AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE TO IMPOSE A REQUIRMENT THAT INFORMED CONSENT BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCE DATA ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Summary
This Act acknowledges that the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has been collecting natural resource data for years without the consent of the respective property owners. From the date of this Act forward, the Department must obtain written consent prior to physically entering onto private property for the purpose of collecting Natural Resource Data.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Jun 5, 2018
Signed Jul 11, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2018 · House Jun 26, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 6, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 11, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 7, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
lower
Jun 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
Danny Short
RRepublican
Co
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
Co
RM
Robert Marshall
DDemocratic
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
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