricting Commission for the State of Delaware” will consist of ten members appointed by the leadership of the House and Senate majority and minority parties. The ten voting members would then elect a voting Chairperson. The bill requires the Commission to “conduct an open and transparent redistricting process enabling full public consideration of and comment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 06/09/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Defense For Indigent Persons. [SB-28]
Every indigent person accused of a crime has the Constitutional right to effective, conflict-free counsel funded by the state. In Delaware, the Public Defender's Office and the Office of Conflict Counsel are charged with the responsibility of providing counsel for indigent people accused of crimes. The Public Defender's Office is a publicly funded law firm representing about 83% of all indigent defendants in Delaware. The Office of Conflicts Counsel is comprised of a group of lawyers who are independent contractors. They represent clients who cannot (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Stricken on 05/06/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions. [SB-285]
An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/01/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And A Prohibition On The Sale Of Firarms To Persons Who Pose A Terrorism Threat. [SB-287]
This Act prohibits the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm to any person on the Federal Government’s terrorist watch list or the Federal Government’s no-fly list, or on any other list used by the Transportation Security Administration for purposes of identifying individuals who are prohibited from boarding aircraft because they pose a threat of terrorism.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Stricken on 06/25/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And A Prohibition On The Sale Of Firearms To Persons Who Pose A Terrorism Threat. [SB-289]
This Act prohibits the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm to any person on the Federal Government’s terrorist watch list or the Federal Government’s no-fly list, or on any other list used by the Transportation Security Administration for purposes of identifying individuals who are prohibited from boarding aircraft because they pose a threat of terrorism.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Laid On Table In Senate on 06/22/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Dangerous Dogs. [SB-29]
This bill restores language to the Delaware Code that was inadvertently repealed in 2010 when SB 240 and HB 419 were enacted concurrently. This bill adds cats to the list of domestic animals that are protected under the dangerous dog law. Cats are domestic animals and dogs that viciously attack a cat on the property of its owner or under the immediate control of its owner should be evaluated according to dangerous dog provisions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 08/11/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act Making Appropriations For Certain Grants-in-aid For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds And Amending The Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Act. [SB-295]
This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid for Fiscal Year 2016 2017. Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Center $20,828,628 $23,228,686 Section 2 – One-Times and Community Agencies $15,981,879 $16,470,687 Section 3 – Fire Companies $5,889,906 Section 4 – Veterans Organizations $305,287 GRAND TOTAL $43,005,700 $45,894,566 Author: Joint Finance Committee

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Necessary Rules Are Suspended In House on 07/01/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reorganization Of School Districts And Making A Supplemental Appropriation To Support Continued Work On The Plan Of The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission. [SB-300]
This Act clarifies that a vote by the General Assembly, as required by 1008(g) and 1026(d) of Title 14, in support of redistricting serves to authorize the State Board to proceed with the redistricting, but does not constitute approval of any particular revenue or spending measure proposed in the Plan of the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/03/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Exemptions For Real Property In Federal Bankruptcy And State Insolvency Proceedings. [SB-32]
This bill removes the time limitation applicable to exemptions for real property and manufactured homes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 05/19/2016

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