An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Earned Income Tax Credit. [HB-113]
This bill changes the earned income tax credit from nonrefundable to refundable. This bill creates a table for the percentage of earned income credit for tax years 2018 and after. Currently, if spouses file a joint federal return but separate State returns, only the spouse with the higher taxes due can use the State earned income tax credit. This bill eliminates that limitation starting with tax year 2018 and provides that the credit shall be divided equally between such spouses.
HB-113: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Earned Income Tax Credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Amendment Sa 1 To Hb 113 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 Yes on 07/01/2018
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure. [HB-140]
This non-punitive, public-health oriented bill seeks to codify certain sections of the federal law known as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), as amended by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), that requires states to have policies and procedures in place to address the needs of infants born with and identified as being affected by substance abuse, withdrawal symptoms, or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, including a requirement that healthcare providers involved in the delivery or care of such infant notify the
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HB-140: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Signed By Governor on 06/07/2018
An Act To Amend Chapter 37 Of Title 24 Relating To Speech/language Pathologists, Audiologists And Hearing Aid Dispensers. [HB-171]
This Bill amends the Board composition to provide that a slot may be filled by an audiologist or by a hearing aid dispenser which shall address the challenge in locating a hearing aid dispenser to serve on the Board. Further, this Bill adds a definition for the practice of hearing aid dispensing to set forth the appropriate scope of practice for hearing aid dispensers, based on their training and qualifications, in the interest of public protection. This Bill also strikes references to audiology and speech pathology aides because the Board does
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HB-171: An Act To Amend Chapter 37 Of Title 24 Relating To Speech/language Pathologists, Audiologists And Hearing Aid Dispensers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Stricken In House on 04/24/2018
An Act To Amend Title 11 Relating To Illegal Purchases Of Firearms. [HB-174]
This Act raises the first offense of purchasing or obtaining a firearm for someone not legally qualified to own, possess or purchase one from a Class F to a Class E Felony. This change is to deter such "straw purchases" by making jail time more likely for the offender, and consequently, to reduce the number of people who cannot legally possess firearms but obtain them in this manner.
HB-174: An Act To Amend Title 11 Relating To Illegal Purchases Of Firearms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 04/18/2018
An Act To Amend Title 6, Title 8, And Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Various Fees And Taxes Charged By The Secretary Of State. [HB-175]
This Act alters various fees assessed by the Delaware Secretary of State. The Act provides that most changes to the fees and taxes assessed will take effect on August 1, 2017; however increases to the maximum franchise tax and the late penalty for the filing of an annual franchise tax report shall take effect for the tax year beginning January 1, 2017, and the increase of the assumed par value multiplier for calculation of the corporate franchise tax and the authorized shares multiplier for corporations with greater than 10,000 authorized shares
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HB-175: An Act To Amend Title 6, Title 8, And Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Various Fees And Taxes Charged By The Secretary Of State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/02/2017
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An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Habitual Criminals. [HB-18]
This bill clarifies the General Assemblys intent last session in amending the states habitual offender law, specifically (a) that the changes made by the General Assembly were intended to affect minimum mandatory sentences, not sentences where judges had already exercised complete discretion, (b) that the changes were not designed to reduce minimum mandatory sentences associated in the Delaware Code with specific crimes (e.g. illegal gun possession), and (c) allows the sentencing judge to impose probation after the minimum mandatory sentence required
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HB-18: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Habitual Criminals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nicole Poore
Signed By Governor on 04/13/2017