Rep. Richard Collins

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District HD-041
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 19

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

Establishing The Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission To Conduct A Rapid, Intensive, And Comprehensive Examination Of Policies To Reduce Violent Crime In Delaware’s Largest City. [HJR-2]
Despite the good-faith efforts of city, county, state, and federal law enforcement and other officials, Wilmington’s violent crime rate remains unacceptably high. This Joint Resolution establishes the Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission to conduct a rapid, intensive, and comprehensive examination of public safety strategies in the City of Wilmington. The 9-member Commission will be co-chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the New Castle County Director of Public Safety, and staff assistance will (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 21 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 0 Absent 0 Vacant on 01/29/2015

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

Establishing The Delaware Efficiency And Cost Containment Committee (deccc). [HJR-3]
This Joint Resolution would establish the Delaware Efficiency and Cost Containment Committee (DECCC), which would be tasked with gathering, investigating, and recommending actions the General Assembly can consider to improve governmental effectiveness and restrain the growth of state spending. The committee shall issue its recommendations to state lawmakers by March 15, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Stricken on 01/28/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

Establishing A Task Force To Study And Make Findings Concerning Financial Literacy Education In Delaware Public Schools And Make Policy Recommendations To Increase The Financial Literacy Of Delaware Students. [HJR-4]
Many students in Delaware schools are failing to receive the education and training that is required to achieve the financial literacy required to be productive citizens. This joint resolution is designed to establish a task force to study and make findings concerning financial literacy education in Delaware. The task force will also make policy and program recommendations that will help increase the financial literacy of our students.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 02/01/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

A Resolution Observing First State Clean-up Week In Delaware And Encouraging Activities To Help Rid Our State Of Trash And Debris. [HR-13]
A Resolution Observing First State Clean-up Week In Delaware And Encouraging Activities To Help Rid Our State Of Trash And Debris.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray Introduced In House on 05/13/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

Recognizing May 2015 As Older Americans Month. [HR-9]
Recognizing May 2015 As Older Americans Month.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Introduced In House on 05/05/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Judicial Procedures. [SB-100]
This Act is modeled after American Laws for American Courts legislation that has passed in Tennessee, Louisiana, Arizona, Kansas, South Dakota, Alabama, and North Carolina. The Declaration of Independence announced the formation of a new country that would no longer find itself in the clutches of a foreign power. For more than two centuries, hundreds of thousands of men and women have given their lives to protect America’s sovereignty and freedom. America has unique values of liberty which do not exist in all foreign legal systems such as freedom (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Judiciary Committee In Senate on 05/14/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Prevailing Wage. [SB-106]
This Act increases the threshold amounts for public works projects subject to the prevailing wage. Specifically, this Act increases the threshold for projects for new construction to $500,000 and for projects for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition, or reconstruction to $250,000. The existing threshold amounts have not been increased since they were established by 69 Del. Laws, c. 295 in 1994.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Labor & Industrial Relations Committee In Senate on 06/03/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Transparency And Accountability Act Of 2015. [SB-113]
The Regulatory Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 improves Delaware’s regulatory environment for individuals and small businesses in several significant ways. First, the Act improves transparency by requiring each agency to submit a “regulatory impact statement” to the Registrar of Regulations whenever it proposes to adopt or amend certain regulations affecting individuals and/or small businesses. Among other things, each regulatory impact statement must (1) describe the purpose of the regulation; (2) identify the individuals and/or small (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/22/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29, Chapters 101 And 104 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Regulatory Transparency And Accountability Act Of 2015. [SB-120]
The Regulatory Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 improves Delaware’s regulatory environment for individuals and small businesses in several significant ways. First, it requires each agency to submit a “regulatory flexibility analysis” (or “RFA”) to the Registrar of Regulations whenever it proposes to adopt or amend certain regulations affecting individuals and/or small businesses. In each RFA, an agency must consider, where applicable, lawful, feasible and desirable, specific methods of reducing the burdens of the regulation on individuals (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 07/22/2015

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An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Utility Taxes. [SB-136]
The 3% Cost Cap for the Renewable Compliance Charge to electric customers established in the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act is being exceeded by the cost of contracts for energy credits that cannot be re-negotiated, or canceled. This Bill provides a mechanism for electric customers to be reimbursed for that portion of their Renewable Compliance Charge that exceeds 3%, up to the total amount of the Utility Tax.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Energy & Transit Committee In Senate on 06/11/2015

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