Rep. John Kowalko

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District HD-025
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 12

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Clean Water For Delaware. [HB-200]
Many of the States waters do not meet water quality standards to support their designated uses, such as for drinking, swimming or supporting aquatic life. The Clean Water for Delaware Act establishes a framework for assessing needs and planning and implementing projects that support Delawares efforts to improve the quality of the States water supply and waterways. A Delaware Clean Water Trust account is created as a funding source for executing projects highlighted by this framework.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Reported Out Of Committee (natural Resources) In House With 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits on 01/22/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Volume 81, Chapter 58, Section 97 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To The Senior Real Property Tax Credit. [HB-37]
This act restores the $500 senior real property tax credit.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 37 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 01/22/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance. [HB-286]
This bill requires that inadvertent out-of-network services be included in individual and group health insurance policies as well as group and blank health insurance policies. This bill defines inadvertent out-of-network services are those services that are covered under a policy or contract of health insurances, but are provided by an out-of-network provider in an in-network facility, or when in-network health care services are unavailable or not made available to the insured in the facility. Inadvertent out-of-network services also includes laboratory (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Reported Out Of Committee (health & Human Development) In House With 8 On Its Merits on 01/29/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Discrimination. [SB-192]
A 2019 study found the following:

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Judicial Committee In Senate on 01/23/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Minimum Wage. [SB-105]
This bill increases the minimum wage to be paid in this State beginning in 2020.

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Reported Out Of Committee (labor) In Senate With 3 On Its Merits on 06/12/2019

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An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To An Interstate Compact Prohibiting Company-specific Subsidies. [HB-288]
This Act, the Interstate Compact Prohibiting Company-Specific Subsidies (Compact), is an interstate compact designed to eliminate and prohibit corporate welfare. This Act provides that no participating state under the Compact (member state) may offer or provide company-specific tax incentives, grants, or any other company-specific subsidy to an entity whose headquarters, manufacturing facilities, office space, or other real estate developments are located in any other member state or to incentivize an entity located in any other member state to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance & Commerce Committee In House on 01/28/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Line-of-duty Disability Benefits To Covered Firefighters. [SB-126]
This Act expands eligibility for Line-of-Duty disability benefits to paid firefighters who work for municipal fire departments and to fire service instructors and fire marshals who work for the State and for nonphysical disabilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 01/29/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Apprenticeship Programs. [HB-291]
This bill creates a financial incentive for employers to train and retain apprentices in apprenticeship programs. The purpose of this financial incentive is to encourage employers to create employment opportunities in Delaware and to train Delawares workforce to qualify for those employment opportunities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Labor Committee In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Clarifying That A Training Wage Is Only During The First 90 Days After Initial Employment. [HB-289]
This bill clarifies when an employer may pay a training wage in lieu of the minimum wage. A training wage is only during the first 90 days after the employee is initially hired by the employer. This bill defines that as the first time an employee is trained for the duties of a position or a substantially similar position.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance & Commerce Committee In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure. [HB-4]
This Act, known as the James Johnson Sentencing Reform Act, named for Representative JJ Johnson, makes significant changes to the sentencing laws in Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 01/29/2020

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