Rep. Stephen Smyk

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District HD-020
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 29

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Tenant's Remedies Relating To The Rental Unit. [HB-296]
This bill increases the amount that a tenant may deduct from rent in order to have necessary work done on the rental premises if the landlord fails to repair or maintain the premises after proper notice. The original amount of $200 was selected at the time that the Landlord Tenant Code was drafted in 1996. The amended amount of $400 reflects inflation of rent and cost of repairs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Housing & Community Affairs Committee In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

Establishing The Gun Violence Prevention Task Force To Study And Make Findings And Recommendations Regarding Whether Delaware Should Become The Point Of Contact To Conduct Background Checks For Firearms Transfers. [HCR-77]
This Act creates the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations regarding whether Delaware should become the point of contact to conduct background checks for firearms transfers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules And Regulations Relating To Certain Buildings Single Room Lease. [HB-293]
This bill requires a landlord to provide 15 days notice to a single room tenant prior to the termination of a rental agreement for any reason other than a material violation. This notice provision ensures that the tenant has time to find suitable housing prior to the termination of their current lease, while still permitting a landlord to quickly remove a tenant renting a single room within a house.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Housing & Community Affairs Committee In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pedestrian Solicitation. [HB-294]
Most commonly, persons accused of subsection (a) of this section panhandling are homeless. Transferring such matters to the Court of Common Pleas allows persons so accused increased access to social services not available to them at the Justice of the Peace Court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 294 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 03/12/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Arrest For Violation - Liquified Petroleum Gas Container. [HB-292]
This amendment repeals Title 16 § 7204 in its entirety. This particular section prescribes a practice that is typically unused and handled through a traditional warrant process by charging a previous section of this chapter brought by a law enforcement officer. Additionally, the act of recovering a container possessed by someone other than the owner is more appropriately handled through the civil replevin process.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Equipment Violations. [HB-295]
This bill would allow a court of competent jurisdiction to dismiss minor equipment violations upon a showing that repair(s) have been made. The sections include inoperative horn, missing rear-view mirror, improper window tint, and inoperable headlights, taillights, turn signal lights, and lighting on a motorcycle.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 01/30/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Viii, § 6 Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Limitations On Appropriations. [HB-155]
This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment reflecting the recommendations of the Advisory Panel to the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) on Potential Fiscal Controls and Budget Smoothing Mechanisms established as per House Joint Resolution 8 of the 149th General Assembly (Panel). This Act would build upon the States existing appropriation limit methodology by moving the Budget Reserve Account into a newly defined Budget Stabilization Fund, defining rules for deposits to and withdrawals from said Budget Stabilization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 05/14/2019

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Egregious Crimes Accountability Act. [HB-299]
This act will be known as the Egregious Crimes Accountability Act. This Act revises Delaware's death penalty statute to ensure its compliance with the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United State Supreme Court in Hurst v. Florida, and by the Delaware Supreme Court in Rauf v. State. In accord with those cases, this Act will require that before a death sentence can be imposed, a jury (unless the Defendant waives their right to one) must first determine unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt:

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 03/12/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Cigar Lounges Under The Clean Indoor Air Act. [HB-304]
This Act amends the Clean Indoor Air Act to allow cigar lounges. No one under the age of 21 years may enter a cigar lounge and a cigar lounge may not share indoor common space with other businesses unless there is a separate ventilation system that does not allow smoke from the cigar lounge to enter the nonsmoking spaces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Introduced And Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 03/12/2020

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Delaware 150th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Parental Rights. [HB-145]
This act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that protects parental rights.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray Introduced And Assigned To Administration Committee In House on 05/06/2019

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