Sen. Bruce Ennis

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District SD-014
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 26

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Firefighting. [SB-217]
This Act limits the use of certain Class B firefighting foams (Class B foams) in Delaware. Class B foams are used to put out fires caused by flammable liquids like gasoline, oil, and jet fuel, and can be divided into 2 categories: those with PFAS chemicals and those without.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Laid On Table In Senate on 06/10/2020

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 9, 22, 26 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act And The Community Sustainable Energy Authorities Act. [SB-250]
This bill is intended to advance sustainable energy goals and initiatives in Delaware and to restore Delaware as a leader in renewable, sustainable energy. First, this Act builds on the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act, which was first enacted into law in 2005, by setting new standards for the minimum percentage of electric energy sales from eligible energy resources and solar photovoltaics. Second, this bill contains the Community Sustainable Energy Authorities Act, which authorizes incorporated municipalities, towns, and counties and the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Amendment Sa 1 To Sb 250 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 06/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Voting By Mail For The 2020 Non-presidential Primary, General, And Special Elections. [HB-346]
This Act provides for voting by mail for the 2020 primary and general elections and special elections held under the provisions of Chapter 73 of Title 15 due to the emergency caused by COVID-19, a highly contagious virus. Voting by mail is an alternative to, and not a replacement for, in-person voting, which remains an available option to those electors not voting by absentee or mail ballot. This Act establishes procedures for voting by mail which mirror the procedures for absentee voting. The Act makes clear that, like in absentee voting, no ballots (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 07/01/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health And Safety And Obligations Of Health-care Providers For Non-acute Patients. [SB-246]
Presently, a legal process does not exist for a Delaware hospital to seek the appointment of a guardian for a non-acute patient who has been a patient at the hospital for an extended period, after having been abandoned by family. This bill authorizes a hospital to petition for a court-appointed guardian for such a patient after providing two notices to the patient, the patient's surrogate, or the patient's family if there is no surrogate, of the need to seek a guardian for the patient.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/06/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 The Delaware Code Relating To Chokeholds. [HB-350]
This Act creates the crime of Aggravated Strangulation. A person is guilty of Aggravated Strangulation if the person is a law-enforcement officer, and while acting within the persons official capacity as a law-enforcement officer, knowingly or intentionally uses a chokehold on another person. Under this Act, a chokehold is only justifiable when the person reasonably believes deadly force is warranted in order to protect the life of a civilian or law-enforcement officer. Aggravated Strangulation is a Class D felony unless the law-enforcement officer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 08/13/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions. [SB-240]
This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Release Of Persons Accused Of Crimes. [HB-356]
This bill requires transparency in the use of risk assessment instruments and requires empirical data that the instrument does not increase or magnify bias against any protected class.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 06/18/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Price Protections During The Covid-19 Recovery Period. [SB-253]
This Act ensures that the price protections for Delawareans related to price gouging put in place during the COVID-19 state of emergency do not cease immediately upon the lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency, but instead continue for a short period of time during the COVID-19 recovery period. The COVID-19 recovery period runs until the sixty-first day following the termination of the COVID-19 state of emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Passed By House. Votes: 41 Yes on 06/25/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

The Official General Fund Revenue Estimate For Fiscal Year 2020. [SJR-2]
This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2020.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/30/2020

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The Official General Fund Revenue Estimate For Fiscal Year 2021. [SJR-3]
This Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/30/2020

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