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 Chapter 278, Volume 72, Laws Of Delaware, As Amended,the Charter Of The Town Of Millville, To Clarify Certain Non-recourse Provisions Of Section 31 (a)(45) Of The Charter Relating To Municipal Tax Increment And Municipal Special Development Districts Financings. [HB-23]
This Act amends the Charter of The Town of Millville to clarify certain non-recourse provisions of Section 31(a)(45) thereof relating to Tax Increment Financing (TIF) or Special Development Districts (SDD) financings permitted by 22 Del. C. Chapters 17 and 18 to provide that bonds issued thereunder may be repaid not only from TIF or SDD assessments but also from (i) voluntary contributions by certain tax-exempt entities, (ii) bond proceeds on deposit in debt service reserve funds and other funds established under an indenture for such bonds, (iii) (continued...)

  

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

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Composition Of The General Fund And State Economic Development. [HB-250]
The Delaware Film Finance Incentive Program will provide a loan guarantee to film projects which demonstrate exceptional probability of repaying their loan. The qualifications for that standard are based upon New Mexico's extremely successful Film Investment Loan program. The qualifications, in brief, are: 1. That the film project has 70% of its financing already secured and in escrow; 2. That the film project has secured international distribution in major territories; and 3. That the film project has secured insurance for its completion. Applications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Amendment Ha 1 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 06/30/2009

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sexual Offenders. [HB-252]
This act adds parks and recreation areas to properties that a sexual offender shall not reside or loiter within 500 feet. Current law only limits residing or loitering by sexual offenders within 500 feet of school property.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Amendment Ha 1 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 06/29/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses And Sale And Distribution Of Tobacco Products. [HB-269]
This bill requires a person engaged in the sale or distribution of tobacco products to demand proof of age from a prospective purchaser or recipient of such products who is under the age of 27 years. A notice is to be posted conspicuously at each tobacco vending machine as well as at each point of purchase. Also, the bill makes it unlawful to maintain such products except in a tobacco vending machine in any display accessible to customers that is not under the control of a cashier or employee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 07/22/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 11, 16, 17 And 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Mischief, Graffiti, And Other Injury To A Scenic And Historical Highway Or A Scenic Byway. [HB-276]
This bill adds a mandatory $500 penalty to criminal and/or civil charges of injuring, damaging, littering, or applying graffiti to or along a scenic and historical highway or a scenic byway, as defined in 17 Del.C. 101(a)(9), as follows: 101(a)(9) A “Scenic and Historic Highway” or “Scenic Byway” is a transportation route which is adjacent to or runs along or next to an area that has particular intrinsic scenic, historic, recreational, cultural or archaeology qualities for which such transportation route is managed in order to protect such characteristics (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 07/12/2010

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Education Of Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing. [HB-283]
This bill creates certain rights for children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the Delaware School System.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 09/10/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act. [HB-300]
This bill enhances Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act by setting a deadline when public bodies must respond to a Freedom of Information Request.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 03/16/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-304]
This bill provides that a person who stands in a position of trust, authority or supervision over a child who is at least 16 years old but not yet 18 years old and intentionally engages in sexual intercourse or sexual penetration with such child or an invitee or designee of such person shall have committed the offense of Rape in the 3rd degree which is a class B felony. This offense is currently Rape in the 4th degree which is a class C felony.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 05/21/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting Possible Sexual Abuse Of A Child. [HB-306]
This Bill intends to encourage the reporting of possible sexual abuse of a child by providing immunity from civil liability for making such a report.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 01/14/2010

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State (Delaware)
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 Baltlimore 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-31]
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 Stricken on 01/22/2009

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