An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets And Digital Accounts. [HB-345]
Recognizing that an increasing percentage of people's lives are being conducted online and that this has posed challenges after a person dies or becomes incapacitated, this Act specifically authorizes fiduciaries to access and control the digital assets and digital accounts of an incapacitated person, principal under a personal power of attorney, decedents or settlors, and beneficiaries of trusts. The Act should be construed liberally to allow such access and control, especially when expressly provided for in a written instrument. Section 1 creates
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HB-345: An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets And Digital Accounts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith
Signed By Governor on 08/12/2014
You have voted HB-36: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession And Purchase Of Deadly Weapons By Persons Prohibited..
An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Care. [HB-366]
This bill allows a licensee or a potential licensee of Child Care to appeal a decision by the Secretary of DSCYF to revoke, suspend or deny their application for a license. This appeal would go to Superior Court on the record and pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. Currently, there is no direct appeal right to Superior Court for a licensee or potential licensee. The bill also makes minor changes to the administrative hearings, to bring them into compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act. Finally, the bill codifies the process
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HB-366: An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Signed By Governor on 07/21/2014
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession Of A Firearm During The Commission Of A Felony. [HB-37]
Currently 1447A punishes the possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony but does not differentiate between persons having a firearm in their possession and persons who use the firearm during the commission of a crime. This Act makes this distinction and provides enhanced penalties for those displaying and discharging a firearm, and causing serious physical injury to a non-participant during the commission of a crime. This Act further, like the current statute, provides enhanced penalties for those who have twice before been convicted
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HB-37: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession Of A Firearm During The Commission Of A Felony.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Reported Out Of Committee (appropriations) In House With 4 On Its Merits on 04/01/2014
You have voted HB-37: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession Of A Firearm During The Commission Of A Felony..
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Line-of-duty Death Benefits. [HB-372]
This Bill expands line of duty death benefits to include individuals who die from a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture within 24 hours of on duty strenuous physical activity. This Bill further removes the statute of limitations on submitting a claim for benefits. The Act shall be applied retroactively to include all claims for benefits for a death occurring on or after July 1, 2005. This Act shall be known as the Delaware Hometown Heroes Act.
HB-372: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Line-of-duty Death Benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten
Signed By Governor on 09/24/2014
An Act To Amend Titles 18 And 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Workers' Compensation Insurance. [HB-373]
This Act makes substantial changes to Titles 18 and 19 of the Delaware Code designed to control the level of workers’ compensation premiums in Delaware. The most significant changes are (a) a 33% reduction in medical costs to the workers’ compensation system, phased in over a period of three years; (b) absolute caps, expressed as a percentage of Medicare per-procedure reimbursements, on all workers’ compensation medical procedures beginning on January 1, 2017; and (c) increased independence for the Ratepayer Advocate who represents ratepayers during
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HB-373: An Act To Amend Titles 18 And 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Workers' Compensation Insurance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/15/2014
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Jockeys Health And Welfare Benefit Board. [HB-38]
This bill changes the membership of the Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit Board to include, among the six-member board, one active Delaware jockey and one retired Delaware jockey participating in the benefit program rather than two active Delaware jockeys. The Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit Board administers the Delaware Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit fund that provides health and other welfare benefits for active, disabled, and retired jockeys.
HB-38: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Jockeys Health And Welfare Benefit Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/24/2013
An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Industrial Hemp. [HB-385]
Section 7606 of the federal Farm Bill exempts the growth and cultivation of industrial hemp for research purposes from the provisions of the federal Controlled Substances Act, the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, Chapter 81 of Title 41 of the United States Code, and any other Federal law so long as such growth and cultivation is also permitted under state law. This Bill authorizes the growth and cultivation of industrial hemp by the Department of Agriculture and higher education institutions for research purposes in the State of Delaware.
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HB-385: An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Industrial Hemp.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/29/2014
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Treatment Of Drug Overdose. [HB-388]
This bill would allow peace officers who have completed a DHSS approved training course to receive, carry, and administer the drug naloxone. Naloxone is a prescription drug which, when administered to a person undergoing an opioid related overdose, can have the effect of counteracting the effects of the overdose. Immunity is provided to officers who administer naloxone in good faith.
HB-388: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Treatment Of Drug Overdose.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Kowalko
Signed By Governor on 08/04/2014