Rep. Melanie Smith

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District HD-005
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles Providing For Special License Plates In Honor Of Delaware Veterans With Funds Being Provided To The State Of Delaware Veterans Trust Fund. [HB-324]
The bill creates a special motor vehicle license plate for the purpose of honoring Delaware’s veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/21/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 15, Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Creation, Regulation, Operation And Dissolution Of Domestic Partnerships And The Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships. [HB-326]
This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Section 1. Section 1 amends 15-403(d) of the Act to confirm that a partner may make a books and records request in person or by an attorney or other agent. Section 2. Section 2 amends 15-407(d) of the Act to confirm and clarify that, unless otherwise provided in a partnership agreement, a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 18, Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Creation, Regulation, Operation And Dissolution Of Domestic Limited Liability Companies And The Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Limited Liability Companies. [HB-327]
This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Section 1. Section 1 amends 18-104(g) of the Act to require a limited liability company, upon the written request of the limited liability company’s communications contact, to provide to such communications contact the name, business address and business telephone number of a natural person (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 17, Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Creation, Regulation, Operation And Dissolution Of Domestic Limited Partnerships And The Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Limited Partnerships. [HB-328]
This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Section 1. Section 1 amends 17-104(g) of the Act to require a limited partnership, upon the written request of the limited partnership's communications contact, to provide to such communications contact the name, business address and business telephone number of a natural person who (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The General Corporation Law. [HB-329]
Section 1 amends Section 103(a)(1) to remove any limitation on the reason for the incorporator's unavailability. Section 2 amends Section 108 to provide a means for the incorporator's actions required by this section to be taken in the event the incorporator is unavailable to act. Section 3 amends Section 141(f) to clarify that a person may execute a consent, and that such consent may be placed in escrow (or similar arrangement), to become effective at a later time, even if the person is not a director at the time the consent is executed, so long (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets And Digital Accounts. [HB-345]
Recognizing that an increasing percentage of people's lives are being conducted online and that this has posed challenges after a person dies or becomes incapacitated, this Act specifically authorizes fiduciaries to access and control the digital assets and digital accounts of an incapacitated person, principal under a personal power of attorney, decedents or settlors, and beneficiaries of trusts. The Act should be construed liberally to allow such access and control, especially when expressly provided for in a written instrument. Section 1 creates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 08/12/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Powers, Duties, Regulations And Orders Of The Department Of Health And Social Services. [HB-360]
This bill promotes the safety and welfare of our State’s growing number of patients who use dialysis centers. The bill enables and requires the Department of Health and Social Services to create standards for those centers. A direct concern expressly addressed in the bill is the lack of emergency energy sources, which may leave some patients with the need to hand-crank a machine in order to retrieve their blood.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 09/02/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Contractual Limitation Periods. [HB-363]
Delaware common law currently permits contracting parties to effectively opt into a 20 year limitations period by entering into a contract under seal. Absent compliance with the requirements for a contract under seal, the statute of limitations for breach of contract claims is generally three years or, in the case of contracts governed by Article 2 of the Delaware UCC, four years. Subsection (c) gives clear statutory authorization to the parties’ freedom to contract beyond the three or four year statutory period without resorting to the use of a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/22/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 38, Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Creation, Regulation, Operation And Dissolution Of Domestic Statutory Trusts. [HB-364]
This bill makes the following changes to Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Act”) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Section 1. This section amends 3803(d) of the Act to clarify that a defense of usury shall not apply to obligations of a beneficial owner or trustee of a statutory trust owed to a beneficial owner or trustee of a statutory trust when the obligations arise under the governing instrument or a separate agreement in writing. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/23/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Underground Storage Tanks. [HB-367]
This Act makes a number of revisions, additions, and technical clarification to Title 7 relating to Delaware’s petroleum and hazardous substances underground storage tank program in order to ensure the protection of public health and the environment, including drinking water. The Act revises the purpose section to include the purpose that contaminated soil and groundwater should be remediated and that the costs of remediation should be fairly apportioned among the responsible parties, associated with the facility and underground storage tanks. These (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 20 Yes 1 No 0 Not Voting 0 Absent 0 Vacant on 06/26/2014

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