Rep. John Viola

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District HD-026
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 1

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Equal Accommodations. [HB-354]
This Act makes the Delaware equal accommodation law internally consistent, correctly organized, and aligned with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 09/17/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Violent Felonies. [HB-361]
This Act removes § 617 Criminal Youth Gangs from the list of felonies designated as violent felonies and adds § 616 Gang Participation so that age is less of a factor in determining whether a violent felony was committed. In addition, this Act makes § 1103A Child Abuse in the Second Degree a violent felony. Further, this Act makes technical corrections by updating the violent felonies list to reflect § 1103B Child Abuse in the First Degree, which was formerly known as § 615 Assault by Abuse.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Assigned To Judicial & Community Affairs Committee In Senate on 05/03/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Green Alert Program For Certain Missing Persons. [HB-368]
This Act creates the Green Alert Program to aid in locating missing members of the armed forces, including veterans, who have a physical or mental health condition that is related to their service. This Act is modeled after Delawares existing Gold Alert and Blue Alert Programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 08/29/2018

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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 Title 11 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health And Safety. [HB-376]
This Act replaces House Bill No. 285 and, in so doing, removes provisions of House Bill No. 285 related to creating an order of relinquishment process for removing firearms or ammunition from an individual subject to a report from a mental health provider under § 5402 of Title 16 as these provisions are now exclusively contained in House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 302.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Amendment Ha 1 To Hb 376 - Introduced And Placed With Bill on 05/01/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Taxes. [HB-377]
This bill permits a County government to impose and collect a lodging tax of no more than 3 percent on hotel, motel, and tourist home rooms located in the unincorporated areas of the County.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 06/14/2018

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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 To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Veterans Trust Fund. [HB-381]
This Act corrects the language regarding veterans who received a general discharge under honorable conditions to be consistent with federal law and makes the surviving spouses of eligible veterans eligible for assistance from the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Introduced And Assigned To Veterans Affairs Committee In House on 04/24/2018

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Rename The Delaware Department Of Transportation Welcome Center On Interstate 95 Located At 530 Jfk Memorial Highway Newark, De 19702 In Honor Of The Bidens. [HB-382]
This Act has the effect of renaming the Delaware Department of Transportation Welcome Center on Interstate 95 at 530 JFK Memorial Highway, Newark, Delaware as the "Biden Welcome Center" in honor of the Biden family. This gesture is made because of the exemplary service to the State of Delaware the Bidens have provided, and because of their lifelong promotion of this State.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melanie Smith Signed By Governor on 09/17/2018

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