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passed · Delaware · Senate Jul 2, 2017

SB 9: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A WORK A DAY EARN A PAY PUBLIC WORKS JOBS PROGRAM.

This Act is intended to implement the recommendations in the December 9, 2015 Report of the Work A Day Earn A Pay Task Force. The Act will create a Work A Day Earn A Pay Public Works Jobs Program in Delaware.

signed · Delaware · House Jul 2, 2017

HB 16: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ESTATE TAX.

This bill will sunset the Delaware Estate Tax on December 31, 2017.

introduced · Delaware · House Jul 2, 2017

HR 19: RECOMMENDING THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKE DESIGNATED CHANGES TO THE STATE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.

Recommending the Joint Finance Committee make designated changes to the state operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to provide appropriate funds to finance the FY 2018 Grants-in-Aid Bill.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jul 2, 2017

SCR 33: CREATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING AND IMPROVING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT, PROCESSES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AND PROCESSES FOR DISPUTES INVOLVING LAND USE AND REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.

This resolution creates the Administrative Law Improvement Task Force, which is charged with reviewing Delaware’s Administrative Procedures Act and other related statutes for the purpose of making recommendations to modernize Delaware’s administrative tribunal process, including judicial review of administrative tribunal decisions and processes for disputes involving land use and real property, including the Landlord Tenant Code.

passed · Delaware · House Jul 2, 2017

HR 20: DIRECTING THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERAL TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATION OF PAY FOR SUCCESS METHODOLOGY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Pay for Success arrangements, whereby a government enters into a contract that ties payment for service delivery to the achievement of measurable outcomes, are an innovative tool being used by state and local governments. This Resolution tasks the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Finance, and the Office of the Controller General with evaluating the potential for the State to enter into a Pay for Success contract with a report due to the members of the General Assembly by December 31, 2017.

passed · Delaware · House Jul 2, 2017

HR 18: COMMENDING THE POLICE UNITY TOUR - DELAWARE.

This resolution commends the Police Unity Tour and its participants for honoring law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jul 2, 2017

SCR 26: RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2017 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 2017 as LGBTQ Pride Month in the State of Delaware.

passed both · Delaware · Senate Jul 2, 2017

SCR 37: PRESENTING THE DELAWARE CENTER FOR HEALTH INNOVATION AND THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FINDINGS AND REPORTED RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.

This Concurrent Resolution signifies the Delaware Center for Health Innovation and the Department of Health and Social Services' submission of the joint report pertaining to Community Health Workers.

signed · Delaware · House Jul 2, 2017

HB 175: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6, TITLE 8, AND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VARIOUS FEES AND TAXES CHARGED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

This Act alters various fees assessed by the Delaware Secretary of State. The Act provides that most changes to the fees and taxes assessed will take effect on August 1, 2017; however increases to the maximum franchise tax and the late penalty for the filing of an annual franchise tax report shall take effect for the tax year beginning January 1, 2017, and the increase of the assumed par value multiplier for calculation of the corporate franchise tax and the authorized shares multiplier for corporations with greater than 10,000 authorized shares for calculation of the corporate franchise tax shall take effect for the tax year beginning on January 1, 2018.

passed both · Delaware · House Jul 1, 2017

HCR 52: CREATING THE ADULT USE CANNABIS TASK FORCE.

This Resolution creates an Adult Use Cannabis Task Force to study issues surrounding the possible future legalization of non-medical, adult use cannabis in Delaware, including local authority and control, consumer safety and substance abuse prevention, packaging and labeling requirements, impaired driving and other criminal law concerns, and taxation, revenue, and banking issues and to submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly by January 31, 2018.

introduced · Delaware · Senate Jul 1, 2017

SCR 40: RECOMMENDING THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKE DESIGNATED CHANGES TO THE STATE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.

Recommending the Joint Finance Committee make designated changes to the state operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to provide appropriate funds to finance the FY 2018 Grants-in-Aid Bill.

failed · Delaware · House Jul 1, 2017

HB 240: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TAXES ON PERSONAL INCOME.

Sections 1 and 7 of this Act update from $400 to $800 the threshold which triggers the penalty for insufficient payment of estimated tax. The current threshold has been in place since 2000. Because it has not been modified in almost 20-years, the penalties generated as a result of this low threshold are often trivial amounts, which frustrate taxpayers. However, despite the penalties’ low dollar amounts, they still require significant resources to administer and resolve. Sections 1and 7 also provide for an inflation adjustment for the threshold ensuring that it will automatically keep pace with future economic trends. Section 2 of this Act increases tax rates in all existing brackets by 0.15 to 0.4 percentage points and creates a new bracket of 6.95% at $150,000. Section 3 of this Act raises the eligibility age from 60 to 65 in one-year increments over a five-year period for the $12,500 exclusion from income of pensions and other retirement income. Section 4 of this Act eliminates itemized deductions and increases the standard deduction amount from $3,250 to $5,000 for single and married taxpayers filing separately and from $6,500 to $10,000 for taxpayers filing joint returns. In addition, Section 4 reduces from $110 to $85 the amount of the personal credit. Lastly, Section 4 raises the eligibility age from 60 to 65 in one-year increments over a five-year period for the extra, age-based personal credit. Sections 5 and 6 of this Act update cross references.