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HB41 - An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Digital Right To Repair Act.
Sherry Dorsey Walker, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Russ Huxtable
Last updated almost 2 years ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This bill creates the Delaware Digital Right to Repair Act. Currently when an electronic product such as a phone or electronic game breaks, it is only allowed to be repaired by the manufacturer. Parts are not available whether you are a consumer or a local repair shop. This act requires the manufacturer to make parts, documentation, tools, and updates available on fair and reasonable terms.
STATUS
Introduced
SB51 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Use Of Single-service Plastic Implements And Polystyrene Containers In Food Establishments.
William Charles Paradee, Paul S. Baumbach, Sophie Phillips
Last updated about 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishments from providing single-service plastic straws, unless requested by a consumer. These restrictions take effect on July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB25 - An Act To Declare The 2022 Delaware Relief Rebates As Qualified Disaster Payments.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola
Last updated almost 2 years ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted.
STATUS
Passed
HB76 - An Act Making A One-time Supplemental Appropriation For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024 To The Office Of Management And Budget.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Governor's Recommended One-Time Supplemental Bill
STATUS
Introduced
HB58 - An Act To Amend The Newark City Charter Relating To The Citys Ability To Borrow Money And Incur Indebtedness.
Cyndie Romer, David P. Sokola, Paul S. Baumbach
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
This Act amends the City of Newark Charter. Specifically, this Act increases the amount the City can borrow for municipal improvements that are directly assessed against adjoining owners of property from $500,000 to $1,000,000. This Act also exempts any short or long-term debt incurred from receipt of government revolving loan funds from the special referendum requirements set forth in the City Charter. This would allow Council to approve such borrowing directly and would eliminate the cost and time associated with holding a referendum.
STATUS
Passed
HB77 - An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To § 3, Article Ii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Residency Of The Members Of The General Assembly.
Paul S. Baumbach, Kyle Evans Gay, David L. Wilson
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would require legislators to remain domiciled in the districts they represent for the entirety of their term of office. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was House Bill No. 395 of the 151st General Assembly, published in Chapter 362 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware. On passage of this second leg by this General Assembly this amendment will become part of the Delaware Constitution.
STATUS
Enrolled
SB46 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Missing Persons.
Darius Brown, Kendra Johnson, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year.
STATUS
Passed
SB57 - An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Presidential Electors.
Kyle Evans Gay, Paul S. Baumbach, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
In Chiafalo v. Washington, 140 S.Ct. 2316 (2020), the United States Supreme Court made clear that states have the authority to remove or punish presidential electors who do not adhere to their obligation to vote faithfully for their parties candidates.
STATUS
Passed
HB68 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Police Training Program.
Paul S. Baumbach, William Charles Paradee, Lyndon Dean Yearick
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act clarifies former HB 148 from the 151st General Assembly by defining the start and end date of the 4 year lookback period that determines if a municipality, governmental unit, the University of Delaware, or Delaware State University is subject to reimbursement for an employees training expenses when the employee is hired by another municipality, governmental unit, the University of Delaware, or Delaware State University.
STATUS
Passed
HB78 - An Act To Amend Title 21 And Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Catalytic Converters.
Eric A. Morrison, Stephanie L. Hansen, Russ Huxtable
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates the definition of a catalytic converter and limits the purchase or sale of a catalytic converter to a licensed automotive recycler or licensed scrap metal processor, and their respective employees and agents. The Act prohibits minors from selling catalytic converters. The Act specifies the amount of time the catalytic converter must be held before sale as well as what contact information must be obtained from the purchaser and seller as well as identification information on the catalytic converter and requires the information be maintained for 1 year. The Act places a 48 hour hold on payments and limits payment form to checks and limits the time of day and location for the sale of a catalytic converter. The Act requires the licensed sellers to make the purchasers and sellers contact information available to the police. This Act makes a catalytic converter, in violation of this chapter, considered contraband and, possession thereof, subject to seizure and forfeiture. This Act is for the purpose of regulating the purchase and sale of catalytic converters and for the purpose of assisting law enforcement in response to the high level of catalytic converter theft that has occurred in Delaware. This Act also makes technical changes to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
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