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HB143 - An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals.
Sean M. Lynn, Elizabeth Lockman, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. This Act caps interest rates at 20% for short-term consumer loans of $1,000 or less that must be repaid in less than 60 days and motor vehicle title loans.
STATUS
Introduced
HB255 - An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Boiler Safety Program.
Edward S. Osienski, John Walsh, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
This Act makes several updates to the Boiler Safety Program. The Boiler Safety Program can issue certificates of compliance and the Secretary can grant variances. A 6th member is added to the Boiler Safety Council from associated labor unions. It adds an enforcement section for violators who fail to comply with Program requirements. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform with current drafting standards. Finally, the Act allows DNREC to establish fees for the Program that reasonably reflect the cost of the Program and defray its expenses. It therefore requires a 3/5 vote.
STATUS
Passed
HB258 - An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Domestic Service Employees.
Paul S. Baumbach, Laura Sturgeon, John Walsh
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Section 1 of this Act removes domestic service workers from the definition of employee in Chapter 9, Title 19 of the Delaware Code pertaining to minimum wage. A domestic service worker who otherwise qualifies as an employee is entitled to a minimum wage under this Act.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HB7 - An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pediatric Inpatient Behavioral Health Enhancement.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires Delaware Medicaid to provide an enhancement to the acute care per diem rate for psychiatric facilities for hard to place pediatric behavioral health inpatients. The per diem enhancement is limited to an inpatient stay of 14 days. The applicability of the per diem enhancement is determined based on whether admission criteria is met. This Act also creates a Quality Oversight Committee designed to identify quality metrics for facilities admitting patients as well as provide biennial recommendations to the General Assemblys Joint Finance Committee regarding eligibility categories and enhancement rates.
STATUS
Introduced
HB173 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Absences Of School Employees.
Sherae'a A. Moore, Laura Sturgeon, Madinah Wilson-Anton
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Currently school employees must use their accumulated sick leave to take off for a religious holiday that is not a State recognized religious holiday. This Act allows for 2 floating holidays per school year that would not fall within a State recognized religious holiday. The 2 floating holidays are not to be considered part of the employee's sick leave and cannot be accumulated. The building administrator must approve the request to be absent for a floating holiday but cannot ask the reason for the request. A request may only be denied if school operational requirements cannot be met.
STATUS
Introduced
HB103 - An Act To Amend Title 17 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Traffic Impacts Of Development.
William G. Bush, John Walsh, Michael F. Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Transportation infrastructure is critical to the safe and efficient movement of people as well as goods and services throughout the State. The Delaware Strategies and Spending identifies various investment levels to help prioritize State infrastructure funding, with investment levels 1 and 2 representing the areas of highest priority. However, there are many transportation facilities within these areas which do not meet the current standards and rely on development projects to construct improvements resulting in unpredictable costs and fragmented infrastructure. This act creates a transportation impact fee for areas within state strategies and spending levels 1 and 2 that are not currently within an approved Transportation Improvement District. The impact fee ensures that development contributes a reasonable, responsible share of the transportation impact to fund off-site improvements including but not limited to bringing substandard roads to current standards, improving pedestrian facilities, and upgrading deficient intersections while allowing the Department of Transportation to implement the improvements in a more cohesive way. The fees are to be utilized within the counties where they are collected.
STATUS
Introduced
HB350 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hospital Costs.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola
Last updated 6 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, which will be responsible for an annual review of hospital budgets and related financial information. The Board will have 7 members: 6 appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and the Executive Director of the Delaware Healthcare Association. This Act creates a requirement that hospitals submit yearly budgets, audited financial statements, and related financial information to the Board for review.
STATUS
Passed
HB319 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prohibitions On Nepotism In State Employment.
Eric A. Morrison, Kyle Evans Gay, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated 25 days ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Act requires the Department of Human Resources to develop an executive branch policy restricting nepotism in state employment and prohibiting supervision of a state employee by a relative. It further requires the legislative and judicial branches, as well as offices headed by other elected officials to develop and implement comparable policies.
STATUS
Passed
HB289 - An Act To Amend Title 18 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Burial Benefits.
William J. Carson, Darius Brown, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated 10 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Section 1 of this Act increases the burial benefit for individuals eligible to receive a pension under the State Employees Pension Plan (Chapter 55 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code) from $7,000 to $8,000. The burial benefit has not been increased since 2001 (See 73 Del. Laws, c. 146, § 5). This increase will also apply to funeral benefits that reference the amount in this section.
STATUS
Introduced
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