An Act To Amend Chapter 95, Volume 82 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Marriages. [SB-197]
This Act postpones the effective date of Senate Bill No. 67, enacted in 2019, from January 1, 2020, to July 1, 2020. The clerks of the peace for all 3 counties have indicated they intend to postpone implementation of Senate Bill No. 67, so as to allow additional time for engagement with leaders of faith communities to identify any additional changes to the marriage registry structure or to its implementation or enforcement.
SB-197: An Act To Amend Chapter 95, Volume 82 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Marriages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier
Reported Out Of Committee (housing & Community Affairs) In House With 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits on 01/22/2020
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marriage License Application. [SB-194]
This Act removes the requirement that applicants for a marriage license state their race as part of the application process. Delaware is one of a small number of states that currently requires this information. In October 2019, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that requiring marriage license applicants to provide their race violates the United States Constitution. In Delaware, the Clerks of the Peace, who are the points of data collection, have expressed support for this Act, as has the Office of Vital
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SB-194: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marriage License Application.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Passed By House. Votes: 41 Yes on 06/29/2020
An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To New Castle County Property Tax Rates And Municipalities. [HB-264]
This Act represents one of the recommendations of the Local Service Functions Task Force created by House Concurrent Resolution No. 54. This Act revises the process by which the New Castle County tax rate for owners of real property in municipalities is calculated to reflect fire company contributions made by the municipality. This process does not consider as an in-kind contribution from New Castle County or a municipality the property tax that a fire company does not pay because real property owned by fire companies is exempt from taxation. Because
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HB-264: An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To New Castle County Property Tax Rates And Municipalities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier
Signed By Governor on 02/20/2020
You have voted HB-268: An Act To Amend Title 18, Title 29, And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage Of Epinephrine Autoinjectors..
A Resolution Regarding The Impact Of Uncoordinated Trash Collection In New Castle County. [HJR-10]
This Resolution directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority to produce a report by September 30, 2020, that compares the financial and environmental impacts to Delaware of the current, uncoordinated trash collection system in New Castle County to the impacts of a coordinated system with 1 vendor collecting all of the trash and recycling in an entire neighborhood.
HJR-10: A Resolution Regarding The Impact Of Uncoordinated Trash Collection In New Castle County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier
Introduced And Assigned To Transportation/land Use And Infrastructure Committee In House on 01/09/2020
An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Stands Operated By A Child. [HB-270]
Stands operated by children that serve or sell lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverages on a temporary, occasional basis are a summertime tradition for many children. This Act exempts a stand operated by a child from State, county, and municipal regulations and licensing fees that might otherwise apply.
HB-270: An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Stands Operated By A Child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier
Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance & Commerce Committee In House on 12/12/2019
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Special License Plates. [HB-262]
This Act permits the Division of Motor Vehicles to assign special license plates for firefighters, auxiliary members, or volunteer ambulance members to vehicles owned by an artificial entity, including a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint-stock company.
HB-262: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Special License Plates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Reported Out Of Committee (public Safety & Homeland Security) In House With 9 Favorable on 01/15/2020
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Gun Shop Project. [HB-240]
In 2009, New Hampshire was the first state to develop a statewide Gun Shop Project, reaching out to gun shops regarding the role they can play in suicide prevention. In the years since, at least 21 other states have implemented similar campaigns. This Act establishes the Delaware Gun Shop Project (Project), under which the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (Division) must develop relevant materials that may be posted conspicuously and available for distribution at Delaware gun shops.
HB-240: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Gun Shop Project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 06/18/2019