| HR 7 | Passed | Miro | This resolution designates March 30, 2017 as "Doctors' Day" to recognize the valuable contributions made by physicians in Delaware. | RECOGNIZING MARCH 30, 2017 AS "DOCTORS' DAY" IN DELAWARE. |
| SCR 12 | Passed | McBride | This Concurrent Resolution provides for a Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of hearing an address by the Honorable John C. Carney, Jr., Governor of the State of Delaware. | PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BE CONVENED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING AN ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE JOHN C. CARNEY, JR., GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HB 95 | Committee | Lynn | This Act prohibits a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, possessing with intent to sell, or importing with intent to sell ivory or rhinoceros horn, except as specified. A violation of this Act or any rule, regulation, or order adopted under this Act is a misdemeanor subject to fines, imprisonment, or both, as specified in this Act. In addition to the specified criminal penalties, this Act authorizes the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ("the Department") to impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for a violation of this Act or any rule, regulation, or order adopted under this Act. This Act authorizes the Department to permit the purchase, sale, offer for sale, possession with intent to sell, or importation with intent to sell ivory or rhinoceros horn for educational or scientific purposes by a bona fide educational or scientific institution if not prohibited by federal law.
This Act does not apply to ivory or rhinoceros horn that is part of a gun, knife, musical instrument, or antique, as long as the ivory or rhinoceros horn component in the item is a fixed component of a larger manufactured item and is not, in its current form, the primary source of value of the item.
The requirement that a bona fide antique be at least 100 years old is not a rolling time frame, but is to be a 100 year look back from the effective date of this Act.
This Act takes effect 6 months after its enactment into law. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO IVORY AND RHINOCEROS HORN. |
| SA 1 to SB 28 | PWB | Lavelle | This Amendment adds language to include candidates for the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives for the requirement of tax return disclosures in order to be on the official ballot for the general election in Delaware. | |
| HA 2 to HB 29 | PWB | Q. Johnson | This amendment establishes that the priority for intercepts of tax refunds and lottery winning pursuant to a writ of attachment issued under Section 5033 of Title 10 and administered through Section 545A of Title 30 shall be fourth in priority, behind taxes owed to the state, debts owed to state agencies (including the Division of Child Support Services), and tax claims from other states. | |
| SB 49 | Committee | Townsend | An individual's housing status should not be a basis for discrimination. This bill establishes a "Homeless Individual's Bill of Rights" that provides rights to protections for individuals experiencing homelessness, including protections from discrimination while in public and while seeking access to housing, employment, and temporary shelter. This bill vests important investigatory and enforcement authority with the State's Division of Human Relations and the State Human Relations Commission, similar to their roles with Delaware's Equal Accommodations Law and Delaware's Fair Housing Act. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOMELESS PERSONS. |
| SA 1 to HB 15 | Passed | Sokola |
This amendment allows a public high school, including a charter school, to request waiver of the requirement that the school offer at least one computer science course if it would be a financial or programmatical burden to the school. The request must be in writing and submitted to the Secretary of Education, who will approve or deny the request.
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| SA 1 to SB 21 | Passed | Henry | This Amendment clarifies that this Act only applies Chapter 15 of Title 3 of the Delaware Code and does not repeal provisions relating to seed in other parts of the Delaware Code, such as marijuana seed under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act. | |
