An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code By Creating An Office Of Policy Analysis And Government Accountability. [HB-474]
This bill creates the Office of Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPAGA). The Bill provides that: 1) Legislative Council shall appoint an Executive Director who, primarily, shall work with and assist the Joint Sunset Committee. 2) The Council shall provide a secretary and such other aides as may be necessary to enable the Executive Director to perform such functions. 3) The Executive Director shall assist the Joint Sunset Committee in the effective discharge of its policy analysis and government accountability responsibilities pursuant
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HB-474: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code By Creating An Office Of Policy Analysis And Government Accountability.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 06/15/2010
An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fees Chargeable In Connection With Stormwater Discharge. [HB-476]
This Bill provides a mechanism for providing relief from stormwater management fees imposed on property owners who do not currently discharge stormwater directly into a stormwater conveyance system constructed, maintained, or operated by the local government or conservation district imposing the fee. Fees currently charged in violation of this section are rescinded.
HB-476: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fees Chargeable In Connection With Stormwater Discharge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Natural Resources Committee In House on 06/15/2010
HB-478: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Trooper Fund, Funded By An Additional Penalty Imposed By Courts For Various Crimes And Offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Reported Out Of Committee (public Safety & Homeland Security) In House With 9 On Its Merits on 06/16/2010
You have voted HB-478: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Trooper Fund, Funded By An Additional Penalty Imposed By Courts For Various Crimes And Offenses..
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Police Chief Due Process. [HB-479]
This Act updates the Delaware Code relating to Police Chief Due Process by providing that the hearing, which may be private or public, at the police chief’s request, is conducted by a panel of three persons appointed by the Delaware Police Chiefs’ Council, the Delaware League of Local Governments and the Delaware Criminal Justice Council. This Act further authorizes the panel discretion to award attorney’s fees for a police chief in certain cases when there is a finding that just cause does not exist for dismissal, demotion or removal from office.
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HB-479: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Police Chief Due Process.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Mitchell
Reported Out Of Committee (public Safety & Homeland Security) In House With 8 On Its Merits on 06/16/2010
An Act To Amend Titles 3, 7, And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control. [HB-480]
This legislation implements DNREC’s reorganization by separating the current Division of Air and Waste Management into the Division of Waste Management and Division of Air Quality; changes the name of the Division of Soil and Water Conservation to the Division of Watershed Stewardship; changes the name of the Division of Water Resources to the Division of Water and authorizes the Secretary to create an Office of Environmental Protection to include the Divisions of Waste Management, Air Quality and Water and an Office of Natural Resources to include
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HB-480: An Act To Amend Titles 3, 7, And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Signed By Governor on 07/23/2010
You have voted HB-480: An Act To Amend Titles 3, 7, And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control..
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure. [HB-485]
This bill defines the Division of Professional Regulation as a "criminal justice agency" for purposes of Chapters 85 and 86 of Title 11. As a result, the Division will be provided greater access to information maintained by the State Bureau of Identification and Delaware Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS). The Division will also be required to promulgate regulations mandating the Division’s reporting of certain information with respect to investigations and complaints that involve alleged criminal conduct into the Criminal Justice Information
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HB-485: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010
An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To County Governments [HB-487]
This Act prohibits County governments from requiring elected or appointed officials to waive their right to receive previously vested County pension benefits upon their election or appointment to office. This Act provides, however, that a former County employee who does not choose to give up previously vested County pension benefits shall not be eligible for additional years of service or additional vested pension benefits.
HB-487: An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To County Governments
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Signed By Governor on 07/12/2010
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Special License Or Registration Plates For Flyers Charities. [HB-489]
This Act creates a special license plate for Flyers Charities which will help raise both money and awareness for the charity’s philanthropic activities in Delaware. The threshold for license plates is lowered from 200 to 100 by this bill, in order to allow the Comcast-Spectacor Foundation to gain a stronger charitable presence in Delaware. Past beneficiaries of the charity include but are not limited to – Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association, YMCA, Firefly Literacy Fund, Virtua Foundation, Foundation for Melanoma
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HB-489: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Special License Or Registration Plates For Flyers Charities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Amendment Ha 1 - Introduced In House on 06/29/2010
HB-5: An Act To Amend Titles 6, 9, 18, 19, 25 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Discrimination In Employment, Public Works Contracting, Housing, Equal Accommodations And The Insurance Business.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Administratively Returned To The House on 05/05/2010
You have voted HB-5: An Act To Amend Titles 6, 9, 18, 19, 25 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Discrimination In Employment, Public Works Contracting, Housing, Equal Accommodations And The Insurance Business..
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unpaid Leaves Of Absence. [HB-53]
This bill prohibits the granting of a leave of absence to a State employee for the purpose of serving a term of incarceration imposed upon the employee after a conviction. The term ‘State employee’ is defined as any position of State employment, except a Constitutionally-created position or an elected position. The definition of conviction which is defined in 11 Del. C. 222(3) is “a verdict of guilty by the trier of fact, whether judge or jury, or a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court.”
HB-53: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unpaid Leaves Of Absence.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 04/09/2009