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HB202 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Possession Of A Firearm At A Polling Place.
Cyndie Romer, David P. Sokola, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act limits those individuals who may possess a firearm at a polling place on an Election Day to the following: (1) law enforcement officers, (2) commissioned security guards acting in their official capacity, (3) constables acting in their official capacity, and (4) active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces and Delaware National Guard acting in their official capacity. This Act is applicable to any in-person election held under Title 15, any local school election held under Title 14, and any municipal election held in accordance with the municipality's charter, ordinance, or code, and includes locations designated for early voting. This Act also provides an exemption for individuals who reside or visit private property adjacent to a polling place, or who are traveling from private property to another location.
STATUS
Passed
HCR18 - Designating March 23, 2023 As National Atheists Day In Delaware.
Eric A. Morrison, Laura Sturgeon, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution designates March 23, 2023 as National Atheists' Day in Delaware.
STATUS
Failed
SB67 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Misconduct By Public Officials.
Sarah McBride, Kimberly Williams, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates the crime of official misconduct to ensure appropriate accountability of public servants who abuse their positions of power and public trust. The statute establishes a grade in the penalty for the official misconduct to be commensurate to the gravity of the misconduct. In addition, this statute conforms the discrimination language to the language used in the Hate Crimes statute. It also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
HB127 - An Act To Amend Title 9 And Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To County Fire Protection Fees.
Paul S. Baumbach, Russ Huxtable, Bryan Townsend
Last updated about 2 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
STATUS
Passed
HB145 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reverse Location And Reverse Keyword Searches And Court Orders.
Madinah Wilson-Anton, Kyle Evans Gay, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Reverse-location court orders and reverse keyword court orders enable the government to obtain location data or technology search data without identifying any specific person as to which there is probable cause to believe they have committed or will imminently commit a crime. The profusion of electronic devices and apps in recent years has allowed recordation of numerous details of citizens everyday lives, that the government should not be permitted to collect and review at will. Such general searches allow the government to sweep in personal information about hundreds or thousands of people who are not suspected of having committed any crime. These searches are an invasion of privacy, have a potentially chilling effect on civil liberties, and sidestep requirements for individualized suspicion that are otherwise required for a lawful search. This Act would prohibit law enforcement and courts from requesting, issuing, or enforcing reverse-location court orders, reverse-keyword court orders, reverse-location requests and reverse keyword requests. It also creates a private right of action for an individual whose personal information was obtained in violation of this Act and requires the suppression of evidence derived from an unlawful reverse-location or reverse-keyword search.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR27 - Recognizing Christian Holy Week And Passover In The State Of Delaware.
Bryant L. Richardson, Timothy D. Dukes, Eric Buckson
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Christian Holy Week and Passover in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB80 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Immigration Status Requirements For Professional Licenses.
Sarah McBride, Krista Griffith, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Senate Bill No. 80 codifies the current practice in Delaware of not requiring proof of citizenship or a specific immigration status on an application for a professional license. By affirmatively providing eligibility for professional licenses regardless of immigration status, Senate Bill No. 80 brings Delaware into compliance with a federal requirement in place since August 22, 1996, under 8 U.S.C.S. § 1621(d), and provides public notice of this policy. Senate Bill No. 80 also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
SCR43 - Recognizing The Educational Equity Impact Of The Community Education Building As A Significant Innovation For The Students And Families Of Wilmington And Delaware.
Elizabeth Lockman, Stephanie T. Bolden, Laura Sturgeon
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This resolution recognizes the Community Education Building, located at 1200 N. French Street, in Wilmington, Delaware, together with its partners, as a leader in educational innovation and impact in the lives of students and their families. They are recognized for their work in providing direct wraparound services to students and families, their collaborative model with resident partner nonprofits, and their on-site support services for their four schools.
STATUS
Engrossed
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 about 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
HCR39 - Honoring The Contributions Of The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Of The Women's Army Corps.
Kendra Johnson, Marie Pinkney, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution honors the contributions of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women's Army Corps.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Delaware district HD-023
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Delaware House
BIRTH
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Paul S. Baumbach is a member of the Democratic party. He represents District 23 in the Delaware House of Representatives, serving since 1996. Baumbach earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware in 1978 and his Master's degree in Business Administration from St. Joseph's University in Finance in 1992. Prior to being elected, Baumbach was a Cost and System Accountant for the DuPont Company. He and his wife, Margo, have been married for 40 years. They have three children named Asher, Seth, and Tobias.read less
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