An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Related To Equal Accommodations In Parking. [SB-202]
This Act clarifies that a person with a special license plate or permit for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk may park for an unlimited period where the length of time is otherwise limited and must be able to park in a metered parking space for at least 1 hour. This Act clarifies that it is a violation of the state equal accommodations law to prohibit parking as authorized for a person with a special license plate or permit for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk.
SB-202: An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Related To Equal Accommodations In Parking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Transportation Committee In Senate on 01/15/2020
HCR-64: Providing That A Joint Session Of The House Of Representatives And The Senate Be Convened For The Purpose Of Receiving The Annual State Of The State Address By The Honorable John C. Carney, Governor Of The State Of Delaware.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 Yes 1 Absent on 01/21/2020
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An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article V Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Voting. [HB-73]
This Act is a first leg of a constitutional amendment that would eliminate from the Delaware Constitution the limitations as to when an individual may vote by absentee ballot. This amendment to the Delaware Constitution provides that the General Assembly shall enact general laws providing the circumstances, rules, and procedures for absentee voting.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 Yes 5 No 1 Not Voting 1 Absent on 01/16/2020
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Holocaust And Genocide Education. [HB-318]
This Act requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a curriculum on the Holocaust and genocide for students in grades 6 through 12. Teaching the lessons learned from the Holocaust and other genocides helps cultivate the spirit of human resilience, courage, heroism, and tolerance. Education about the Holocaust and genocide provide a context to learn about the danger that befalls us when hatred goes unchallenged and there is indifference in the face of oppression of others. The Halina Wind Preston Holocaust Education Committee
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HB-318: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Holocaust And Genocide Education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Signed By Governor on 07/23/2020
Requesting The Division Of Medicaid And Medical Assistance Study The Extension Of Medicaid Coverage Through The First Year Postpartum. [SCR-66]
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance study the extension of Medicaid coverage through the first year postpartum. Insurance coverage is a critical factor in determining women's access to affordable postpartum care and is a key strategy for reducing preventable maternal mortality and to close the disparity in the maternal mortaility rate among black women and women of other races.
SCR-66: Requesting The Division Of Medicaid And Medical Assistance Study The Extension Of Medicaid Coverage Through The First Year Postpartum.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Introduced In Senate on 01/21/2020
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An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals. [HB-279]
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. This Act caps interest rates at 20% for short-term consumer loans of $1,000 or less that must be repaid in less than 60 days and motor vehicle title loans.
HB-279: An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance & Commerce Committee In House on 01/21/2020
An Act To Amend Title 16 And Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Cruelty To Dogs And Specifications For Humane Handling, Care And Treatment Of Dogs. [SB-139]
In an effort to ensure the safety and wellbeing of dogs, this legislation improves shelter and tether standards in hazardous weather conditions, including clarifying restrictions on outdoor housing and tethering for dogs during hazardous weather conditions that pose a serious adverse risk to the health and safety of dogs. This bill also aims to improve public safety by prohibiting dogs from running at-large without a leash in public outdoor settings, with the exception of working dogs and permits dogs off leash on private property or where property
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SB-139: An Act To Amend Title 16 And Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Cruelty To Dogs And Specifications For Humane Handling, Care And Treatment Of Dogs.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 03/11/2020
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An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Firearms. [HB-277]
This bill establishes the crimes of possession of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver with no serial number, possession of and manufacturing a covert or undetectable firearm, possession of and manufacturing an untraceable firearm, and manufacturing or distributing a firearm using a three-dimensional printer. This bill also makes it a crime to possess a firearm frame or receiver with a removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.
HB-277: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Firearms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 277 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 01/30/2020
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies For Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images Act. [SB-169]
This Act adopts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. This Act addresses an increasingly common form of abuse that can cause severe and often irreversible harm: the disclosure of private, sexually explicit images without consent. Much of the abuse is carried out electronically through internet websites, social media, email, or text messages, making it an interstate problem that is particularly suited for treatment by uniform state laws. This Act provides a uniform, comprehensive, clear, fair, and constitutionally
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SB-169: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies For Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 09/23/2020
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