Rep. James Johnson

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District HD-016
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Minors' Petitions For Name Change. [HB-178]
The children of parents who divorce or were never married often share a surname with only one parent, which may lead to confusion or hardship when schools, doctors, or others fail to recognize the childs connection with the parent with whom the child does not share a similar surname. Parents and children in such circumstances have compelling reason to seek to add a second surname to the childs name.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Signed By Governor on 08/30/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Habitual Criminals. [HB-18]
This bill clarifies the General Assemblys intent last session in amending the states habitual offender law, specifically (a) that the changes made by the General Assembly were intended to affect minimum mandatory sentences, not sentences where judges had already exercised complete discretion, (b) that the changes were not designed to reduce minimum mandatory sentences associated in the Delaware Code with specific crimes (e.g. illegal gun possession), and (c) allows the sentencing judge to impose probation after the minimum mandatory sentence required (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 04/13/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules Of The Road [HB-185]
The Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act would update Delaware code in conformance with recommended changes to the Uniform Vehicle Code from both the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Rules of the Road Committee) and the League of American Bicyclists (Legal Affairs Committee). Without changing the legal meaning of existing law, these updates would clarify sections of the Delaware Rules of the Road that are frequently misunderstood by the police, by bicycle operators and by vehicle drivers. In addition, the Act would enable the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 10/05/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 9 And 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sheriff's Sales. [HB-187]
With the implementation of land banks in the State of Delaware, an increasing number of vacant and abandoned properties will be brought to sheriffs sales. Many of these parcels will be dilapidated and require investment to render the house habitable. Blight will only be ameliorated if the bidders upon such property acquire it intending to invest in the property, thereby improving the housing in the neighborhood and eliminating blight. If bidders at a tax lien sale have failed to pay taxes when due and have failed to maintain the condition of other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 09/07/2017

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An Act To Amend Title 9 And 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Liens Of Political Subdivisions And Municipalities. [HB-188]
Criminal and administrative enforcement of laws and ordinances relating to the condition of real property and abatement of violations thereof is a significant expense of local governments. The growing number of vacant and abandoned properties has increased these costs to local governments. The owners of vacant and abandoned property routinely fail to respond to the issuance of violation notices, citations, and tickets. Thus, the local government, at taxpayer expense, is left to maintain the property in a condition that will protect the public health, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Johnson Signed By Governor on 09/07/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Board Of Pension Trustees. [HB-199]
The Board of Pension Trustees has established policies and practices for the administration of the Delaware Public Employees Retirement System. Based on the recommendations of the Boards Best Practices review, this Act will codify some of these policies and practices. The Act also indemnifies committee members and clarifies the frequency of Board meetings and authorized methods of communication for obtaining quorum and voting.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/17/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Protection. [HB-2]
This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide for equal protection. This amendment would advance human dignity and equality for all under the Delaware Constitution, and would correct a constitutional shortcoming. It subjects unequal treatment based on discrimination to strict scrutiny, and enables courts in Delaware to establish jurisprudence concerning equal rights violations under State law reflecting Delaware values. Currently, while the federal and many state constitutions afford equal protection, Delawares (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Stricken In House on 06/06/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Telemedicine. [HB-201]
This Act clarifies that after a physician-patient relationship has been properly established in accordance with this section, subsequent communications and treatment may be conducted as the doctor and patient deem appropriate. As with all practice of medicine, such subsequent interactions must still meet the standard of care for the given field of medicine.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/12/2017

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An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Diabetes. [HB-203]
This Act directs the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance, Division of Public Health, and Office of Management and Budget Human Resources Management (the Agencies) to report to the General Assembly every 2 years the impacts and costs associated with diabetes. The first report is due by June 30, 2019. The report shall include:

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 09/14/2017

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An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Release Of Persons Accused Of Crimes. [HB-204]
This Act makes a number of changes to Chapter 21, Title 11 of the Delaware Code, with the goal of modernizing the pretrial process, reducing reliance on monetary conditions, improving the efficiency and outcomes for the criminal justice system, and ensuring the safety of the community. An analysis of data for pretrial detention and bail shows that Delawares bail system is failing in two ways: we unnecessarily detain individuals who lack funds for their release, and on the other end of the spectrum, we release defendants who fail to appear or remain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 01/25/2018

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