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 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Trafficking Of Individuals, Forced Labor And Sexual Servitude. [SB-197]
Human trafficking is a global concern that affects the United States on federal, state, and local levels, and victimizes more than 27 million people worldwide. By 2012, human trafficking had become the second fastest growing criminal activity in the United States, following drug trafficking. The Uniform Law Commission, in response to a July 2010 proposal from the American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights, began its work directed against human trafficking. The Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking (UAPRHT) received (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/30/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 3, 16, And 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Humane Killing Of Animals Held In Shelters, Animal Population Control Program And Spay/neuter Fund, Animal Welfare License Plates, And Authority Of The Department Of Agriculture. [SB-201]
This bill clarifies the roles and authority of the Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare and Delaware Department of Agriculture. The Office of Animal Welfare was established to consolidate and coordinate companion animal programs and address the treatment of companion animals in Delaware by reviewing and determining emerging issues needing attention for the protection of both animals and members of the public. This bill not only authorizes the Department of Health and Social Services to enforce existing shelter standards, the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/31/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Protecting Military Servicemembers From Abusive Practices. [SB-206]
Servicemembers have been afforded civil relief at the federal level under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq. (the “SCRA”), or one of its predecessor statutes, since the Civil War. Similar to the purpose of the SCRA, this bill would provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense through protection extended to servicemembers of the United States to enable such persons to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation. However, this bill would significantly enhance the protections extended to (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 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Required Coverage For Volunteer Ambulance Company Services. [SB-207]
In 1999, House Bill 332 established new response time goals and certification standards for the delivery of basic life support and emergency medical services. In order to meet the new standards, volunteer ambulance companies needed to hire paid EMTs and ambulance attendants to ensure the availability of sufficient numbers of trained, certified staff on a 24 hour, 7 days a week basis to meet the new response time goals. The authors of House Bill 332 recognized that compliance with the new goals and standards would impose additional expense on the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 09/24/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

Amending Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Technical And Community College. [SB-222]
This bill names the Wilmington campus of the Delaware Technical and Community College in honor of Orlando J. George, Jr.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/09/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, 9 And To 20 Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Vacancies In The Office Of Lieutenant Governor. [SB-223]
This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would authorize the Governor to nominate a Lieutenant Governor in the event of a vacancy in the office. The nomination would require confirmation by a majority of the members of the Senate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Amendment Sa 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 21 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 0 Absent 0 Vacant on 05/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Education Of Students With Disabilities [SB-229]
Section 1 of the Act would permit the state’s most severely cognitively disabled students, with the consent of their parents, IEP teams, and school districts, to receive special exemptions from taking either of the state’s standardized assessments. The academic progress of those students would still be measured in order to ensure that they are being challenged and provided meaningful instruction. Sections 2 and 3 of the Act attempt to ensure that evidence-based interventions are provided for young students who have dyslexia and related disabilities, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Child Protection Accountability Commission. [SB-230]
This bill expands the Child Protection Accountability Commission from 20 to 24 members. In so doing, it expands representation to include the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police; the Chair of the Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission; an Investigation Coordinator responsible for tracking each reported case of alleged child abuse or neglect; and a youth or young adult who has experienced foster care in Delaware. The bill also clarifies the appointment power for certain members. The bill adds a representative of the Public Defender’s (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juvenile Expungements. [SB-233]
The continued existence and dissemination of juvenile criminal histories hampers an individual’s ability to be successful and productive member of society. These criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and credit. It is often difficult for indigent children, especially those children in foster care, to overcome the hurdles required to obtain an expungement. Children are unable to pay the fee required to obtain a criminal history from SBI. Children also do not have the knowledge or support to obtain documentation and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Judiciary Committee In Senate on 06/03/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To General Corporation Law. [SB-236]
New Section 331 is intended to confirm and codify the limited liability nature of corporations by expressly stating that provisions in a certificate of incorporation or bylaw may not impose monetary liability on stockholders, except in the very limited circumstances already provided for in the Delaware General Corporation Law. In ATP Tours, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund (No. 534, 2013, May 8, 2014), the Delaware Supreme Court upheld as facially valid a bylaw imposing liability for legal fees on certain members of a non-stock corporation who participated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 5 On Its Merits on 06/04/2014

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