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SCR15 - Proclaiming The Month Of April 2023 As Sikh Awareness And Appreciation Month In The State Of Delaware.
Bryan Townsend, Paul S. Baumbach
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims the month of April 2023 as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month in the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
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 about 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
SB120 - An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Expenditure Of Real Estate Transfer Tax Proceeds.
Eric Buckson, Russ Huxtable, Ruth Briggs King
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This bill adds workforce and affordable housing programs to the current list of realty transfer tax eligible expenditures for New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.
STATUS
Passed
SB169 - An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Wrongful Conviction Compensation And Services.
Kyra L. Hoffner, Sean M. Lynn, Darius Brown
Last updated 3 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, wrongful incarceration in a psychiatric institution, parole, probation, and sex offender registration in the State for crimes that they did not commit. An individual claiming wrongful conviction or, if deceased, that individual's heirs, may bring a petition for compensation in Delaware Superior Court. A petitioner who makes the required showing is entitled to damages based on the type and period of wrongful incarceration, probation, parole, or registration, and other amounts, such as reasonable attorney fees in obtaining relief, subject to requirements of proof. However, a petitioner is not entitled to such compensation if the Department of Justice establishes that the petitioner was an accomplice in the commission of the crime or that the petitioner intentionally and voluntarily caused the conviction at issue by committing perjury or fabricating evidence at trial in order to prevent the conviction of the true perpetrator. In addition, an individual released from incarceration as the result of the reversal, overturning, or vacation of a conviction is entitled to emergency assistance and services.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB162 - An Act To Amend Titles 9, 12, 16, 24, And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Human Remains.
Sean M. Lynn, Laura Sturgeon, Eric A. Morrison
Last updated 4 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
House Bill 162 authorizes the process of natural organic reduction to be used in this State. Natural organic reduction is the gentle, respectful process that accelerates the decomposition of human remains to soil. This process uses large vessels to hold human remains together with straw, wood chips, or other natural materials for about 30 days. The human remains and organic materials, mixed together with warm air, are periodically turned and the process eventually results in reduction of the human remains to a soil material that can then be provided to the deceased individual's family. Natural organic reduction is considered a more eco-friendly cremation alternative, forgoing the usage of formaldehyde and the release of carbon dioxide and mercury into the atmosphere. The process also uses 1/8 the energy of cremation.
STATUS
Passed
HB86 - An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Representation Of Indigent Persons In Civil Proceedings.
Krista Griffith, Kyle Evans Gay, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 3 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes a right to counsel for indigent parents in DSCYF custody proceedings. Parent representation will primarily be provided by a legal services entity contracted with the Family Court, but may also be provided by the Office of Defense Services or a private attorney appointed by the Court.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB12 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Electric Vehicles.
Sophie Phillips, Sarah McBride, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated about 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act creates an Electric Vehicle Rebate Program to incentivize the purchase and lease of new and used electric vehicles by Delaware residents. All-electric vehicles shall receive a rebate of no more than $2,500 and hybrid vehicles shall receive a rebate of no more than $1,000. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall develop standards, forms, and procedures necessary to implement this program.
STATUS
Passed
HB160 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Services.
Valerie J. Longhurst, Nicole Poore, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 established 988 as the universal phone number for "the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline." This Act provides the framework to maximize the benefits of 988 and provide crucial support to Delawareans in need through the implementation of a practical, modern, and comprehensive, integrated crisis care system.
STATUS
Passed
SB99 - An Act To Amend Title 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Municipalities.
Marie Pinkney, Elizabeth Lockman, Madinah Wilson-Anton
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
This Act prohibits municipal ordinances that require the eviction of tenants for criminal activity by a tenant, member of the tenant's household, or a guest. This Act does not change a landlord's ability to exercise discretion and evict a tenant for criminal activity or other material lease violations under § 5513 of Title 25 and is consistent with, and avoids conflicts with, the protections for victims of domestic abuse, sexual offenses, or stalking under § 5316 of Title 25.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB165 - An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Discovery In Criminal Cases.
Sean M. Lynn, Kyra L. Hoffner, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated 3 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
This bill codifies the prosecutions obligation under Brady v. Maryland, a United State Supreme Court case, which requires the prosecution to provide evidence favorable to an accused. The purpose of this bill is to ensure the fairness and finality of criminal trials and guilty plea by requiring that the accused in every criminal case promptly receives all information and evidence favorable that is material to guilt or to punishment. The bill sets for what the prosecution must mandatorily disclose to the defense, which includes information relating to the credibility of a police officer and impeachment evidence of government witnesses such as favorable treatment of the witnesss criminal charges. The bill sets forth the process and timing of such disclosure and requires the prosecutor on the case to file a certificate of compliance with the Court. The bill provides a process by which the State can seek a protective order relating to the disclosure of information it must disclosure if the State can show that disclosure would create a substantial risk of physical harm, intimidation, bribery, economic reprisals or unnecessary annoyance or embarrassment.
STATUS
Engrossed
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Representative from Delaware district HD-023
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Delaware House
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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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