Rep. Bryon Short

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District HD-007
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code For Purposes Of Regulating Discount Medical Plans. [SB-228]
This Act establishes a regulatory system for medical discount plans, i.e. plans sold to individuals which offer them a discount on medical services with certain health care providers. The emergence of medical discount plans in Delaware has created confusion, as they are often mistaken for health insurance, and this legislation seeks to ensure that medical discount plans are not misrepresented as insurance. This legislation also provides a specific set of rules that entities selling medical discount plans must follow in order to protect consumers, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 08/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes Against Children And Specific Offenses. [SB-229]
This Act implements one of the recommendations made in the Final Report of the Independent Review of the Earl Brian Bradley Case which was commissioned by the Governor and was issued on May 10, 2010. The Act clarifies who is in a “position of trust, authority or supervision over a child” and may therefore be subject to the enhanced penalties associated with the crimes defining sexual abuse of children. This Act also consolidates those provisions of the present criminal code concerning rape and unlawful sexual conduct that contain “position of trust” (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Health Information Network. [SB-231]
This legislation provides a more permanent governance structure for the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN), by removing the DHIN from the organizational structure of the Delaware Healthcare Commission and by moving toward a more traditional public/private corporation model of governance. The bill also imposes greater accountability and transparency with annual detailed reports to the Governor and the General Assembly, including annual certified audits and a detailed business/sustainability plan. The bill provides for a balanced board, with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/12/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Notices Of Cancellation And Non-renewal Of Contracts For Insurance. [SB-237]
This Act details requirements relative to notification and proof of service of cancellations and non-renewals of all insurance contracts and annuity contracts within the jurisdiction of the Department of Insurance other than reinsurance and wet marine and transportation insurance.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Insurance Committee In Senate on 05/04/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Delaware Transit Corporation. [SB-242]
This Bill will require DART to publish all route, schedule and fare information for public transit routes on a website maintained by the Corporation to be available for download by the public and third parties at no charge.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Signed By Governor on 07/12/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Commerce And Trade. [SB-26]
Sections 1 and 2 provide an alternative form for a UCC Financing Statement Amendment and the Addendum therefore. Section 3 provides that this Act shall become effective August 1, 2009.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 05/19/2009

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Net Energy Metering. [SB-267]
This bill will further strengthen net energy metering provisions by providing customers the opportunity to aggregate individual meters for the purpose of allocating net metering credits to electricity accounts other than the account that hosts an energy generating facility. The bill also provides community choice aggregation provisions for community-owned energy generating facilities that are established by a group of customers. Recognizing that not all customers own properties that are favorable for energy generating facilities, the community-owned (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/28/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animals Held In Shelter. [SB-280]
This bill establishes health, adoption, and record keeping requirements for animal shelters operating in Delaware and updates the euthanasia provisions applying to shelters. Author: Senator Blevins

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/23/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Trusts. [SB-282]
Many wills and trusts contain formula clauses allocating shares of a decedent’s estate or trust estate based on Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to federal estate tax exemptions and generation-skipping transfer tax exemptions. The federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax are repealed for calendar year 2010 but, under current law, will be reinstated in calendar year 2011. The bill is intended to create a presumption that if a decedent’s formula clause had different beneficiaries of the different shares of his estate or trust (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 07/12/2010

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Delaware 145th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Freedom Of Information. [SB-283]
This Act requires the Attorney General to screen challenges to public record request denials, if a state agency is involved. All such alleged violations must first be reviewed by the Chief Deputy. If the Chief Deputy determines that an agency should have produced the requested records, the Attorney General’s Office may not represent the agency in any further legal action if that agency fails to comply with the Chief Deputy’s decision. The Bill also permits a litigant, after requesting a decision by the Attorney General, to appeal the matter to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/15/2010

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