Rep. Stephen Smyk

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District HD-020
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 29

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Town Of Milton Relating To Taxes. [HB-409]
This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Milton to place a “hard” cap of $1.75 million on the amount of real property taxes that the Town can levy and collect. Currently, the Charter provides a “soft” cap of 0.5% of the total assessed value within the corporate limits, which calculates to about $2 million presently.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ernesto Lopez Signed By Governor on 08/03/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prohibitions Regarding Human Fetal Tissue. [HB-413]
This bill prohibits the purchase, acquisition, receipt, or transfer of any human fetal tissue or the solicitation of such fetal tissue for certain purposes. Federal law 42 U.S.C.A. 289g-2 prohibits such actions if they affect interstate commerce and has similar penalties. A violation shall be a class C felony.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Health & Human Development Committee In House on 06/08/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. [HB-414]
This Bill is designed to clarify certain issues that have arisen in the administration of 354(i) and (j) of Delaware’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act (“REPSA”), which were added to REPSA in 2010. The Bill resolves those issues and makes clear the intent of the Delaware General Assembly that purchases shall be frozen if the statutory thresholds are reached, and that any such freeze shall be lifted if the cost of the compliance with the REPSA can reasonably be expected to be under the statutory thresholds. The Bill also clarifies the items (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Introduced And Assigned To Energy Committee In House on 06/09/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sanitary Controls. [HB-415]
This bill provides the Department of Health and Social Services with authority to provide for and regulate the sanitary control of massage parlors and centers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Reported Out Of Committee (health & Human Development) In House With 8 On Its Merits on 06/22/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Buyer Property Protection Act. [HB-419]
This bill allows the Delaware Real Estate Commission to develop a new form of Seller’s Disclosure for the sale of vacant land being sold without a house, but being marketed as appropriate for the construction of a dwelling for 1-4 families.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 07/13/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Protection Of Law Enforcement And Judicial Officers. [HB-431]
The General Assembly finds that the publication of the private contact information of certain law enforcement and judicial officers on the Internet unnecessarily endangers such individuals. This Bill is intended to provide law enforcement or judicial officers with the ability to demand that their residential addresses and other contact information be removed from the Internet and otherwise kept in a private manner. This Bill further provides for criminal enforcement of these protections and creates a private civil cause of action designed to enjoin (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 06/15/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Town Of Elsmere. [HB-432]
This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Elsmere. Section 1 removes a cap on the amount of indebtedness the Town may incur to meet “current expenses.” Section 2 places a cap on the power to borrow money for municipal repair and improvements at $20 million rather than the previous cap of 4 % of aggregate assessed real property value, and removes other language regarding the form and substance of revenue bonds. Section 3 eliminates the requirement for a referendum for raising money, and the requirements of two-thirds affirmative vote for a bond (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Mitchell Necessary Rules Are Suspended In Senate on 06/30/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Scrap Processors. [HB-441]
This Act requires scrap metal processors to upload the VIN into the NMVTIS by the end of the next business day and to have the vehicle cleared by the State Police auto theft technician before scrapping, dismantling, or altering the vehicle. This Act also removes the requirement that a salvage dealer or junk dealer certify to DelDOT within 30 days of buying a totaled vehicle for scrap.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 07/21/2016

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fantasy Contests. [HB-444]
An estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, whether it’s a football or baseball league with their friends and family, or more recently, a daily or weekly contest against players from across the country. This legislation confirms that those contests are “games of skill” and, therefore, not a form of illegal gambling under Delaware law. It also requires operators to apply for a license and comply with some of the strictest consumer protection safeguards in the nation. Finally, the legislation subjects operators (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Reported Out Of Committee (gaming & Parimutuels) In House With 7 On Its Merits on 06/29/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To Article Iv, 11 Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Certification Of Questions Of Law To The Supreme Court. [HB-48]
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would expand the list of entities that may certify questions of law to the Delaware Supreme Court to include the highest appellate court of any foreign country and any foreign governmental agency that regulates the issuance or trading of securities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 21 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 0 Absent 0 Vacant on 05/14/2015

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