Rep. Debra Heffernan

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District HD-006
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 46

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 18 And 21 Of The Delaware Code To Allow The Transmission Of Electronic Notices Or Documents Related To Insurance And Insurance Policies Under Certain Circumstances. [HB-223]
This Act allows the use of electronic notices and documents in lieu of current requirements for the sending of insurance notices and documents. In order to send electronic notices and documents to another party the insurer must obtain the consent of the other party as provided in this Act and as otherwise currently provided under Delaware and federal laws. The Act also provides for the withdrawal of consent by the other party to receive notices or documents by electronic means.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Signed By Governor on 05/22/2012

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Consumer Protection. [HB-234]
There are no substantive changes to the law created by this Bill. This Bill constitutes a clarification of the effect of the consumer law changes in House Substitute 1 for House Bill No. 247, enacted in 2010. Several sections in Chapter 25 of Title 6 of the Delaware Code contained references to 2517 of Title 29, which was substantially modified by House Substitute 1 (moving the powers contained therein to several other sections). The Code Revisors designated 2517 of Title 29 as “repealed” because of the changes to the section. This Bill eliminates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Kenton Signed By Governor on 03/30/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Parks. [HB-235]
This bill provides that a veteran or member of the armed forces of the United States who has honorably served or is honorably serving, resides in the State of Delaware and owns a motor vehicle registered in the State of Delaware shall receive a 50% discount on the annual fee for vehicle entrance to state parks and recreation areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harvey Kenton Signed By Governor on 07/05/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting Schoool Crimes. [HB-237]
This bill is a result of the work of the School Discipline Task Force. The bill simplifies the mandatory report requirements for schools, ensuring that the most serious offenses shall be reported to law enforcement while giving schools discretion to handle minor offenses without mandatory reporting. The bill also requires that all relevant special education and disciplinary records for students with disabilities, as defined under federal law, be sent to law enforcement to allow for informed charging decisions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Stricken on 01/17/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting School Crimes. [HB-243]
This bill is a result of the work of the School Discipline Task Force. The bill simplifies the mandatory report requirements for schools, ensuring that the most serious offenses shall be reported to law enforcement while giving schools discretion to handle minor offenses without mandatory reporting. The bill also requires that all relevant special education and disciplinary records for students with disabilities, as defined under federal law, be sent to law enforcement to allow for informed charging decisions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/16/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Attendance. [HB-244]
This Act increases the age requirement for compulsory school attendance in Delaware from 16 to 18 years of age. The age increase is phased in over a two-year period; accordingly, there is a one-year interim period where the compulsory school attendance age requirement will be 17 years old. The Act further provides that a child may be exempt from the age requirement for compulsory school attendance if the child has graduated from high school or if the child is at least 16 years old and is necessarily and lawfully employed. The Act preserves the exemption (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 01/17/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Adoption Of People First Language In And The Removal Of Insensitive And Offensive Language From The Criminal Code. [HB-245]
House Bill 214 of this General Assembly sought to convert the Delaware Code to the use of People First Language (“PFL”) as part of a national movement to promote dignity and inclusion for people with disabilities. 78 Del. Laws c. 179 (2011). During the pendency of House Bill 214, it became clear that the proposed changes to the Delaware Criminal Code should be further studied. More specifically, there was a concern that certain phrases and language present in the criminal code might have meanings unique to criminal law that had been adopted from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Heffernan Signed By Governor on 04/19/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 7 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Occupational Licenses And Fees. [HB-251]
This Act eliminates the $100,000 business license fee for firms engaged in crude oil lightering. It consequently eliminates the designation of proceeds from the lightering license fee to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 18 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 3 Absent 0 Vacant on 03/29/2012

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Delaware 146th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Volume 77, Chapter 375, Laws Of Delaware, Relating To Disposition Of Children Pending Adjudication And Payment For Care. [HB-252]
This bill serves to remove the two-year sunset provision from the amendment of Title 10, Section 1007 of the Delaware Code, signed into law on July 12, 2010. The 2010 amendment of Title 10, Section 1007 of the Delaware Code expanded the list of possible acts for which a child could be detained in a secure facility, while simultaneously providing significant safeguards against the abuse of discretion on these grounds. The ultimate goal of the amendment, which was the product of the joint effort of the agencies of the Juvenile Justice Collaborative, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/18/2012

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An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juvenile Competency. [HB-253]
Our legal system has long required that defendants be competent to stand trial. Furthermore, our legal system is increasingly placing children in much the same role as adults when it comes to trying and sentencing those children. This Act establishes a procedure for the evaluation of the competency of a child for the purpose of Family Court proceedings. A child’s competency may be raised by either party or by the Court itself. If the Court determines the child’s competence to be an issue, the child must be examined by at least one mental disability (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Hs 1 For Hb 253 - Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 19 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 2 Absent 0 Vacant on 05/09/2012

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