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
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An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Requiring That Each School Year Start After Labor Day. [SB-161]
This Act requires public schools to begin their school year after Labor Day. There have been many economic impact reports done that show a positive impact from starting public schools after Labor Day. A report by the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association estimates that $369 million would be lost if schools were not required to start after Labor Day. This includes $104 million in wages and $21 million in state and local taxes. Maryland is considering similar legislation. A study of Maryland found that pushing the start of school back would
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SB-161: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Requiring That Each School Year Start After Labor Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Introduced And Assigned To Education Committee In House on 06/16/2016
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 Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licensing Of Insurance Producers. [SB-169]
Despite the enactment of Senate Bill No. 117 (148th General Assembly), 80 Del. Laws, c. 116, applicants for insurance producer licenses have continued to experience significant delays in receiving federal background checks. This Act further revises Delaware law to enable applicants to obtain both the Delaware and federal background reports directly from the State Bureau of Identification, significantly shortening the turnaround time for these reports. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the guidelines of the Delaware
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SB-169: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licensing Of Insurance Producers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 03/17/2016
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