Sen. Harris McDowell

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District SD-001
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 8

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reports In Electronic Format To The Delaware General Assembly. [HB-222]
This Act provides that any periodic report that a State agency, board, committee and/or commission is required by law to report to the General Assembly may, alternatively, be provided to Members of the General Assembly in electronic format. This Act is very likely to result in significant cost-savings as well as significantly reduce the volume of materials that must be disposed of or recycled by State government.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Assigned To Finance Committee In Senate on 01/12/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Meals. [HB-223]
The intent of this legislation is to ensure that a child is not denied a hot breakfast or hot lunch because the child’s parent has failed to replenish the child’s account for charged meals and/or future meals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 06/16/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Architecture. [HB-227]
This Act permits business entities to offer architectural services through professionals registered with the Board after obtaining a certificate of authorization. The requirements of the Act are similar to those in existence regarding the practices of accountancy and landscape architecture. The Act also increases the civil penalties that may be imposed by the Board from $2,500 to $5,000 for first offense and from $5,000 to $10,000 for subsequent offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 02/01/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Taxes And Vessel-t0-vessel Transfers Of Petroleum Products. [HB-234]
This act imposes a license requirement and fee of twenty five cents (25) per barrel upon any entity engaged in the commercial lightering of petroleum products on waters within the territorial jurisdiction of this State.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Stricken on 01/26/2010

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An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Professions And Occupations. [HB-249]
This bill would require a pharmacy to provide to a person who requests their pharmacy records to be provided such records. In addition, the bill requires the pharmacy to follow the pharmacy’s standard protocol, when producing the records, to ensure confidentiality of the records.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 02/01/2010

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An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Composition Of The General Fund And State Economic Development. [HB-250]
The Delaware Film Finance Incentive Program will provide a loan guarantee to film projects which demonstrate exceptional probability of repaying their loan. The qualifications for that standard are based upon New Mexico's extremely successful Film Investment Loan program. The qualifications, in brief, are: 1. That the film project has 70% of its financing already secured and in escrow; 2. That the film project has secured international distribution in major territories; and 3. That the film project has secured insurance for its completion. Applications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Amendment Ha 1 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 06/30/2009

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An Act To Amend Titles 22 And 25 Of The Delaware Code To Authorize The Collection Of Liens By Writ Of Monition. [HB-26]
This act authorizes any county or municipality to treat unpaid liens as a tax lien against the property subject to the lien and to collect such liens in the same manner as other tax liens, including proceedings pursuant to a writ of monition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Amendment Sa 1 - Introduced And Placed With The Bill In Senate on 06/29/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Predatory Refund Anticipation Lending. [HB-303]
This bill creates the Delaware Predatory Refund Anticipation Lending Prevention Act which prohibits unfair lending practices in relation to loans in advance of tax returns, and provides civil and administrative enforcement procedures. This bill would provide needed consumer protections for the Citizens of Delaware, and help to safeguard the economic vitality of our State.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance/commerce Committee In House on 01/07/2010

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An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-304]
This bill provides that a person who stands in a position of trust, authority or supervision over a child who is at least 16 years old but not yet 18 years old and intentionally engages in sexual intercourse or sexual penetration with such child or an invitee or designee of such person shall have committed the offense of Rape in the 3rd degree which is a class B felony. This offense is currently Rape in the 4th degree which is a class C felony.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 05/21/2010

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An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Disposition Of A Person’s Last Remains [HB-323]
This Act recognizes a military service member’s executed Record of Emergency Data Form (DD Form 93) as a valid declaration instrument governing the disposition of the service member’s last remains in the event of death. Pursuant to Federal law (Section 564 of Public Law 109-163), military service members must execute a DD Form 93 designating a person authorized to direct disposition of their remains in the event of death. Service members must update the form annually and prior to any deployment

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 06/15/2010

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