An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lobbyists. [HB-385]
Section 1 of this bill requires lobbyists to disclose if they receive any compensation for their services. Additionally, Section 1 further requires that lobbyists who are compensated to pay a registration fee, which shall be determined by the Public Integrity Commission to defray the Commission’s costs related to administering and maintaining lobbyist’s registration and reporting requirements. Section 2 of this bill provides for the cancellation of a lobbyist’s registration for failure to pay the registration fee and sets forth the penalty for
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HB-385: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lobbyists.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 05/17/2016
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana. [HB-39]
The purpose of this bill is to decriminalize the possession or private use of a personal use quantity of marijuana. More specifically, persons who possess one ounce or less of marijuana shall be assessed a civil penalty that will not become part of a criminal record and must forfeit the marijuana. Likewise, the private use or consumption of less than an ounce of marijuana shall be punishable by a civil penalty. Persons charged with one of these civil violations are not subject to incarceration. Furthermore, under Section 2 of this bill the public
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HB-39: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 4 On Its Merits on 06/18/2015
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Disclosures. [HB-391]
This bill provides that every member of the General Assembly or person elected to state office shall disclose as part of their financial disclosure if they have received more than $10,000 in the last 10 years due to the sale of land, development rights, an agricultural conservation easement, a forest preservation easement or any other type of easement to the State of Delaware, any county, any municipality, any public instrumentality, or any government agency or organization.
HB-391: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Disclosures.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 05/19/2016
An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Municipal Elections. [HB-395]
Pursuant to longstanding United States Supreme Court precedent, it is unconstitutional to require a person to be a resident of the voting state, district, or municipality for any length of time that exceeds the time necessary to effectively register voters prior to an election. See Marston v. Lewis, 410 U.S. 679 (1973); Dunn v. Blumstein, 405 U.S. 330 (1972). In Delaware, 30 days prior to the election is the current deadline for registering to vote in statewide and national elections. 15 Del. C. 2036. This bill would prohibit any municipality from
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HB-395: An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Municipal Elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith
Signed By Governor on 08/10/2016
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Marijuana. [HB-400]
This bill expands upon Senate Bill No. 90 of this General Assembly, known as “Rylie’s Law,” by classifying pain, anxiety, or depression, if related to a terminal illness, as a qualifying condition in the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act for patients under the age 18, who will still be restricted to using CBD and oil products. The bill also classifies terminal illness in adults as a qualifying condition. This Act shall be known as “Bob’s Bill”.
HB-400: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Marijuana.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Signed By Governor on 08/31/2016
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Establishment Of A Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program. [HB-405]
Recognizing that a criminal charge can dramatically alter a juvenile's future chances of employment and education, this bill seeks to prevent first-time juvenile offenders charged with certain minor misdemeanors from entering into the system by providing law enforcement with a civil citation procedure as an alternative to arrest. Section 1 of this Act codifies the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program administered by the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services within the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. Section
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HB-405: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Establishment Of A Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 09/06/2016
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Abuse. [HB-417]
For a person who intentionally or recklessly causes physical injury to a child when the person has engaged in a previous pattern of abuse, neglect, or both, of that child, this Bill raises the crime from third degree child abuse to second degree child abuse and, thus, from a class A misdemeanor to a class G felony.
HB-417: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Abuse.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 7 On Its Merits, 2 Unfavorable on 06/15/2016