Sen. Ernesto Lopez

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District SD-006
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 24

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 And Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Automatic Expungement. [SB-111]
This Act creates an automatic expungement process for adult and juvenile charges that are eligible for mandatory expungement because under the petition-based system, only a small fraction of people eligible for expungement ever obtain this important relief. Under this Act, the State Bureau of Identification must identify and expunge cases eligible for automatic mandatory expungement on a monthly basis.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 11/08/2021

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education Enrollment Of Military-connected Students. [HB-173]
This Act allows the parent or guardian of a military-connected student to preliminarily enroll the student by remote registration in a school district where the parent or guardian is in the active military of the United States or in full-time status during active service with a force of the Delaware National Guard, if the parent or guardian is being transferred to Delaware under military orders and is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Delaware.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 09/15/2021

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The City Of Lewes Relating To The Manner And Method Of Conducting Annual Municipal Elections And Fishing Along The Delaware Bay Shore. [HB-169]
This bill amends the Charter for the City of Lewes to permit the City of Lewes to utilize the State's Voter Registration System in connection with municipal elections, as authorized by Subchapters IV and V of Chapter 75 of Title 15 of the Delaware Code. This bill also amends the appointment process for an incumbent Councilperson or the Mayor in the event there is no challenger at the time of the Lewes municipal elections. This bill also deletes provisions that are redundant or in conflict with provisions that are redundant or in conflict with provisions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ernesto Lopez Stricken In House on 04/07/2022

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Realty Transfer Tax Reduction. [HB-172]
This Act temporarily eliminates the state's portion of the realty transfer tax for certain real estate closings for first time home buyers with a purchase price of $250,000 or less. The bill applies to a natural person home buyer whose gross income is less than $45,000 or in the case of natural person joint purchasers whose combined gross income is less than $75,000.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Introduced And Assigned To Revenue & Finance Committee In House on 05/06/2021

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

Designating August 31, 2021, As "international Overdose Awareness Day" In The State Of Delaware. [SJR-4]
This Senate Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2021 as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and directs the State flag to be lowered to half-staff at State facilities and encourages local governments, businesses, and Delawareans to do the same.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 08/23/2021

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

Honoring The Memory And Celebrating The Life Of The Honorable Pierre S. Du Pont Iv, Former Delaware State Representative, Member Of Congress, And Governor Of Delaware. [SR-13]
This Senate Resolution honors the memory and celebrates the life of the Honorable Pierre S. Pete du Pont IV, Governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985, who departed this life on the eighth day of May 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Introduced In Senate on 05/11/2021

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education And Purple Star Schools. [SB-117]
This bill allows schools and school districts to submit an application to the Department of Education to have a school designated as a Purple Star School.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 08/10/2021

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Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employees' Pension Plan. [SB-14]
This bill provides a mechanism to grant pension increases to retired State Employees, retired Judges, and retired New State police. This bill dedicates a minimum of 2.33% of payroll to be deposited annually to the Post Retirement Fund. This bill also provides for a pension increase as determined by the Board of Pension Trustees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 10/26/2022

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An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Victims Of Crimes. [HB-182]
The Victims Compensation Assistance Program (Agency or VCAP) administers the Victims Compensation Fund and provides financial assistance to eligible victims of crimes to help cover the costs of a variety of services that help victims and their families begin to rebuild their lives, including lost wages, medical expenses, payment for mental health counseling, and funeral expenses. By awarding financial compensation for losses that victims sustain as a result of crime, VCAP can help alleviate the financial burden and distress that crime leaves behind. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 10/20/2021

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An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Education. [SB-125]
This bill provides that the spouse and any child of a member of the active military service of the United States, who has been assigned to duty elsewhere immediately following assignment to duty in Delaware, shall be deemed to be an in-state resident for the purposes of determining the tuition, fees, and other charges at Delaware public universities, colleges, or community colleges as long as the spouse or child remains enrolled at such institution.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini Signed By Governor on 08/10/2021

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