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HB282 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Committee.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State employees (eligible pensioners) about changes in benefits coverages affecting eligible pensioners who are receiving or eligible to receive retirement benefits under the state employees' pension plan, including proposed changes.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB281 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Health Care Insurance.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
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 about 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
SCR12 - Declaring Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis.
Marie Pinkney, Cyndie Romer, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution declares that gun violence is a public health crisis, that ending the gun violence devastating Delaware is a policy priority, and supporting policy and legislative solutions that will make schools safe, confront armed hate and extremism, prevent suicide, and center and support survivors of gun violence.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB31 - An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Senior Property Tax Credit.
William G. Bush, Kyra L. Hoffner, Kevin S. Hensley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act reinstates a credit against school taxes of up to $400 for seniors who have been domiciled in Delaware for 3 years or more. After 10 years domiciled in Delaware the credit would increase to $500. Under current law the credit is $500 after 10 years.
STATUS
Introduced
HB79 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Delinquency And Criminal Proceedings Involving Children.
Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Bryan Townsend, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or older. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or detained pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions, and aligns other language in Title 10 with the limitations on transfer of children from Family to Superior Court.
STATUS
Introduced
HB50 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Theft.
Kimberly Williams, John Walsh, Gerald W. Hocker
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates a separate offense for the theft of mail, including packages, from a residential dwelling. A first offense of mail theft is a class A misdemeanor unless the value of the stolen property is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class G felony. A second offense of mail theft, within the previous 5 years is a class G felony, regardless of the value of the stolen property.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana.
Edward S. Osienski, William Charles Paradee, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes all penalties for use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana and marijuana accessories. It further specifies that the adult sharing of a personal use quantity or less of marijuana is legal activity for those 21 years of age or older and that those 21 or older may possess, use, display, purchase, or transport accessories and personal use quantities of marijuana without penalty. When transporting in a vehicle, those items must be in a closed container or otherwise not readily accessible to anyone inside the vehicle. The statute also specifies certain activities which remain unlawful. Finally, the definition of "personal use quantity" of marijuana is updated to include not only 1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, but also equivalent amounts of marijuana product in other forms.
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
HR6 - Establishing An Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group.
Franklin D. Cooke, William G. Bush, Michael F. Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This House Resolution creates an Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group to evaluate and make recommendations on authorizing an internet sports lottery in Delaware.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-016
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Delaware House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Franklin D. Cooke was born in Gem County, Idaho. He attended Idaho State University, and earned a B.S. degree in accounting in 1992. Cooke was the owner/operator of Cooke Desert Adventures from 1992-2015. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Owyhee County Republican Central Committee. Cooke and his wife Tonja have four sons. They have lived in Owyhee County for over 20 years where they own and operate a farm and ranch.read less
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