Rep. Melanie Smith

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District HD-005
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Kindergarten Readiness. [HB-317]
This bill provides that the Department of Education shall through Rules and Regulations establish a statewide readiness tool that will review a child’s readiness for learning when they enter kindergarten. The tool will be phased in starting in Fall 2012 with statewide implementation no later than Fall 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 06/19/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 19 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To An Employment First Priority Policy For Persons With Disabilities. [HB-319]
All persons with disabilities, including veterans with service-connected disabilities, have a right to the opportunity for competitive employment. To promote the realization of this right, this bill creates the Employment First Act. The Act requires that state agencies that provide services and support to persons with disabilities shall consider, as their first option, competitive employment in an integrated setting for persons with disabilities. The Act does not require an employer to give preference to hiring persons with disabilities. The Act (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/16/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Finfish. [HB-324]
This bill forbids the possession, sale, offer for sale, and distribution of shark fins in the State of Delaware. While shark finning (whereby a shark is caught, its fins cut off and the carcass dumped back in the water) is already prohibited by federal law and Delaware regulations, the possession, sale or distribution of shark fins is not. By prohibiting trade in shark fins, Delaware can help to reduce the supply and demand, and hence contribute to ending this barbaric practice throughout the region and the world.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Assigned To Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee In Senate on 06/28/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 23, 29 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sheriffs And Sheriff Deputies. [HB-325]
This bill makes the Delaware law clear that the county sheriffs and their deputies do not have arrest authority. Historically the sheriffs and deputies have not exercised arrest authority and the Attorney General’s office has given an opinion that the sheriff’s “power to arrest is no greater than that shared by any citizen.”

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 06/19/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend 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-338]
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 amends 18-102 of the Act to confirm the practice of restricting the use of the word “bank” or any variation thereof in the name of a limited liability company. Section 2 amends 18-201(d) of the Act to clarify as of when a limited liability company agreement may be made effective. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/25/2012

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An Act To Amend 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-339]
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 amends 15-104(b) of the Act to provide that obligations between or among partners arising under a partnership agreement or other writing are not subject to the defense of usury. Section 2 amends 15-105(d) of the Act by clarifying that the designation “Limited Liability Partnership”, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/25/2012

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An Act To Amend 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-340]
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 amends 17-102 of the Act to confirm the practice of restricting the use of the word “bank” or any variation thereof in the name of a limited partnership. Section 2 amends 17-201(d) of the Act to clarify as of when a partnership agreement may be made effective. Section 3 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/25/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The General Corporation Law. [HB-342]
This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the DGCL. Section 1 amends 254(d)(1) of the DGCL by adding a new requirement to provide the type of entity involved in a merger. Section 2 amends 263(c)(1) of the DGCL by adding a new requirement to provide the type of entity involved in a merger. Section 3 amends 265(c)(2) of the DGCL by adding a new requirement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/29/2012

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An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax. [HB-350]
This bill creates a fund for the Home of the Brave Foundation for the purpose of allowing individual taxpayers to designate on their Delaware income tax return donations to the Home of the Brave Foundation Fund. The Home of the Brave Foundation is a non-profit organization with the primary goal of assisting homeless Veterans gain control of their lives by, among other things, providing shelter, vocational counseling, and access or referrals to psychotherapy and substance abuse treatment programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/27/2012

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An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sexual Offenses. [HB-353]
This Act clarifies the usage of the term “without the victim’s consent” as found in the Criminal Code's rape statutory scheme. In contrast to current legislative intent, the term “without the victim’s consent” is being broadly defined in order to charge offenders that engage in consensual sexual acts with minors with the enhanced “forcible rape” offenses rather than the lesser “statutory rape” offenses. This is at odds with the current statutory scheme’s logical progression as it relates to the varying degrees of rape offenses. This Act corrects (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Hs 1 For Hb 353 - Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 7 On Its Merits on 06/20/2012

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