An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Equipment Violations. [HB-295]
This bill would allow a court of competent jurisdiction to dismiss minor equipment violations upon a showing that repair(s) have been made. The sections include inoperative horn, missing rear-view mirror, improper window tint, and inoperable headlights, taillights, turn signal lights, and lighting on a motorcycle.
HB-295: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Equipment Violations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 01/30/2020
An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Violence Risk Assessment. [SB-215]
On November 3, 2015, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report titled "Elevated Rates of Urban Firearm Violence and Opportunities for Prevention Wilmington, Delaware" in which the CDC made 2 major recommendations: (1) the creation and adoption of a robust risk assessment tool and (2) an integrated, statewide data collection system. To date, no meaningful action has been taken at any level to implement the CDC's recommendations.
SB-215: An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Violence Risk Assessment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Judicial Committee In Senate on 02/28/2020
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Viii, § 6 Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Limitations On Appropriations. [HB-155]
This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment reflecting the recommendations of the Advisory Panel to the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) on Potential Fiscal Controls and Budget Smoothing Mechanisms established as per House Joint Resolution 8 of the 149th General Assembly (Panel). This Act would build upon the States existing appropriation limit methodology by moving the Budget Reserve Account into a newly defined Budget Stabilization Fund, defining rules for deposits to and withdrawals from said Budget Stabilization
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HB-155: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Viii, § 6 Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Limitations On Appropriations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 05/14/2019
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Egregious Crimes Accountability Act. [HB-299]
This act will be known as the Egregious Crimes Accountability Act. This Act revises Delaware's death penalty statute to ensure its compliance with the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United State Supreme Court in Hurst v. Florida, and by the Delaware Supreme Court in Rauf v. State. In accord with those cases, this Act will require that before a death sentence can be imposed, a jury (unless the Defendant waives their right to one) must first determine unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt:
HB-299: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Egregious Crimes Accountability Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 03/12/2020
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax Credits. [HB-316]
This Act creates a $250 tax credit applicable to individual personal income taxes for certain lower income, working poor, individuals. In the case of spouses filing a joint return, the tax credit is $500. If spouses file their Delaware taxes separately, each spouse with the required income will be entitled to a $250 tax credit.
HB-316: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax Credits.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Introduced And Assigned To Revenue & Finance Committee In House on 03/12/2020
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Gun Shop Project. [HB-302]
In 2009, New Hampshire was the first state to develop a statewide Gun Shop Project, reaching out to gun shops regarding the role they can play in suicide prevention. In the years since, at least 21 other states have implemented similar campaigns. This Act establishes the Delaware Gun Shop Project.
HB-302: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Gun Shop Project.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Introduced And Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 03/12/2020
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Realty Transfer Tax Reduction. [HB-321]
This Act eliminates the state's portion of the realty transfer tax for closings for first time home buyers with a purchase price of $250,000 or less. The bill applies to a home buyer whose gross income is less than $45,000 or in the case of natural person joint purchasers whose combined gross income is less than $75,000.
HB-321: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Realty Transfer Tax Reduction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray
Introduced And Assigned To Revenue & Finance Committee In House on 03/27/2020