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 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Miscellaneous Provisions Concerning Animals. [SB-188]
This bill would remove outdated language in this part of the Code, which was drafted before the 1873 General Corporation Law existed. It clarifies the Delaware SPCA’s status as a corporation, not as a body politic – a term which is undefined and unclear. Author: Senator Blevins

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 06/28/2012

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The County And Municipal Police/firefighter Pension Plan. [SB-192]
This bill ensures that the surviving family of a County/Municipal Police/Firefighter member who has died in the line of duty receives a survivor’s pension equal to three-quarters of the officer’s compensation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 07/27/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 14 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Conduct Of Delaware Public School Students [SB-193]
This legislation provides for the development of a statewide, fact-based cyberbullying policy to be adopted by local school districts and charter schools. It also provides a means for the Department of Justice to assist in the defense of a district or school whose use of that statewide cyberbullying policy is subject to legal challenge. Author: Senator Sokola

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/27/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Family Court. [SB-208]
This bill eliminates imperiling the family relationship as a cause of action in Family Court. With the enactment of the protection from abuse legislation, the imperiling the family relationship cause of action is no longer necessary.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Judiciary Committee In Senate on 04/25/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Obstruction Of Justice. [SB-209]
This Act provides an important tool for combatting obstruction of justice by those who would purposely make false statements to law-enforcement during criminal investigations. Federal investigators and many states’ law-enforcement officers rely on statutory provisions specifically enacted to prevent those interviewed in the course of criminal investigations from providing false information. See, e.g., 18 U.S.C. 1001 (False Statements Accountability Act of 1996). Delaware has no such statute and, therefore, Delaware law-enforcement officers and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/28/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Cruelty To Animals. [SB-211]
This Bill includes the tethering of any dog for extended periods of time within the definition of cruelty to animals. It also includes the tethering of very young dogs and nursing mother dogs within the definition of cruelty to animals. Author: Senator Blevins

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 08/03/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Physical Activity For Students In Delaware Public Elementary Schools. [SB-214]
This bill requires that, beginning in the 2014-15 school year, Delaware public schools provide a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity weekly for all K-5 students.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 06/12/2012

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Delaware 146th 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. [SB-218]
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 3801(c) of the Act to confirm that the governing instrument of a statutory trust must be written but is not governed by any statute of frauds. Section 2. This section amends 3801(g) of the Act to confirm the broad power of a statutory trust to grant, hold or otherwise exercise a power of attorney. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/28/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iv, Section 11 Of The Delaware Constitution Of 1897, As Amended Relating To Certification Of Questions Of Law To The Supreme Court. [SB-221]
This amendment adds the United States Bankruptcy Courts to the list of entities that may certify questions of law to the Delaware Supreme Court. This is the first leg.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Enact W/o Sign By Governor on 07/05/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Relating To Pre-trial Release On Bail Or Recognizance, Criminal Sentencing, Sentence Calculation, Rehabilitation, Probation Supervision And Data Collection. [SB-226]
This Act implements the recommendations of the Justice Reinvestment Task Force created by Executive Order No. 27. The Act promotes informed decision-making in the criminal justice system by institutionalizing the use of evidenced-based practices in decisions concerning bail, rehabilitation and probation supervision and helps ensure scarce resources are focused on higher-risk offenders. The Task Force recommends the use of a pretrial risk assessment tool to inform release decisions. The Act provides for implementation of an objective assessment instrument (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 08/08/2012

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