Sen. Margaret Henry

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District SD-002
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To Article Iv, Section 37 Of The Delaware Constitution Of 1897, As Amended, Relating To The Court On The Judiciary. [HB-56]
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would add the Chief Magistrate to the Court on the Judiciary. Like all judges within the state, the judges of the Justice of the Peace Court are subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary. This amendment makes it so that the presiding judge of each of the six state courts serves as a member.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 Yes 2 Absent on 05/10/2017

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 10 And 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Juvenile's Right To Counsel In Family Court And The Justice Of The Peace Court. [HB-6]
This Act codifies a juvenile's right to counsel in Family Court delinquency proceedings. The bill outlines certain circumstances where a juvenile may not waive the right to counsel: where the juvenile is accused of a felony, where the juvenile is in the custody of the Division of Family Services, where the juvenile is under the age of 16, or where the victim of the alleged delinquent act is a family member or guardian or where the family member or guardian has an interest adverse to the juvenile.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 10/12/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education Assessment. [HB-60]
This bill creates the right for the parent or guardian of a child to opt out of the annual assessment, currently the Smarter Balanced Assessment System.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 01/26/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article V Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Voting. [HB-63]
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 Reported Out Of Committee (house Administration) In House With 3 On Its Merits on 03/29/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Support. [HB-65]
In many circumstances persons who owe child support have received monetary awards in the form of a court settlement, verdict, judgment, or under a workers compensation award. This Bill requires a prevailing litigant to advise his attorney or insurance carrier of any outstanding child support arrears owed and directs the attorney, insurance carrier or other paying agent to pay the proceeds up to the arrears owed to DCSS to satisfy any outstanding arrearages owed to the custodian. If child support arrears or retroactive support is owed, the lien, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Tabled In Committee on 03/29/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Property And Health And Safety Requirements. [HB-67]
As a public school safety measure, this bill requires that any door to a classroom will be equipped with a lock that can be locked from either side of the door. Many doors are currently not capable of locking from the inside. Locking the door(s) to a classroom from inside the classroom would enable precluding a school intruder from entering that classroom.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Stricken In House on 06/21/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educational Requirements. [HB-70]
Under current educational standards, students are no longer required to be taught cursive writing and many schools have abandoned teaching cursive writing to students. As cursive writing is still an imperative skill in many professions, this bill makes teaching cursive writing a requirement for all public schools in Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 08/30/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapters 198 And 200, Volume 78 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Foreclosures. [HB-76]
This Act extends the Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Automatic Residential Foreclosure Mediation Program an additional two years, from January 18, 2018 until January 18, 2020.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 07/17/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Elections. [HB-78]
This Act improves the enforcement mechanisms related to Delawares campaign finance disclosure laws in four ways.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 78 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 05/04/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Registration Of Voters. [HB-79]
Section 1 of this Act updates Delawares existing Motor Voter Program to adopt an automatic voter registration process. Currently, when Delawareans apply for, renew, or replace a drivers license or identification card, they must choose to register to vote, update an existing registration, or decline registration. This bill would require eligible voters to instead opt out of having their information automatically shared with the Delaware Department of Elections for registration. Six states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar opt out (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 03/16/2017

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