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SB81 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Wrongful Death Actions.
Bryan Townsend, Krista Griffith, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This statutory addition to Delawares Wrongful Death Act will permit the spouse, parents, children, and siblings of a deceased person to recover punitive damages when the actions resulting in the death of another person were maliciously intended or the result of willful or wanton misconduct by the at fault party. Punitive damages are intended to deter the at fault party from future similar conduct and to punish the at fault party for reckless conduct. Presently, an estate can recover punitive damages under a survival action pursuant to 10 Del C. § 3701. A survival action involves the death of an individual as the result of the at fault party where that individual suffers for a period of time before dying. Whereas, a wrongful death action involves the instantaneous death of an individual as the result of the at fault party. This led to cases where the issue of whether a defendant faced punitive damages depended not on the defendant's own actions, but on whether the deceased had suffered long enough for a survival action. This Act also clarifies the definitions of "child" and "parent."
STATUS
Passed
HB132 - An Act To Amend Title 10, Title 12, Title 13, And Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Decedents Estates And Fiduciary Relations.
William G. Bush, Spiros Mantzavinos, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated about 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Section 1 of this Act amends § 6504 of Title 10 to correct two erroneous cross-references (the cross-references will now correctly reference Title 12 rather than Title 10 of the Delaware Code).
STATUS
Passed
HB92 - An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules Of The Road.
William J. Carson, Stephanie L. Hansen, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires drivers to change lanes or reduce their speed while approaching a stationary vehicle displaying warning signals, including vehicle hazard warning lights, road flares, traffic cones, cautions signs, or any non-vehicular warning signs.
STATUS
Passed
HB94 - An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Use Of Electronic Speed Enforcement Devices.
Edward S. Osienski, Spiros Mantzavinos, John Walsh
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
The expectation for speed enforcement, under Delaware's Motor Vehicle statute, are Delaware's law enforcement agencies. It is not always possible for law enforcement officers to effectively enforce the speed limitations due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, officer availability and safety. The original Act enabled the State, as well as counties and municipalities to more effectively enforce speed limits on roads in a residential district in which a Department of Transportation study, no more than 1 year old, documents that the 85th percentile speed on the road is 5 miles per hour or more than the posted speed limit or the road is in a designated work zone. For a violation to occur a motor vehicle must exceed the posted speed limit by 11 miles per hour or more. This Act would impose only civil penalties for violations and does not impose points on the owner or operators drivers license. Jurisdiction for adjudicating alleged violations would be in the Justice of the Peace Court and there would only be a right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas if the penalty exceeds $100. Any excess revenue not used for administration of the system, will be managed by the Office of Highway Safety and used only for purposes of education, enforcement, engineering and administration. This Act will sunset in 5 years if not extended by a subsequent act by the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SB77 - An Act To Amend Title 11 And Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Catalytic Converters.
John Walsh, Kimberly Williams, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates a separate offense for theft of a catalytic converter. A first offense of catalytic converter 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 theft of a catalytic converter within the previous 5 years is a class G felony, regardless of the value of the stolen property.
STATUS
Introduced
HB115 - An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 16 Relating To Civil Asset Forfeiture.
Kimberly Williams, Kyle Evans Gay, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
This Act does all of the following:
STATUS
Introduced
SB104 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Theft.
John Walsh, Kimberly Williams, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates a separate offense for theft of a catalytic converter. A first offense of catalytic converter 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 theft of a catalytic converter within the previous 5 years is a class G felony, regardless of the value of the stolen property.
STATUS
Introduced
SB100 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Designation Of Violent Felonies.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Bryan Townsend, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act adds Drug Dealing or Possession - Tier 3 to the list of violent felonies under section 4201(c) of Title 11 in recognition of the association of higher drug volumes and gun violence. Nothing in this act is intended to affect the violent felony status of pre-2019 Title 16 convictions, which are explicitly preserved in 11 Del. C. 4201(c).
STATUS
Introduced
SB75 - An Act To Amend Title 17 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Authority In Incorporated Towns And Cities; Construction And Maintenance Of Highways.
Stephanie L. Hansen, Sean Matthews, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
This Act amends §134, Title 17 of the Delaware Code to allow for Secretarys designee to sign traffic resolutions within incorporated towns and cities. The same authority already exists for traffic resolutions in unincorporated areas.
STATUS
Passed
SR12 - Respectfully Requests The President Of The United States Issue A Posthumous Pardon To Delaware Abolitionist John Hunn.
Eric Buckson, Darius Brown, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Resolution respectfully requests the President of our United States of America posthumously pardon the Delaware Underground Railroad hero and abolitionist John Hunn.
STATUS
Engrossed
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