Delaware Bills

signed · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 57: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF A STATE DOG.

This act designates rescue dogs as the official state dog.

Bryan Shupe (R) Anthony Delcollo (R) Paul Baumbach (D) · 4 co-sponsors

signed · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 64: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE BYWAYS PROGRAM.

This legislation clarifies the type of signage that can be installed along or within the control zone of a designated Delaware Byway and puts the state into compliance with federal regulations.

in committee · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 158: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.

This Act allows brew-pubs to brew, bottle, and sell beer at other brew-pubs by removing the current restriction limiting such actions to no more than 3 licensed brew-pubs.

signed · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 71: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COUNCIL ON REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS.

This Bill authorizes the Division of Professional Regulation to charge a registration fee to Appraisal Management Companies for reporting them to the National Registry.

signed · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 89: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT.

This bill updates the members of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee to include additional stakeholders, and directs the Committee to report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Act, ways to improve the Act, and other measures that should be taken by the State of Delaware to prevent lead poisoning in children.

signed · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 90: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE VETERANS TRUST FUND.

This Act makes all veterans with a minimum discharge of general discharge under honorable conditions eligible for assistance from the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund, effective January 1, 2020.

signed · Delaware · House May 15, 2019

HB 88: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.

This legislation removes the automatic suspension of a driver’s license for failure to provide proof of insurance. The Division of Motor vehicles will continue to suspend the registration of the uninsured vehicle. The removal of the automatic license suspension will allow the vehicle owner to get to work, keep a job, so that the driver will be able to obtain vehicle insurance.

passed both · Delaware · Senate May 14, 2019

SCR 41: RECOGNIZING MAY 14, 2019 AS LEAGUE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes May 14, 2019 as League of Local Government Day in the State of Delaware.

passed both · Delaware · House May 14, 2019

HCR 44: RECOGNIZING THE METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUE FOR ITS 19 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO COMBATING POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League for its 19 years of service and dedication to improving the quality of life for underserved communities in Delaware by promoting education, civic engagement, economic development, and civil justice.

in committee · Delaware · House May 14, 2019

HB 155: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, § 6 OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS.

This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment reflecting the recommendations of the Advisory Panel to the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) on Potential Fiscal Controls and Budget Smoothing Mechanisms established as per House Joint Resolution 8 of the 149th General Assembly (Panel). This Act would build upon the State’s existing appropriation limit methodology by moving the Budget Reserve Account into a newly defined Budget Stabilization Fund, defining rules for deposits to and withdrawals from said Budget Stabilization Fund, and adding a check of the appropriation limit against an index comprised of relevant indicators of growth of the State’s economy. The Panel further recommended that any final adoption of the structural budget reforms included in this Act be accompanied by statutory enactment of structural reforms to the Personal Income Tax by broadening the tax base as initially recommended by the DEFAC Advisory Council of Revenues report dated May 2015 and further detailed in the Panel’s report dated June 1, 2018.

in committee · Delaware · House May 14, 2019

HB 82: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.

The bills eliminates the requirement that an institution provide notary services to parents of new born children for the purpose of executing an acknowledgment of paternity. This bill also eliminates the requirement that an acknowledgment of paternity be notarized and that it only be witnessed by someone who is not a parent or relative of either parent.

in committee · Delaware · House May 14, 2019

HB 157: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF MARITAL PROPERTY.

This bill addresses the inequity that may occur when Family Court is asked to divide a non-covered pension by requiring the court to consider the ability or inability of the parties to earn Social Security and other factors which the parties may present relevant to the equitable distribution.

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