An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Banks And Other Financial Institutions. [SB-145]
This Act provides technical amendments to the State Banking Code. Sections 1 through 7, 9 and 10 clarify the State Bank Commissioner's authority to examine financial institutions for compliance or noncompliance with statutes or regulations of this State and the United States, and to revoke a license for any violation thereof. Section 8 clarifies that licenses issued under Chapter 32 ("Transportation of Money and Valuables") of Title 5 are not transferable or assignable, the same as with all other licenses issued by the Commissioner.
SB-145: An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Banks And Other Financial Institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bryon Short
Signed By Governor on 07/08/2009
An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Trusts. [SB-155]
Revised Section 924(a)(1) is intended to expand the scope of beneficiaries permitted under a so-called “Totten Trust” to include non-profit organizations qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is expected that the expansion will offer additional estate planning alternatives that could benefit the non-profit community and will align Delaware law with FDIC insurance regulations, including the types of beneficiaries now permitted on Totten Trust accounts for purposes of FDIC insurance coverage. Author: Senator DeLuca
SB-155: An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Trusts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bryon Short
Signed By Governor on 07/10/2009
An Act To Amend Chapter 33, Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unemployment Compensation. [SB-156]
The Extended Benefits (EB) program is a permanent program required by federal law, started in 1970, that provides weeks of extended unemployment benefits to states experiencing high levels of unemployment, as defined by certain unemployment rate “triggers”. The state “triggers” on to 13 weeks of EB if the state’s IUR (insured unemployment rate) exceeds 5.0% and is 120.0% higher than it was during the same period in both of the prior two calendar years. The EB program is paid 100.0% from the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund for week 1 of
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SB-156: An Act To Amend Chapter 33, Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unemployment Compensation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Marshall
Passed By House Of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 3 Absent 0 Vacant on 06/24/2009
An Act To Amend Chapters 69 And 80 Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Energy Performance Contracting Act And The Delaware Energy Act, Respectively. [SB-189]
This Act amends Section 8059 of Title 29, which created Delaware’s Sustainable Energy Utility (“SEU”). The SEU is serving as a national model and has placed Delaware at the forefront of sustainable/green energy initiatives. The SEU intends to partner with the State, state agencies, local governments, and school districts to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and create other green energy initiatives that are designed to save the State, state agencies, local governments, and school districts substantial sums on energy costs, and also create
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SB-189: An Act To Amend Chapters 69 And 80 Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Energy Performance Contracting Act And The Delaware Energy Act, Respectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Signed By Governor on 02/01/2010
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An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-193]
The current law does not allow LED lights to be used on Delaware school buses. LED lighting is brighter and requires less maintenance than other light sources. This Bill brings Delaware law into alignment with Delaware’s Department of Education Regulation 1103 for school buses.
SB-193: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 06/01/2010
An Act To Amend Titles 29 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Economic Development Incentives. [SB-194]
Section 1 of this Act establishes the Job Incentive Fund, which is designed to provide grants to firms that expand and diversify the most vital components of Delaware’s economy. Section 2 of this Act provides a multi-year funding source for the grants by earmarking Abandoned Property revenues. Section 3 of this Act sunsets the State’s current employment and investment tax incentives.
SB-194: An Act To Amend Titles 29 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Economic Development Incentives.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Marshall
Stricken on 06/10/2010
An Act To Amend Title 16 Chapter 99 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Health Information Network. [SB-201]
This Bill enacts the recommendations of the Board of Directors of the nationally recognized Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) for a permanent governance structure as it transitions from its developmental phase to its operational phase. The recommendations were developed by a formal committee of the DHIN Board that had virtually all stakeholders in Delaware medical services represented, including patient advocates. The committee was itself an extension of several years of careful consideration and debate by those same stakeholders. The legislation
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SB-201: An Act To Amend Title 16 Chapter 99 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Health Information Network.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Assigned To Public Safety Committee In Senate on 01/26/2010
An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Variable Rates For Revolving Credit Plans. [SB-216]
This Act provides a clarifying amendment to 944 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code, and does not change the meaning of the existing statute. The Act clarifies that a schedule or formula providing for a maximum rate of interest under a revolving credit plan does not preclude a bank or licensed lender regulated by the State Bank Commissioner from charging or reserving the right to charge, by discretion or otherwise, a rate lower than any maximum rate provided for in any schedule or formula. The clarification is prompted by a conflict in recent court
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SB-216: An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Variable Rates For Revolving Credit Plans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 06/10/2010
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance. [SB-223]
Title 18 of the Delaware Code requires that an affidavit of merit be filed under seal when a lawsuit alleging medical malpractice is filed. This affidavit by plaintiff's expert witness is an opinion that the defendant has breached the applicable minimum standard of care and that this breach caused injury to the plaintiff. This amendment removes an existing ambiguity regarding necessary qualifications of an expert who provides this affidavit in cases where the defendant is a health care provider other than a medical doctor, e.g. a hospital or other
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SB-223: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Reported Out Of Committee (economic Development/banking/insurance/commerce) In House With 6 On Its Merits on 06/23/2010