Sen. Bruce Ennis

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District SD-014
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 26

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance. [HB-118]
This Act provides that if an entity requires a pharmacy to submit a request for payment electronically, then the pharmacy or its designated agent may choose to be reimbursed electronically, and in that event the entity shall electronically reimburse such pharmacy and shall provide the appropriate payment data electronically. In addition, an entity subject to this section may not impose a processing fee for the electronic reimbursement or for providing payment data electronically.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/06/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Certain Offenses [HB-120]
This bill amends the “zero tolerance” provision in the Delaware Code to give discretion to school boards to modify the terms of expulsions when a school board determines that it is appropriate to do so.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/26/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employees Pension Plan. [HB-128]
This Bill permits law enforcement officers and probation and parole officers to retire after 25 years of service without penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Reported Out Of Committee (appropriations) In House With 4 On Its Merits on 06/02/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act. [HB-129]
This bill is the Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act. Employers in the construction industry who improperly classify construction employees as independent contractors deprive these employees of proper Social Security benefits and other benefits, while reducing the employers’ State and federal tax withholdings and related obligations. Moreover, this practice puts businesses that bear higher costs by complying with the law at a competitive disadvantage. This bill imposes substantial penalties on employers who improperly classify their (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Introduced And Assigned To Labor Committee In House on 04/22/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unemployment Compensation Fund Assessments. [HB-130]
Currently, a seasonal employer, for example, the owner of a Christmas tree farm, must contribute to the Unemployment Compensation Fund if he or she pays employees in agricultural labor $20,000 or more during any calendar quarter in either the current or the preceding calendar year. This bill changes the requirement to contribute to the Fund only if the employer pays employees $80,000 during either the current or preceding calendar year.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Labor Committee In House on 04/22/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Absentee Voting. [HB-132]
This bill would permit military and overseas citizens with the ability to receive and send absentee ballots applications, absentee ballots and related forms by electronic transmission.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/08/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Pertaining To Compensation For Innocent Victims Of Crime. [HB-133]
This bill will allow innocent victims of crime to receive compensation for mental health counseling, costs of attending criminal proceedings, and expenses related to essential personal safety property. Such compensation would only be available in cases where a “cold case” is reopened, or the offender seeks release through the Board of Parole or appears in court for purposes of post-conviction relief or appeal of the conviction. Victims would also be eligible to apply for such compensation in the event of a retrial of the offender on the original (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/24/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sex Offenders And Sexual Offenses. [HB-136]
This Act increases the criminal penalties of 779A, Title 11 of the Delaware Code against a person who has previously been convicted of a sex offense and is on the sex offender registry who then commits a sex offense against a child under the age of twelve years. This Act would make the penalty for a sex offender who commits a sex offense classified as a misdemeanor against a child under twelve years of age a class C felony. This Act would make the penalty for a sex offender who commits a sex offense classified as a class C, D, E, F, or G felony (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 04/22/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Audits Of Small Employer Health Insurance Carriers. [HB-137]
This bill requires the Insurance Commissioner to arrange for random audits of small employer health insurance carriers doing business in Delaware. The terms “small employer” and “small employer carrier” are defined in 18 Del. C. 7202 (34) and (35).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Stricken on 03/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Cancellation Or Nonrenewal Of An Automobile Insurance Policy. [HB-140]
This bill provides that an automobile insurance policyholder transferred between authorized insurers within the same insurance group is not a cancellation or nonrenewal if the premium is not increased and coverage is not reduced. The policyholder must be notified of the transfer in writing.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 01/27/2010

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