Sen. Harris McDowell

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District SD-001
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 8

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Utilities. [HB-127]
This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility services under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (Commission). Due to recent changes in federal law, certain projects will now be available to entities both in and out of state. In order to perform this type of work in Delaware, a company will need to obtain a certificate from the Commission. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 02/14/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act Establishing The Complete Your Degree Grant Program. [HB-149]
This Act creates the Complete Your Degree Grant Program. Under this program, state funds may be provided to help eligible students who have completed at least 30 credit hours return to school and complete an associate degree.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 04/26/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Curriculum And Computer Science. [HB-15]
This bill creates a requirement that all public high schools, including charter schools, shall offer at least one computer science course at the high school level by the 2020-2021 school year. Also, this bill creates a requirement that, by the 2018-2019 school year, a computer science course may satisfy one year of the total credit requirement in mathematics, excluding Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II or the equivalent courses. The State Board of Education shall develop guidelines addressing how computer science courses can satisfy graduation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 09/22/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Relating To Illegal Purchases Of Firearms. [HB-174]
This Act raises the first offense of purchasing or obtaining a firearm for someone not legally qualified to own, possess or purchase one from a Class F to a Class E Felony. This change is to deter such "straw purchases" by making jail time more likely for the offender, and consequently, to reduce the number of people who cannot legally possess firearms but obtain them in this manner.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 04/18/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 17 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Highways. [HB-189]
The Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Investment Act creates a new Chapter 16 of Title 17 that will accelerate investment in mobile broadband infrastructure and ready the State for the next wave of economic development in the digital economy. In recognition of the shift from landline to wireless communications, the Act authorizes wireless providers access to the States rights of way and establishes a Statewide policy for deployment of small wireless cells to meet the growing demand for wireless services which provide Delaware citizens with access (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/31/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Pension Trustees. [HB-199]
The Board of Pension Trustees has established policies and practices for the administration of the Delaware Public Employees Retirement System. Based on the recommendations of the Boards Best Practices review, this Act will codify some of these policies and practices. The Act also indemnifies committee members and clarifies the frequency of Board meetings and authorized methods of communication for obtaining quorum and voting.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/17/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Protection. [HB-2]
This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide for equal protection. This amendment would advance human dignity and equality for all under the Delaware Constitution, and would correct a constitutional shortcoming. It subjects unequal treatment based on discrimination to strict scrutiny, and enables courts in Delaware to establish jurisprudence concerning equal rights violations under State law reflecting Delaware values. Currently, while the federal and many state constitutions afford equal protection, Delawares (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Stricken In House on 06/06/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Telemedicine. [HB-201]
This Act clarifies that after a physician-patient relationship has been properly established in accordance with this section, subsequent communications and treatment may be conducted as the doctor and patient deem appropriate. As with all practice of medicine, such subsequent interactions must still meet the standard of care for the given field of medicine.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/12/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Release Of Persons Accused Of Crimes. [HB-204]
This Act makes a number of changes to Chapter 21, Title 11 of the Delaware Code, with the goal of modernizing the pretrial process, reducing reliance on monetary conditions, improving the efficiency and outcomes for the criminal justice system, and ensuring the safety of the community. An analysis of data for pretrial detention and bail shows that Delawares bail system is failing in two ways: we unnecessarily detain individuals who lack funds for their release, and on the other end of the spectrum, we release defendants who fail to appear or remain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 01/25/2018

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An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Nondiscrimination In Access To Organ Transplantation. [HB-21]
This Act takes steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not denied access to organ transplant procedures based solely on their disability. Historically, individuals with disabilities have sometimes been denied access to life-saving organ transplants based on assumptions that people with disabilities are less worthy of care, or assumptions that the lack support services and/or the ability to follow post-transplant treatment plans. This bill prohibits denying a person with a disability a referral, evaluation and recommendation for transplantation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 09/13/2017

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