Sen. Gerald Hocker

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District SD-020
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 23

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Ii Of The Constitution Of The State Of Delaware Relating To Open Meetings And Public Records Of The General Assembly. [HB-412]
This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that requires the General Assembly to have meetings and public records open to the public. As a constitutional amendment, future General Assemblies will be subject to open meeting and open public record laws.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 05/13/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Procurement. [HB-413]
This bill clarifies that the Insurance Department of the State is subject to State Procurement laws, including professional services contracts.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 05/13/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Provide A Supplemental Appropriation For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011 To The Department Of Transportation For The Purpose Of Providing Additional Funding For Municipal Street Aid. [HB-414]
This Act provides a supplemental appropriation of up to $4,000,000 of escheat funds as projected by DEFAC at its June, 2010 meeting, for Municipal Street Aid. These funds are in addition to the budget appropriation. This will help municipalities that lost such funding last year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Introduced And Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 05/27/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiscal Regulations Of The State And The Creation Of A General Fund Account For Disaster Relief. [HB-417]
This Act creates the Delaware Disaster Relief Fund based on a percentage of the General Fund Operating Budget. The Fund may be used in the case of natural or manmade disasters affecting the health and safety of the citizens of Delaware. This Fund will allow various State agencies to repair and resolve disaster problems quickly without impacting currently-funded projects. It will allow an orderly and timely response to emergency needs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 05/27/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Custody Proceedings. [HB-418]
Modeled on legislation adopted by other states, this Act adopts a “Military Parents’ Rights Act” to provide military service members with certain substantive rights and procedural protections designed to ensure that an absence due to military deployment does not result in a forfeiture or diminution of the military parent’s custody or visitation rights. The act incorporates existing Delaware law by providing that any custody, primary residential placement or visitation order entered when a military parent is deploying or deployed shall be interim (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Veterans Affairs Committee In House on 06/16/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance [HB-420]
This Act is intended to prohibit the practice of “post-claims underwriting” by health insurers, as defined in Title 18 of the Delaware Code. Underwriting is the practice of determining, based upon information provided by an applicant for an insurance policy about the applicant’s health and background, whether the insurance company should offer the applicant a policy and, if so, what should be the terms and the cost of the policy. Health insurance underwriting normally is completed prior to the issuance of an insurance policy. Post claims underwriting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 08/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Consumer Legal Finance Transactions. [HB-422]
This Act adopts the “Delaware Consumer Legal Finance Regulatory Act” to ensure protections for individuals who enter into consumer legal finance contracts. A consumer legal finance transaction is one in which person assigns a contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of their legal claim to Consumer Legal Finance Company in exchange for money. This Act requires that all contracts for consumer legal finance: (1) contain standard provisions notifying the consumers of their rights under the contract and of all fees and interest (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Reported Out Of Committee (economic Development/banking/insurance/commerce) In House With 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable on 06/16/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Merit System Of Personnel Administration. [HB-43]
This Act amends the State Employee Merit Rules to prohibit an employee from being granted a leave of absence to serve a prison sentence or term of incarceration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Stricken on 01/22/2009

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers And Scrap Metal Processors. [HB-430]
This act requires scrap metal processors to photograph every seller and report every transaction relating to certain metals. Currently only transactions valued at $250 or more must be reported. Multiple sellers bring in metal items with no one selling $250 and therefore they avoid the reporting requirement. With the current rash of copper thefts this bill will increase reporting and increase the ability to identify sellers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/02/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing Licenses. [HB-437]
This bill allows an active duty member of the U.S. armed services to be deemed a resident of the State for the purpose of obtaining a Delaware hunting, trapping, or fishing license.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/27/2010

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