An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles And Brakes. [SB-130]
The Bill removes the ban on “Jake Brakes” which applies to motor vehicles generally, but not emergency vehicles. The purpose of Jake Brakes is to slow the vehicle when approaching a stop light, stop sign or just slowing down for any reason. Most of these systems have a switch on the dash to activate it which cuts the fuel off when the accelerator is lifted. The regular brakes do not have to be applied as hard or as soon and thus saves the drums and brake shoes which also saves money for the owners. If an owner normally has three brake replacements
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SB-130: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles And Brakes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Defeated By Senate. Votes: Defeated 7 Yes 13 No 0 Not Voting 1 Absent 0 Vacant on 06/16/2009
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles And Weights Limits. [SB-133]
The purpose of these idle reduction technology units is to prevent having to run the engine at idle speed when the temperature is below 40 degrees or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit when the driver is off duty and has to stay in the truck and he or she does not have to run the truck engine. It will save on fuel costs to the owner and help the environment with less pollution and still keep the driver comfortable without running the engine over the legal time. This Bill allows a 400 pound weight limit exemption for trucks that have auxiliary engines.
SB-133: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles And Weights Limits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 07/08/2009
SB-138: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Certification For License Plates And Parking Permits For Persons With Disabilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 07/06/2009
You have voted SB-138: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Certification For License Plates And Parking Permits For Persons With Disabilities..
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-193]
The current law does not allow LED lights to be used on Delaware school buses. LED lighting is brighter and requires less maintenance than other light sources. This Bill brings Delaware law into alignment with Delaware’s Department of Education Regulation 1103 for school buses.
SB-193: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 06/01/2010
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Vehicles. [SB-198]
This Bill brings Delaware into compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) which requires the front marker lights and the front reflectors of a vehicle to be amber, and the rear marker lights and the rear reflectors of a vehicle to be red.
SB-198: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 05/18/2010
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Heavy Vehicle Registration. [SB-200]
This Bill implements the recommendations from the Heavy Vehicle Weight Law Task Force that was created by Senate Bill 56 of the 145th General Assembly. The recommendations include modifications to the registration of heavy vehicles, enforcement of heavy vehicle weight laws, and it expands the radius of travel for the Farm Vehicles engaged in agricultural activities. The recommendations were derived by a unanimous vote of the task force which included representatives from all affected industry and government agencies. The intent of this Bill is to
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SB-200: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Heavy Vehicle Registration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 04/27/2010
An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Candidate Committees. [SB-207]
This Act limits the life of a candidate committee to 6 months after the death of the candidate for which it was formed. Some candidate committees have been distributing funds for years after the death of the candidate. This Act shall not apply to any candidate committee whose candidate has died prior to this Act’s enactment into law.
SB-207: An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Candidate Committees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 03/23/2010
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Providing For An Extension Of The Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act. [SB-209]
This Act provides for a 10-year extension to the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act which is scheduled to expire in June 2010. Seventy-five (75) historic buildings throughout the State have been rehabilitated and preserved for future generations as a result of this program. Since its inception in 2001, the State has awarded $34 million in tax credits that have leveraged more than $166 million in private-sector rehabilitation expenditures plus additional tens of millions in site acquisition investments. These investments have produced an estimated
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SB-209: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Providing For An Extension Of The Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 07/19/2010