SB-295: An Act Making Appropriations For Certain Grants-in-aid For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds And Amending The Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Necessary Rules Are Suspended In House on 07/01/2016
You have voted SB-295: An Act Making Appropriations For Certain Grants-in-aid For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds And Amending The Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Act..
SB-300: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reorganization Of School Districts And Making A Supplemental Appropriation To Support Continued Work On The Plan Of The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 08/03/2016
You have voted SB-300: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reorganization Of School Districts And Making A Supplemental Appropriation To Support Continued Work On The Plan Of The Wilmington Education Improvement Commission..
An Act To Amend Title 1 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Drafting Legislation. [SB-36]
After the General Assembly adopted a drafting procedure using strikethrough and underline, some inconsistencies and confusion about how amendments to bill should be drafted resulted. In the effort to update the Legislative Drafting Manual, the Division of Research of Legislative Counsel and Senate and House Attorneys recommended simplifying and clarifying amendment process reflected in this bill.
SB-36: An Act To Amend Title 1 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Drafting Legislation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 07/10/2015
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Death Penalty. [SB-40]
This Act eliminates capital punishment, except for those convicted of first-degree murder before the effective date of this Act. The procedures for determining punishment, review of punishment, and method of punishment for first-degree murder related to capital punishment would still apply to those convicted of first-degree murder before the effective date of this Act.
SB-40: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Death Penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Defeated By House Of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 16 Yes 23 No 0 Not Voting 2 Absent 0 Vacant on 01/28/2016
An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform State Aeronautics Law. [SB-41]
This Act gives State law enforcement agencies the ability to prosecute those who aim the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft. This Act supplements Federal prosecution efforts focused on deaths or injuries caused by use of laser pointers by enacting a state law prohibiting aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft that does not result in death or injury.
SB-41: An Act To Amend Title 2 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform State Aeronautics Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Enact W/o Sign By Governor on 06/30/2015
An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Relations. [SB-42]
This bill: (i) clarifies but does not substantively alter the existing law regarding the permissibility of the terms of a governing instrument to vary the right of a beneficiary to be informed of the beneficiary’s interest in a trust for a period of time; (ii) provides a nonexclusive list of certain circumstances that constitute a “period of time”; and (iii) provides that a person acting as a designated representative of a beneficiary shall represent and bind the beneficiary for purposes of any judicial proceeding or any nonjudicial matter and shall
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SB-42: An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Relations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald Gray
Signed By Governor on 07/10/2015
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction And Operation Of Courts. [SB-43]
This bill reconciles general provisions applicable to Commissioners found in section 1991 with more specific provisions found in 10 Del. C. 511(a) and 1315(a) regarding the appointment of a commissioner when there is a vacancy in office and residency requirements. Family Court’s specific provision relating to Commissioners found in section 915 is being updated, to ensure consistency and uniformity in practice.
SB-43: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction And Operation Of Courts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Amendment Ha 2 - Introduced In House on 04/12/2016
An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Defense For Indigent Persons. [SB-47]
Every indigent person accused of a crime has the Constitutional right to effective, conflict-free counsel funded by the state. In Delaware, the Public Defender's Office and the Office of Conflict Counsel are charged with the responsibility of providing counsel for indigent people accused of crimes. The Public Defender's Office is a publicly funded law firm representing about 83% of all indigent defendants in Delaware. The Office of Conflicts Counsel is comprised of a group of lawyers who are independent contractors. They represent clients who cannot
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SB-47: An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Defense For Indigent Persons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Signed By Governor on 05/28/2015