An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lotteries. [HB-389]
This act creates a new class of gaming institution in Delaware through exclusive authorization of a limited lottery license. A limited lottery license can only be granted to a private club with no more than 5,000 members with a minimum membership fee of $10,000. A limited lottery license expressly prohibits the licensee from operating video lottery machines, restricting gaming activity to table games and sports lottery machines operated exclusively for the enjoyment of members and their guests. This act benefits the State of Delaware through a one-time
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HB-389: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lotteries.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Amendment Ha 2 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 05/12/2010
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Flexibility Act And The Administrative Procedures Act. [HB-390]
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy in Delaware. In fact, 80% of the companies in Delaware employ less than 20 employees, according to recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. The goal of regulatory flexibility is to foster a climate for entrepreneurial success so that small businesses will continue to create jobs, produce innovative new products and services, bring more Americans into the economic mainstream, and broaden the tax base. In 2002, the Office of Advocacy presented state model legislation, patterned after the federal
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HB-390: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Flexibility Act And The Administrative Procedures Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Hs 1 For Hb 390 - Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 06/23/2010
You have voted HB-390: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Flexibility Act And The Administrative Procedures Act..
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education. [HB-399]
This Bill will create the Inspire Scholarship Program. Inspire scholarships are available to Delaware students with excellent credentials and economic need to attend Delaware State University. The intent of this program is to increase the number of students in Delaware who attend college and complete degree programs. The amounts available to these grant recipients are subject to available funds and are capped at the grant amount available to SEED grant recipients. Inspire scholarship recipients must continue to make excellent academic progress toward
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HB-399: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 10/04/2010
An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Building Construction Disputes. [HB-400]
This Act makes void as against public policy any provision in a contract, agreement, or understanding relating to construction work that would make litigation, mediation, arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution processes subject to the laws of a state other than Delaware, or requires the parties to litigate or engage in alternative dispute resolution in a state other than Delaware. Consistent with the Contract Clause, this Act shall be prospective in nature.
HB-400: An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Building Construction Disputes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Reported Out Of Committee (labor & Industrial Relations) In Senate With 3 On Its Merits on 06/16/2010
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Tobacco Product Tax. [HB-408]
The Act requires the destruction of any tobacco products forfeited for violations of 5342 of Title 30, which prohibits the possession of more than 10 packs or packages of untaxed tobacco. Current law requires the Department of Finance to sell any forfeited tobacco products by sealed bid to the highest bidder.
HB-408: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Tobacco Product Tax.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cloutier
Signed By Governor on 07/02/2010
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Divorce And Annulment. [HB-410]
Under Delaware law, upon the filing of a petition for divorce or annulment, an automatic preliminary injunction is issued prohibiting both parties from transferring, encumbering or disposing of any property, except in the ordinary course of business or for the necessities of life. This Act would permit a party to a divorce or annulment, while the preliminary injunction is in effect, to take action designed to affect the disposition of property in the event of their death, by providing the other party with notice of the property affected, and specific
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HB-410: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Divorce And Annulment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/23/2010
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Custody Proceedings. [HB-418]
Modeled on legislation adopted by other states, this Act adopts a “Military Parents’ Rights Act” to provide military service members with certain substantive rights and procedural protections designed to ensure that an absence due to military deployment does not result in a forfeiture or diminution of the military parent’s custody or visitation rights. The act incorporates existing Delaware law by providing that any custody, primary residential placement or visitation order entered when a military parent is deploying or deployed shall be interim
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HB-418: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Custody Proceedings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Assigned To Veterans Affairs Committee In House on 06/16/2010
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance [HB-420]
This Act is intended to prohibit the practice of “post-claims underwriting” by health insurers, as defined in Title 18 of the Delaware Code. Underwriting is the practice of determining, based upon information provided by an applicant for an insurance policy about the applicant’s health and background, whether the insurance company should offer the applicant a policy and, if so, what should be the terms and the cost of the policy. Health insurance underwriting normally is completed prior to the issuance of an insurance policy. Post claims underwriting
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HB-420: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 08/30/2010
HB-428: An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Alcoholic Liquors, Offenses Concerning Certain Persons And The Creation Of A Civil Cause Of Action For Injuries Caused By Certain Persons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Hs 1 For Hb 428 - Amendment Ha 1 - Introduced In House on 06/09/2010
You have voted HB-428: An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Alcoholic Liquors, Offenses Concerning Certain Persons And The Creation Of A Civil Cause Of Action For Injuries Caused By Certain Persons..