Sen. Ernesto Lopez

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District SD-006
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 24

Sponsored Legislation

State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Vehicle Equipment. [HB-114]
As promoted in the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles Motorcycle Operator Manual, it is recommended to motorcycle, Mopeds, and Motorized Scooter operators that they temporarily flash brake lights when stopping in order to increase visibility to other motorists. There are aftermarket products available that will automatically flash the brake lights up to five times, however these products are currently prohibited in the Delaware Code under the prohibition on flashing lights. This amendment will allow motorcycles, Mopeds, and Motorized Scooters to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/09/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families. [HB-116]
This bill was recommended by the Executive Order 45 Re-Entry Education Task Force. That task force was created to examine the present system and to make recommendations on how to best serve youth educationally as they leave juvenile justice secure facilities. This bill would make the DSCYF Education Unit a Local Education Agency for very limited purposes. Specifically, the bill would allow DSCYF Education Unit teachers to apply for federal, state, or private loan forgiveness programs available to educators who work in a Local Education Agency. It (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray Signed By Governor on 06/30/2015

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 7 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Powers Of The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control. [HB-122]
This Bill establishes that it is the intent of the Legislature that regulations and rules adopted by DNREC be limited to the implementation of enabling legislation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Assigned To Natural Resources Committee In House on 04/30/2015

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delinquency Proceedings In The Family Court. [HB-126]
This Act adopts the ABA standard for juvenile delinquency by establishing the age of 10 as the minimum age of responsibility in juvenile prosecutions. Currently, at least 11 other states (including Pennsylvania) have adopted the ABA standard. Since 2009, approximately 90 children between the ages of 7-9 have arrested and prosecuted in Delaware’s Family Court. Most of the charges brought against these children were minor, low-level misdemeanor offenses, and the vast majority of all charges against children in this age range were dismissed or otherwise (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore Signed By Governor on 07/10/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Placement Of Certain Types Of Insurance With Non-admitted Insurers. [HB-127]
This bill clarifies that, unless the Commissioner rules otherwise as provided by 1915 of Title 18, life insurance and health insurance can only be written by admitted insurers licensed to write those types of insurance but the other types of insurance listed under present subsection (b) of 1905 may be placed with non-admitted insurers without going through the surplus lines law. The bill is necessary in order to clarify uncertainty under present law and to preserve access to necessary markets for Delaware insureds seeking to procure coverage for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller Signed By Governor on 06/24/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unlawful Sexual Contact. [HB-130]
This bill creates a felony level offense for a person that is a health professional and in the course of providing professional health services to the victim, intentionally has sexual contact with the victim. This bill adds to the existing crime of unlawful sexual contact in the second degree and makes the conduct described therein as a felony offense, rather than a misdemeanor, due to the vulnerability of the victim as a patient seeking services from a health professional.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Vetoed By Governor on 08/17/2015

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Orders Of Support. [HB-131]
Section 1 of this bill deletes 513(b)(1)c. in its entirety. This provision is no longer necessary as Federal law mandates withholding any time there is an order for support. Section 2 of this bill will strengthen and update the civil enforcement section of the Code relating to child support and medical support. In most situations there is a court ordered withholding order. For those situations when there is not an order, this section allows a person who is owed child support “obligee” to obtain a withholding order upon sending notice that the child (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 07/29/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Eligibility For Protection From Abuse Orders. [HB-132]
This amendment clarifies that regardless of whether parental rights have been terminated, a petition for protection from abuse may be filed on behalf of a child against a former parent whose conduct constitutes abuse.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 07/28/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Board Elections. [HB-138]
Currently, the Sussex Tech School Board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor, who serve 7 year terms. This bill will establish a 7 member board that is elected to serve for a 4 year term. There will be one board member elected from each Public School District with territory in Sussex County, to occur at the same time as local school board elections. The elections will be staggered and occurring on even numbered years, with the first elected terms to begin on July 1, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray Reported Out Of Committee (education) In House With 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits on 06/24/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Chapter 6, Title 8 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Professional Service Corporations. [HB-139]
This Act provides for prudent flexibility in the ownership of professional corporations, in particular as it relates to certain medical professionals, and is intended to promote synergies in the delivery of healthcare statewide as professional corporations expand their existing ownership to collaborate with those complementary professions permitted by the Act, and specifically defined therein as “qualified related professional services.” In addition, this bill addresses long overdue technical corrections to The Professional Service Corporation Act (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 09/03/2015

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