Sen. William Paradee

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District SD-017
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 44

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Resisting Arrest. [SB-179]
This Act is intended to clarify the offense of Resisting Arrest by making grammatical changes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 06/18/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30, Chapter 20 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit. [SB-184]
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Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Assigned To Judiciary Committee In Senate on 03/27/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Persons With Disabilities Employment Protections Act. [SB-185]
Delaware employment discrimination law applies to employers of 4 or more employees within the State for all protected classes (race; marital status; genetic information; color; age; religion; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; national origin) apart from disability. Only larger employers with 15 or more employees are subject to the State disability-based employment discrimination law. This bill removes the inconsistency by adopting the same definition of “employer” for all protected classes, including disability. Neighboring states have adopted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 07/31/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Campaign Contributions And Expenditures. [SB-187]
This bill provides a safe alternative for the return of prohibited campaign and suspected prohibited campaign contributions. This bill allows a reporting party to donate a prohibited or suspected prohibited contribution to a charitable organization listed in Subchapter IX, Chapter 11 of Title 30 of the Delaware Code.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 07/22/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 22, 29, 30, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Downtown Development Districts. [SB-191]
Healthy and vibrant downtowns are critical components of Delaware’s economic well-being and quality of life. The Downtown Development Districts Act is intended to leverage state resources to spur private investment in commercial business districts and surrounding neighborhoods; to improve the commercial vitality of our downtowns; and to increase the number of residents from all walks of life in downtowns and surrounding neighborhoods. This Act establishes “Downtown Development Districts,” a small number of areas in our cities, towns, and unincorporated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/05/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicle Safety- Responsibility. [SB-192]
This Bill respectfully responds and reacts to the well-reasoned decision in the matter State of Delaware Insurance Coverage Office v. Rabrinda Choudry and Debjani Choudry, C.A. No. N12A-08-003 RRC and codifies the longstanding position of the State of Delaware that it is a self-insurer within the scope of 21 Del. C. 2904. Specifically, this Bill is intended to restore the State’s participation in Insurance Commissioner’s Arbitrations with respect to certain of its subrogation actions as required by 29 Del. C. 2118(g)(3).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/06/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-195]
The purpose of this amendment is to allow injured persons of motor vehicle collisions to maximize their personal injury protection benefits by allowing injured persons to direct the way in which personal injury protection benefits are to be administered. The only exception to this is that properly submitted expenses for basic life support services, provided by a certified volunteer ambulance company, shall be paid regardless of any direction otherwise. This amendment is made in the spirit of Delaware court decisions such as Gray v. Allstate Ins. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Reported Out Of Committee (insurance) In Senate With 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable on 05/08/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Dangerous Dogs. [SB-196]
This bill restores language to the Delaware Code that was inadvertently repealed in 2010 when SB 240 and HB 419 were enacted concurrently. This bill adds cats to the list of domestic animals that are protected under the dangerous dog law. Cats are domestic animals and dogs that viciously attack a cat on the property of its owner or under the immediate control of its owner should be evaluated according to dangerous dog provisions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Reported Out Of Committee (health & Human Development) In House With 13 On Its Merits on 06/11/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Terroristic Threatening. [SB-200]
This bill increases the penalty for committing terroristic threatening that causes evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation from a class G felony to a class E felony.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 8 On Its Merits on 06/11/2014

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Delaware 147th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 3, 16, And 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Humane Killing Of Animals Held In Shelters, Animal Population Control Program And Spay/neuter Fund, Animal Welfare License Plates, And Authority Of The Department Of Agriculture. [SB-201]
This bill clarifies the roles and authority of the Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare and Delaware Department of Agriculture. The Office of Animal Welfare was established to consolidate and coordinate companion animal programs and address the treatment of companion animals in Delaware by reviewing and determining emerging issues needing attention for the protection of both animals and members of the public. This bill not only authorizes the Department of Health and Social Services to enforce existing shelter standards, the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/31/2014

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