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 To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules Of The Road. [HB-494]
This Act excludes two-way radio communications devices with a fixed placement in the vehicle from the list of prohibited devices.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/06/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Gross Receipts Taxes. [HB-495]
This Act decreases certain business and occupational tax rates, known as gross receipt taxes, by 6.7% across the board. The reduction is funded by a reduction in the State workforce by 500 positions, through attrition, implemented on a rolling basis. The $13 million in savings resulting from workforce reduction covers the 6.7% Gross Receipts tax reduction, valued at $13 million. Additional State revenue is expected as a result of businesses having an additional $13 million to put back into the economy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Assigned To Revenue & Finance Committee In House on 06/29/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 59, Volume 63 Of The Laws Of Delaware, As Amended, The Charter Of The Town Of Dewey Beach To Limit The Height Of Structures Within The Town. [HB-50]
This Act amends the Charter for the Town of Dewey Beach to limit the height of structures within the Town. Structures existing at the time of this amendment are excluded.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Reported Out Of Committee (community/county Affairs) In Senate With 3 On Its Merits on 01/13/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 59, Volume 63 Of The Laws Of Delaware, As Amended, The Charter Of The Town Of Dewey Beach To Grant The Town Of Dewey Beach The Authority To Levy And Collect An Accommodations Tax. [HB-51]
This Act amends the Charter for the Town of Dewey Beach to authorize the Town to levy and collect an accommodations tax.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 05/18/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 278, Volume 72, Laws Of Delaware, As Amended, The Charter Of The Town Of Millville, To Remove Or "deannex" From The Town Of Millville Certain Property Upon Which A Portion Of Lord Baltimore Elementary School Is Located Contiguous To The Town Of Ocean View, Which Desires To Acquire And Maintain Police Jurisdiction Over The Entirety Of The Lord Baltimore Elementary School. [HB-52]
This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Millville to remove or “deannex” from the Town of Millville certain property upon which a portion of Lord Baltimore Elementary School is located, contiguous to the Town of Ocean View, which desires to annex this portion of property and thereby acquire and maintain police jurisdiction over the entirety of the Lord Baltimore Elementary School. The majority of the Lord Baltimore Elementary School is presently located in and policed by the Town of Ocean View.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 02/04/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unpaid Leaves Of Absence. [HB-53]
This bill prohibits the granting of a leave of absence to a State employee for the purpose of serving a term of incarceration imposed upon the employee after a conviction. The term ‘State employee’ is defined as any position of State employment, except a Constitutionally-created position or an elected position. The definition of conviction which is defined in 11 Del. C. 222(3) is “a verdict of guilty by the trier of fact, whether judge or jury, or a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court.”

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 04/09/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 59, Volume 63 Of The Laws Of Delaware, As Amended, The Charter Of The Town Of Dewey Beach, To Make The Town Charter Consistent With Changes To 15 Del. C. Section 7501 Et Seq., Enacted By The 143rd General Assembly, Concerning Municipal Elections. [HB-54]
This Act amends the Town Charter of the Town of Dewey Beach to comply with changes to 15 Del. C. 7501 et seq., enacted by the 143rd General Assembly, concerning municipal elections.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Stricken on 04/30/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Specific Offenses. [HB-62]
This bill creates a class B felony for the crime of brandishing a deadly weapon against a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic or emergency medical technician.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 5 On Its Merits on 06/10/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Care Insurance. [HB-64]
This bill enables small businesses in the State, such as school bus contracting businesses, to participate in the State Group Health Insurance Program at no cost to the State, effective July 1, 2009.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Stricken on 04/07/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Eligibility For State Employment. [HB-66]
This bill provides that felons who seek State employment may not be hired until after a one-year waiting period, which begins upon completing all the requirements of sentencing, such as incarceration, probation, restitution, and rehabilitation programs. The term “position in State employment” is defined in 5919(b)(2) of this bill.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Stricken on 05/07/2009

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