Rep. Melanie Smith

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District HD-005
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Establishment Of A Community College Infrastructure Fund. [SB-50]
Delaware's Community College System, operated by Delaware Technical and Community College (the College), plays a critical role in the State's economy by providing workforce development and transfer education that connects Delawareans with good paying jobs within the State and region.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Amendment Sa 1 To Sb 50 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 06/21/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Satisfaction And Partial Release Of Mortgages. [SB-52]
This Act will allow a retired Delaware attorney to satisfy a mortgage that the attorney paid off while in practice. Currently only attorneys still in active practice are permitted to satisfy mortgages under Section 2120. This limitation can leave no practicable way to satisfy a mortgage for which the lender fails to record a satisfaction as required by State law if the attorney who paid off the mortgage subsequently retires. This Act will also expand the scope of Section 2120 to include partial releases of a mortgage where a Delaware attorney made (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 09/29/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Conversion Therapy. [SB-65]
Conversion therapy is a practice or treatment that seeks to change an individuals sexual orientation or gender identity, including any effort to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender. Conversion therapy has been rejected by all mainstream medical and mental health organizations, and there is no credible evidence that it is effective. Moreover, this practice poses enormous health risks to LGBTQ youth, including an increased sense of shame, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 07/23/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The General Corporation Law. [SB-69]
Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 36 of this Act amend Sections 151(f), 202(a), 219(a), 219(c), 224, 232(c) and 364 of Title 8, respectively. Amendments to Sections 219, 224 and 232 and related provisions are intended to provide specific statutory authority for Delaware corporations to use networks of electronic databases (examples of which are described currently as distributed ledgers or a blockchain) for the creation and maintenance of corporate records, including the corporations stock ledger. Section 219(c), as amended, now includes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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Delaware 149th 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. [SB-70]
Sections 1 and 7. These sections amend Sections 15-108(d) and 15-1102(a)(1)(a) of the Act to clarify and confirm the distinction between domestic partnerships and foreign partnerships and to make certain other conforming changes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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Delaware 149th 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. [SB-71]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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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. [SB-72]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Trafficking Of An Individual, Forced Labor, And Sexual Servitude. [SB-75]
This Act updates Delaware's human trafficking crime to prohibit the same acts that are included in the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 08/01/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Abused, Dependent, Neglected, And Delinquent Children. [SB-86]
This Act authorizes the Family Court to appoint an education decision maker for abused, dependent, neglected, and delinquent children and children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families under Chapter 25 of Title 13 to assist with education stability, discipline, and other education issues when a parent or guardian is unavailable or unable to make such decisions or consents to the appointment. This Act does not supplant the educational surrogate parent program under § 3132 of Title 14.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public School Enrollment Of Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families. [SB-87]
This Act updates the school stability law for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) following passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESSA requires Delaware to eliminate the provision awaiting foster care placement under § 202(c), Title 14 in accordance with the federal McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act by December 10, 2017, and instead create a distinct provision regarding school stability for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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