Sen. Bryant Richardson

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District SD-021
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 36

Sponsored Legislation

State (Delaware)
Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Authorizing The Department Of Education To Establish And Maintain Procedures For The Appointment Of Individuals To Represent The Educational Interests Of A Child With A Disability. [SB-180]
This Act provides procedures to ensure that each child with a disability who has reached age 18 has an identified educational decision-maker to exercise rights under this chapter. A child with a disability who has capacity may exercise his own rights or appoint an agent to exercise educational rights. A child with a disability who does not have capacity to provide informed consent with respect to educational programming will have an educational representative appointed, with a parent receiving priority for that role. The Department of Education, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 06/09/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 9 And 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Immigration Enforcement. [SB-191]
This Act intends to ensure that political subdivisions of this State follow the state and federal laws governing immigration.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 06/07/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juvenile Expungements. [SB-198]
The continued existence and dissemination of juvenile criminal histories hampers an individual’s ability to be successful and a productive member of society. These criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and credit. It is often difficult for indigent children, especially children in foster care, to overcome the hurdles required to obtain an expungement. Children are often unable to pay the fee required to obtain a criminal history from SBI. Children also do not have the knowledge or support to obtain documentation and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 09/06/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30, Chapters 5 And 20 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Business Tax Credits. [SB-200]
The Delaware Commitment to Innovation Act promotes research and development in Delaware and encourages employers to locate or retain their headquarters here. Section 1 of this Act provides for adjustment of the applicable threshold for the research and development tax credit offered to small businesses. Section 2 of this Act updates the State’s research and development tax credit. Currently, companies conducting research in Delaware are entitled to a tax credit that is equal to of the corresponding federal tax credit. The resulting Delaware tax (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Appropriations Committee In House on 03/17/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Bullying And Crimes In Schools. [SB-207]
This Act would improve the state’s response to incidents of school bullying by better informing parents of the availability of intervention by the Department of Justice’s School Ombudsperson, and clarify that the Ombudsperson has authority to intervene in both incidents of criminal activity and incidents that meet the statutory definition of bullying but do not constitute criminal activity. This Act would also give schools and victims’ families discretion whether to report misdemeanor assault incidents between juveniles to law enforcement agencies, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Outten Signed By Governor on 08/10/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Related To Cruelty To Animals. [SB-22]
This bill allows first responders to use reasonable force to remove an animal confined in a motor vehicle under conditions likely to cause suffering, injury or death. The bill also allows a person removing an animal to use reasonable means to contact the owner and if unable to locate the owner, take the animal to an animal shelter. The bill provides for issuance of a fine in an amount no higher than $1,000 for a first offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 08/11/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delaware Tax Credits. [SB-221]
This Act is designed to further promote the purpose of 16 Del. C. Chapter 96 (as amended). The intent is to advance the number of work opportunities made available to Delawareans with disabilities beyond those offered through State Use Law by presenting employers incentives to employ this under-represented workforce. State Use Law is a publically supported employment program that serves to create employment to qualified persons with disabilities. By virtue of this Act, the spirit and purpose of State Use as a means to develop the skills necessary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 08/29/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Planning And Resources Management. [SB-234]
The Delaware Health Resources Board determined there was a need in Kent County for additional in-patient rehabilitation services to treat patients who have suffered stroke, traumatic brain, orthopedic, and other such injuries and/or undergone surgical procedures requiring rehabilitation as well as follow-up out-patient services for those patients. This Act meets this need by eliminating the need for additional review by the Delaware Health Resources Board for a 34 bed in-patient rehabilitation hospital in Dover, which previously received a certificate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Assigned To Health & Social Services Committee In Senate on 04/19/2016

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Town Of Laurel Relating To The Manner Of Holding Biannual Municipal Election. [SB-25]
This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel to eliminate the need for residents to reregister to vote in the General Municipal Election should they miss two consecutive elections.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Bushweller Signed By Governor on 06/24/2015

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Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act Proposing An Amendment To The Delaware Constitution Relating To A Vacancy In The Office Of Lieutenant Governor [SB-250]
This is the 1st Leg of a Constitutional Amendment to hold a special election when there is a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor. It is modeled after the special election for the Legislative seats. As is the case with the Legislative special elections, the details of the special election process will be placed in Title 15 of the Delaware Code when the 2nd Leg of the Constitutional Amendment is passed by the following General Assembly and the Amendment becomes part of the Delaware Constitution. AUTHOR: Sen. Simpson

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Assigned To Executive Committee In Senate on 05/04/2016

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