Rep. Charles Potter

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District HD-001
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Possession Of Deadly Weapons. [HB-343]
Modeled after legislation passed in New Jersey on August 8, 2013, this legislation prohibits a person named on the federal terrorist watchlist from purchasing, owning, possessing or controlling a deadly weapon or ammunition for a firearm within the State.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Tabled In Committee on 04/25/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Registration Of Vehicles. [HB-345]
This bill increases the 1-time fee from $35 to $50 for Delawares environmental license plates in order to increase revenue to improve the capacity of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to fulfill their responsibilities to the protection and restoration of Delawares estuaries.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 05/24/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education. [HB-346]
This Act establishes the High Needs Educator Student Loan Payment Program. The Program allows qualified applicants to apply for a payment from the State to the applicants lending agency, to pay a portion of the applicants student loan debt. The purpose of the Program is to encourage Educators to work and remain working in certification areas in which Delaware has a shortage and to encourage Educators to work and remain working in Delawares hardest-to-staff Schools. The amount of the award shall be no less than $1000 and no more than $2000. This (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 09/05/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Provider Advisory Board. [HB-347]
This Act strengthens the role and responsibilities of the Provider Advisory Board in regard to the implementation and enforcement of The Delaware Child Care Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 347 - Passed In House By Voice Vote on 06/19/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Community Firearm Recovery Program. [HB-359]
This bill adds bump stocks and trigger crank devices to the list of firearms that may be safely removed from the community.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Marshall Introduced And Assigned To Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee In House on 03/28/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Falsification Of Business Records. [HB-369]
This Bill expands the offense of falsifying business records by including the act of altering or modifying and creating false medical records. Currently, no specific statute exists to prevent a person from falsely creating, altering, or modifying a medical record. Expanding the offense of falsifying business records to include medical records will be a useful tool for combating healthcare provider fraud, protecting patients, and assisting patients in ensuring the integrity of their medical records.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller Signed By Governor on 06/27/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Marijuana Act. [HB-374]
This bill adds glaucoma, chronic debilitating migraines, pediatric autism spectrum disorder, pediatric sensory processing disorder to the list of debilitating medical conditions which may qualify a person, upon certification by a physician, to be eligible for the use of medical marijuana in accordance with the terms of the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 08/28/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 9 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Realty Transfer Tax. [HB-380]
This bill allows first-time home buyers to pay their portion of the realty transfer tax at the rate that was in effect prior to the increase that took effect on August 1, 2017. The credit is calculated as 0.5% of the first $400,000 in home value, with a maximum allowable credit of $2,000. This legislation is retroactive for any first-time home buyer who entered into a transaction for the transfer of real estate on or after August 1, 2017. The seller in any transaction with a first-time buyer will still pay the current tax rate. The bill also removes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 08/28/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Rights. [HB-399]
This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide equal rights on the basis of sex. There is no Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. While Congress passed the Amendment in 1972, it was not ratified by the requisite number of states by the 1982 deadline. Delaware, however, was one of the first states to ratify the Amendment. About half of the states across the country have passed Equal Rights Amendments to their state constitutions in order to provide protection against discrimination based on sex. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Passed By House. Votes: 35 Yes 6 No on 06/07/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 14, 15, 18, 19, 29 And 31 Of The Delaware Code To Provide For The Reorganization Of State Government By Creating The Department Of Human Resources; Transferring Selected Divisions And Other Organizational Units From The Office Of Management And Budget And Department Of State To The Department Of Human Resources; Amending References To Superseded Agencies Or Officers; Aligning The Duties Of The Secretary Of Human Resources, The Director Of The Office Of Management And Budget, And The Secretary Of State; And To Provide For The Reorganization Of The Office Of The Commission On Women By Creating The Office Of Womens Advancement And Advocacy Within The Department Of Human Resources. [HB-4]
This legislation amends the Delaware Code to establish the Department of Human Resources by transferring various divisions and other organizational units from the Office of Management and Budget to the newly established Department of Human Resources. The powers and duties of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources are aligned to reflect the transfers of the divisions and other organizational units of the newly established Department of Human Resources. Various sections of the Delaware (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry Signed By Governor on 07/16/2017

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