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HB234 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Elderly Property Tax Relief And Education Expense Fund.
Michael Ramone, Gerald W. Hocker, David L. Wilson
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act amends the Senior Tax Credit to $1000 for Real Property valued less than $500,000, $500 for Real Property valued between $500,000 and $1,000,000. This Credit will not be extended to Real Property valued above $1,000,000.
STATUS
Introduced
HCR38 - Designating April 26, 2023, As "4-h Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Jesse Rawlins Vanderwende, David L. Wilson, Paul S. Baumbach
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution designates April 26, 2023, as "4-H Day" in the State of Delaware and calls upon Delaware's citizens to recognize the many contributions of the State's 4-H programs
STATUS
Engrossed
SB136 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Division Of The Arts.
Kyra L. Hoffner, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Delaware State Arts Council, and does the following:
STATUS
Passed
HR17 - Requesting The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control (dnrec) Pause And Reconsider The Process Of Promulgating The California Advanced Clean Car Ii (accii) Regulations That Seek To Restrict, And Ultimately Eliminate, The Sale And Registration Of New Light-duty Fuel-powered Vehicles In Delaware By Model Year 2035.
Michael Ramone, Ruth Briggs King, Richard G. Collins
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This resolution requests that the Department of Natural Resources pause its ongoing process of promulgating California ACCII regulations. The Department is requested to determine the fiscal impacts of imposing the ACCII regulations on Delawareans. A further request is made that the Department evaluate the approach taken by Pennsylvania and Colorado, two states that, like Delaware, have chosen to follow California vehicle emissions regulations under Section 177 of the U.S. Clean Air Act. The Department is also requested to evaluate the protocol observed by 33 other states in following the EPA vehicle emission regulations.
STATUS
Failed
HB261 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Government.
Michael F. Smith, Bryant L. Richardson, Jeff Hilovsky
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act establishes the Office of Legislative Ethics for the General Assembly. The establishment of an Office of Legislative Ethics is necessary to ensure that potential violations of Delawares laws or allegations of conflict of interest by the members of the General Assembly are fully investigated. The Board of the Office of Legislative Ethics will be made up of five respected members of the community with expertise in law and legislative ethics who will volunteer to serve. The Office of Legislative Ethics will be headed by an Executive Director who will also serve as the lead investigator.
STATUS
Introduced
SB134 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Legislative Oversight And Sunset Act.
Kyra L. Hoffner, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act updates the Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act, the governing statute for the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee (JLOSC), to reflect updated and modern review practices and standards. The more significant changes include:
STATUS
Passed
HB233 - An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax.
Michael Ramone, Gerald W. Hocker, David L. Wilson
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act raises the minimum income to be subject to income tax from $2,000 to $2,500.
STATUS
Introduced
SB135 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Early Childhood Education.
Kyra L. Hoffner, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Act relates to the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's ("Committee") review of the Provider Advisory Board ("Board"). As part of that review, the Committee approved a recommendation to consolidate the functions of the Board into the functions of the Delaware Early Childhood Council ("DECC"). The Board's review is held over to 2024, and Committee staff will monitor and report back to the Committee in 2024 on the implementation of the recommendation to consolidate these functions.
STATUS
Passed
SCR85 - Celebrating The 75th Anniversary Of Camp Barnes.
Gerald W. Hocker, Ronald E. Gray, Stephanie L. Hansen
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This resolution celebrates the 75th anniversary of Camp Barnes and its dedication to the youth of the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB286 - An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Genetics Based Discrimination.
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman, Stephanie L. Hansen, Debra J. Heffernan
Last updated 3 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Like House Bill No. 286, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 286 prohibits discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test.
STATUS
Enrolled
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Representative from Delaware district HD-041
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Delaware House
BIRTH
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Richard G. Collins III was born on November 10, 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia. He received his B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary in 1974 and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1977. Judge Collins served as a law clerk to Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1977 to 1978. He worked in private practice as an associate and later partner at Hunton & Williams LLP from 1978 until his appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1991.read less
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