An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Meningitis Prevention. [SB-223]
Meningococcal disease is an easily transmitted and potentially fatal bacterial infection. In accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control, this Act updates Delaware’s goal of preventing meningococcal disease by requiring that students who wish to enroll in a post-secondary educational institutions with campus housing receive vaccination against meningococcal disease. This Act authorizes students to request exemption from the vaccination requirement, and authorizes
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SB-223: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Meningitis Prevention.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
Signed By Governor on 07/19/2016
An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Jeffrey Davis Aboveground Storage Tank Act. [SB-233]
This Act clarifies the definitions of “in-service” and “out-of-service” aboveground storage tanks, It also adds a definition for “an imminent threat of a release” that is consistent with the definition found in 7 Del. Code Chapter 91, the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act. The Act also adds a definition for an “Indicated Release” which will be further clarified through regulation and is consistent with how the term is currently used in the underground storage tank regulations. The Act also authorizes the Department to intervene when the owner or operator
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SB-233: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Jeffrey Davis Aboveground Storage Tank Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 07/13/2016
An Act To Amend Chapter 91, Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act. [SB-236]
Section 1 amends the definition of ‘Brownfield’ by eliminating the use of the phrase “any vacant, abandoned or underutilized real property” and substituting the phrase “real property, the expansion, or redevelopment or reuse” so that the designation of the property as a Brownfield is focused on the remediation of environmental contamination and not the status of the property’s use. Section 2 permits the issuance of a certificate of completion of remedy by the Department as well as allowing any other party that has entered into a settlement agreement
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SB-236: An Act To Amend Chapter 91, Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 08/03/2016
An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Elections. [SB-242]
This Act eliminates the financial bar to voter registration and makes technical changes to bring the chapter into conformity with 2, article V of the Constitution of this State, which no longer requires a 5 year waiting period before a person convicted of a non-disqualifying felony may register to vote. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the guidelines of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
SB-242: An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 07/13/2016
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iv Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Appointment Of Judges. [SB-275]
This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional amendment to lengthen the time period during which the Governor must appoint a judicial officer following the occurrence of a vacancy, thereby giving the Governor and State Senate more flexibility in the consideration of vacancies occurring when the State Senate is not in session while preserving the Delaware tradition of quickly filling judicial vacancies.From 1897 until 1983, the Delaware Constitution provided that the Governor shall submit his or her appointment to fill a vacancy to a constitutional
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SB-275: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iv Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Appointment Of Judges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Passed By House Of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 4 Absent 0 Vacant on 07/01/2016
SB-287: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And A Prohibition On The Sale Of Firarms To Persons Who Pose A Terrorism Threat.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Stricken on 06/25/2016
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SB-289: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And A Prohibition On The Sale Of Firearms To Persons Who Pose A Terrorism Threat.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell
Laid On Table In Senate on 06/22/2016
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An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform State Aeronautics Law. [SB-41]
This Act gives State law enforcement agencies the ability to prosecute those who aim the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft. This Act supplements Federal prosecution efforts focused on deaths or injuries caused by use of laser pointers by enacting a state law prohibiting aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft that does not result in death or injury.
SB-41: An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform State Aeronautics Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Enact W/o Sign By Governor on 06/30/2015