An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Agricultural Leases. [HB-243]
Currently possession actions involving rental of residential or commercial property fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Justice of the Peace Court. There is no clear statement of jurisdiction for agricultural leases, though the possession issues are similar. This legislation provides that the Justice of the Peace Court has exclusive jurisdiction over agricultural lease matters and requires that service of process for any such action shall be provided by either personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested.
HB-243: An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Agricultural Leases.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 06/18/2014
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Access To Private Bathrooms. [HB-245]
This bill would require retail establishments to allow access to an employee bathroom for customers with Crohn’s disease, colitis, or other condition or device requiring immediate access to a restroom facility. A customer wishing access must have written documentation of the eligible medical condition from a medical professional or an identification card issued by a health organization or health department. The bill provides immunity from civil liability for any non-negligent injury occurring in a non-public area due to a customer request to use
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HB-245: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Access To Private Bathrooms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Hs 1 For Hb 245 - Amendment Ha 1 - Passed In House By Voice Vote on 07/01/2014
An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Commerce And Trade. [HB-248]
This bill amends the Delaware Code concerning commerce and trade by during a declared state of emergency and shortly thereafter prohibiting the unjustified overpricing of gasoline which is essential to the promotion of the general health, safety and welfare. Specifically, an increase of over 10% beyond the pre-emergency price shall be prohibited as excessive.
HB-248: An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Commerce And Trade.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance/commerce Committee In House on 03/13/2014
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Pertaining To Guardianship Of A Child. [HB-251]
This bill re-organizes and makes changes to Chapter 23 to be more reader-friendly and to clarify certain provisions regarding guardianship and permanent guardianship. It clarifies the circumstances under which a parent may not consent to guardianship, as well as the circumstances under which a guardianship may be rescinded interpreting the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision in Tourison v. Pepper, 51 A.3d 470 (Del. 2012). It also clarifies the standard under which the Family Court must determine competing guardianship petitions. The bill also makes
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HB-251: An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Pertaining To Guardianship Of A Child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 06/10/2014
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Offenses Of Sexual Solicitation Of A Child And Promoting Sexual Solicitation Of A Child. [HB-256]
This Act will make changes to Delaware’s law prohibiting Sexual Solicitation of a Child to ensure the safety of Delaware’s children from sexual predators, including the persons that promote sexual solicitation of a child and the persons that solicit children. This Act specifies that a person commits the offense of Sexual Solicitation of a Child or Promoting Sexual Solicitation of a Child through any method of electronic communications, in addition to other forms of communication. Further, for the offense of Sexual Solicitation of a Child, the Act
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HB-256: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Offenses Of Sexual Solicitation Of A Child And Promoting Sexual Solicitation Of A Child.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 06/24/2014
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An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Holding Company System Registration. [HB-257]
This bill amends Title 18, Chapter 50, Insurance Holding Company System Registration. The language is substantially similar to the recently amended language within the NAIC Model Law – Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act. The primary changes in the bill are (1) that an annual enterprise risk filing requirement is added that will identify the material risks within the insurance holding company system that could pose enterprise risk to the insurer; (2) a filing is added when any controlling person of a domestic insurer seeks to divest
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HB-257: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Holding Company System Registration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller
Signed By Governor on 08/05/2014