An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Limitations On Noneconomic Damages For Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Occurring At Special Events. [SB-14]
This Act is intended to promote the development of Special Events hosted by non-profit organizations not more often than once per calendar year by placing a liability cap on noneconomic damages [like pain and suffering] awarded for personal injury or wrongful death. There is no limitation on economic damages [like lost wages and medical bills], nor is there any limitation where gross negligence or intentional actions cause the damages, nor does it limit punitive damages. The cap on noneconomic damages begins at $1,000,000 and increases each calendar
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SB-14: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Limitations On Noneconomic Damages For Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Occurring At Special Events.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Stricken on 04/12/2016
You have voted SB-14: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Limitations On Noneconomic Damages For Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Occurring At Special Events..
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Viii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Transportation Trust Fund. [SB-166]
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that will limit the ability of the State to appropriate Transportation Trust Fund moneys to a purpose other than (1) capital expenditures on the public transportation system, including the road system, grants and allocations for investments in transportation, the transit system, and the support systems for public transportation; (2) payment of the interest and principal on all bonds issued before or after the effective date of this Act and secured by moneys in the Transportation Trust Fund;
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SB-166: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Viii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Transportation Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Enact W/o Sign By Governor on 07/15/2015
An Act Restricting The Use Of The Transportation Trust Fund. [SB-167]
This Act limits the ability of the 148th General Assembly to appropriate Transportation Trust Fund moneys to a purpose other than (1) capital expenditures on the public transportation system, including the road system, grants and allocations for investments in transportation, the transit system, and the support systems for public transportation; (2) payment of the interest and principal on all bonds issued before or after the effective date of this Act and secured by moneys in the Transportation Trust Fund; and (3) other transportation-related purposes,
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SB-167: An Act Restricting The Use Of The Transportation Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/15/2015
An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 29 Of The Delaware Code With Respect To Drug Overdose Fatalities. [SB-174]
This legislation creates a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission, similar to commissions that the state has in place to review child deaths and the deaths of domestic violence victims. The purpose of the Commission is to examine the facts and circumstances of deaths resulting from prescription opioid, fentanyl and heroin overdoses and make recommendations to the state based on those examinations as to how to prevent future overdose deaths.
SB-174: An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 29 Of The Delaware Code With Respect To Drug Overdose Fatalities.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Signed By Governor on 04/21/2016
SB-177: An Act To Amend Sections 201(c), 201(d) And 706(d) Of Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Jurisdiction And Powers Of The Public Service Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 04/20/2016
You have voted SB-177: An Act To Amend Sections 201(c), 201(d) And 706(d) Of Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Jurisdiction And Powers Of The Public Service Commission..