An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Drug Offenses. [HB-168]
This Bill repeals mandatory minimum sentences in Title 16 relating to violations of our drug laws, returning to our State’s outstanding judiciary the discretion to pronounce sentences appropriate to the cases and individuals before them. Delaware’s sentencing guidelines and Truth-in-Sentencing Law will remain in force, helping to guide judges in their decisions and ensuring offenders’ completion of their sentences. Allowing judges to individually craft criminal sentences will result in more accurate sentences, thereby reducing the injustice, elevated
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HB-168: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Drug Offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable on 06/23/2009
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-176]
This bill increases the minimum fine for the first offense of Graffiti from “$500” to “$1000” and increases the hours of community service from “200” to “250”. The bill also increases the minimum fine for the second or subsequent offense of graffiti to “$2000” and increases the hours of community services to “500” hours.
HB-176: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 07/22/2009
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lodging Tax. [HB-188]
This Act expands the scope of Delaware’s public accommodations lodging tax to include temporary and seasonal rentals for less than 5 months. It also provides for a reduction in the amount of the lodging tax imposed to take into consideration any existing tax imposed by a county or municipality as of the effective date of the Act’s provisions. Finally, the act requires owners of rental unit to annually obtain a Rental Unit License from the Department of Finance at a cost of $50.00.
HB-188: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lodging Tax.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Revenue & Finance Committee In House on 06/04/2009
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-196]
This act is intended to address the alarming increase in the number of robberies of delivery and service employees. This act makes it a robbery of the most serious degree (Robbery in the First Degree: 3-25 years in prison) to lure or entice a person lawfully performing the duties his or her employment to a location for the purpose committing a robbery against such person.
HB-196: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 5 On Its Merits on 01/20/2010
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses, Animals, And Penalties. [HB-2]
This bill increases the penalties for animal fighting, baiting, and attendance from a class F felony to a class E felony, and increases the penalties for being present where an exhibition of fighting and/or baiting is being prepared and knowing that the exhibition is about to take place from a class G felony to a class F felony. This bill also expands the penalty provisions to allow a court to order persons convicted under 1326 to attend mandatory counseling and/or psychological treatment, and to pay the costs of treatment and/or counseling.
HB-2: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses, Animals, And Penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 05/18/2010
An Act To Amend Chapter 60, Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Beverage Containers [HB-201]
This act repeals the “bottle bill”, Subchapter III, Chapter 60 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code, in its entirety, effective September 1, 2010. The Act further requires that distributors provide dealers with notice of the effective date of the repeal and a public notice to be posted in retail locations from January 1, 2010, through September 30, 2010. The public notice shall inform consumers of the effective date of the repeal and the phone number and website of the respective county’s public works department and the phone number and website of the
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HB-201: An Act To Amend Chapter 60, Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Beverage Containers
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Vetoed By Governor on 07/21/2009
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund. [HB-207]
This bill specifies that funds from the Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund shall be used for the additional limited purpose of constructing a memorial consistent with and in furtherance of House Joint Resolution No. 3 of the 145th General Assembly. It further specifies that the provisions of this act shall sunset 2 years after enactment of said section.
HB-207: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 07/22/2009
An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Business Licenses. [HB-213]
This Bill requires all Delaware-licensed businesses for which a business license is required to make such license information part of their advertising. The lack of such information would help prevent out-of-state and/or unlicensed businesses from operating in Delaware and assist in identifying businesses that have not complied with the State licensing requirement.
HB-213: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Business Licenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance/commerce Committee In House on 06/09/2009
An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Public Assistance Code. [HB-219]
This Act makes chiropractic manipulation of the spine to correct subluxation eligible for reimbursement under the State’s public assistance code. Such treatment has been eligible for Medicare reimbursement since 1972 and, therefore, this act brings Delaware law into accord with the Medicare statutes and implementing regulations.
HB-219: An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Public Assistance Code.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 06/11/2009