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SB221 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Provision Of A Flag To Next Of Kin.
David L. Wilson, Bryan W. Shupe, Eric Buckson
Last updated about 2 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides that the next of kin of a deceased police officer, member of a fire department, or member of the Delaware National Guard is entitled to a Delaware state flag if the deceased person served in at least 1 qualifying entity for at least 10 years and died in the line of duty or while an active member.
STATUS
Passed
SB228 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Semiautomatic Pistols.
David G. Lawson, Jeffrey N. Spiegelman, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated 4 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 228. This Act achieves the intent of Senate Bill No. 228 by providing an exception to the general prohibition against semiautomatic pistols that have the ability to accept detachable ammunition magazines that attach at some location other than the pistol grip. This exception permits such a characteristic in the limited circumstance of using a rimfire pistol for competitive shooting or for practice shooting in preparation for competitive shooting. The characteristic is still prohibited outright for any centerfire pistols.
STATUS
Passed
HB21 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Legislative Oversight Of Agency Regulations.
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman, Eric Buckson, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated 9 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates the Joint Committee on Oversight of Agency Regulations (Committee) to engage in review and oversight of regulations adopted by State agencies.
STATUS
Introduced
SB218 - An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Viii Of The Constitution Of The State Of Delaware Relating To The Power Of The State To Impose Taxes Upon The People Of The State Of Delaware.
David G. Lawson, Richard G. Collins, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that states that the power to tax should be limited and reserved solely for the purpose of financing necessary and essential governmental programs and operations and for no other purpose. The unlimited power to tax constitutes the inherent power to coerce and destroy. Such use of the government's power to tax is an abuse of power never intended or authorized by the people of the State of Delaware. This constitutional amendment is intended to protect the people of the State of Delaware from abusive, coercive, and destructive taxing schemes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB22 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Assault.
Lyndon Dean Yearick, Eric Buckson, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
School personnel report that school safety is a significant issue that affects whether or not they stay in the profession. This Act makes recklessly or intentionally causing physical injury to an employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a public or private elementary school or secondary school an assault in the second degree. This Act may be cited as The School Personnel Protection Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB219 - An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Misrepresentation Of Service Animals And Assistance Animals.
David G. Lawson, Daniel B. Short, Eric Buckson
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates penalties for misrepresentation of a service animal under the Delaware Equal Accommodations Law and misrepresentation of an assistance animal under the Delaware Fair Housing Act. The language of these penalties is different because under both federal and State law, a broader range of animals must be allowed as a reasonable accommodation in housing to an individual with a disability and more disability-related information may be requested, than in places of public accommodation. However, the penalties are the same: a first violation is a civil penalty in the amount of $500 and each subsequent offense is an unclassified misdemeanor.
STATUS
Introduced
HB302 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prostate Cancer Screening.
Stephanie T. Bolden, Kyra L. Hoffner, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health care disparities regarding prostate cancer. 1 in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime compared to 1 in 8 men overall. Black men are also 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with, and 2.1 times more likely to die from, prostate cancer than white men.
STATUS
Enrolled
SB224 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Possession Of A Firearm In A Safe School Zone.
Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Timothy D. Dukes, Eric Buckson
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act exempts an employee of a private school from the Safe School Zone law if the employee is designated by the employees private school employer to provide security for the school and the employee holds a Delaware concealed carry permit.
STATUS
Introduced
HB318 - An Act To Amend Title 10 And Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Exemptions In Bankruptcy And Debt Proceedings.
Paul S. Baumbach, David P. Sokola, Larry D. Lambert
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases the exemption in bankruptcy and other debt proceedings for a debtors personal residence from $125,000 to $200,000. The exemption has been limited to $125,000 since 2012 while home prices have increased dramatically in the intervening years. It also increases the exemption for tools of the trade and for a vehicle to $25,000 from $15,000.
STATUS
Passed
HB303 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Disabled Veterans' School Tax Credit.
William J. Carson, Kyra L. Hoffner, Nicole Poore
Last updated 9 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act modifies the eligibility standard from 100% disability to 80% disability or greater for veterans to qualify for the credit against taxation on qualified property and corrects a typographical error.
STATUS
Introduced
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