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 Habitual Offenders. [HB-128]
This bill modernizes the language of the statute to conform to the current practice of the Court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/16/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Gestational Carrier Agreements. [HB-131]
This Act establishes that gestational carrier arrangements are legal contracts. It establishes a set of consistent standards and procedural safeguards applicable to all agreements for the protection of all parties involved in a gestational carrier arrangement. It recognizes the need for intended parents to obtain legal recognition of their rights before birth of any resulting child especially in cases where medical decisions need to be made immediately after delivery. This Act also expands the jurisdiction over non-residents in circumstances in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/03/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Payment For Emergency Medical Services. [HB-149]
Currently, some health insurers refuse to pay Delaware Volunteer Fire Companies and other emergency medical service ("EMS") providers directly for ambulance service and related supplies unless the Fire Company (or other EMS provider) has agreed to accept contract reimbursement rates that can be below the costs actually incurred by the Fire Companies and EMS providers in providing the service. This Act would prohibit insurers from refusing to pay the Fire Companies and other EMS providers directly, for covered ambulance and other emergency medical (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/30/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 3 And Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Aquaculture. [HB-160]
Delaware is the only state on the East Coast of the United States that does not have a shellfish aquaculture industry. Shellfish aquaculture can provide significant economic benefits to coastal communities while improving the water quality and enhancing the habitat value of Delaware’s most imperiled estuaries, the Inland Bays. This bill is designed to minimize conflicts with existing uses of the Inland Bays. It authorizes the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to direct and control the shellfish aquaculture activities within (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 08/28/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Absentee Voting. [HB-191]
This bill expands the business or occupation category of permissible absentee voters to include those who are unable to appear at the polling place “because of the nature of such person’s business occupation, including the business or occupation of providing care to his or her parent, spouse, or child who may require care due to illness, disability, or injury, or may require such person to travel or work such hours which might preclude them from appearing at their regular polling location. The bill also eliminates the requirement to have any affidavit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Reported Out Of Committee (house Administration) In House With 3 On Its Merits on 04/09/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions. [HB-200]
An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/01/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules Of The Road, Creating An Ignition Interlock License, And Ignition Interlock Assistance Fund. [HB-201]
This bill creates an Ignition Interlock License and an Ignition Interlock Assistance Fund.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 06/20/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sentence Calculation And Earned Compliance Credits. [HB-203]
This Bill provides technical corrections and clarifies the effective date of changes to meritorious good time credit, earned compliance credit, and conditional release made by Senate Bill 226 of the 146th General Assembly. In addition, it clarifies the method of good time calculation, ensures that the resulting release date is not prior to the completion date of the offender’s approved program, and clarifies the offenses for which earned compliance credit is not available. This bill is not intended to create a private cause of action.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 5 On Its Merits on 01/30/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act. [HB-21]
This bill establishes the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act. The Act prohibits an employer from terminating or taking any other disciplinary action against an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder if such employee, when acting as a voluntary emergency responder, is absent from his or her place of employment for a Governor-declared State of Emergency lasting up to 7 days or a President-declared National Emergency lasting up to 14 days. The Act further prohibits an employer from terminating or taking any other disciplinary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 09/06/2013

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Driver’s Licenses, Driving Under The Influence And Ignition Interlock Device Requirements. [HB-212]
This legislation will require all DUI offenders to install an ignition interlock.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Hs 1 For Hb 212 - Reported Out Of Committee (public Safety) In Senate With 4 On Its Merits on 06/30/2014

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