| HB 53 w/ HA 1, HA 2 + SA 1, SA 2 | Signed | Miro | This bill allows ground-based and hand-held sparklers and certain other nonexplosive, nonairborne novelty items regulated by the federal government to be sold and used in the State. The bill does not legalize firecrackers, bottle rockets, aerials, or any other device that explodes or shoots into the air. The use of those items that may be sold only to persons 18 years of age and older is limited to July 4th and December 31st of each year and sales are limited to the 30 days prior to the allowable use day.
This bill allows paper caps used in toy guns contain 16 milligrams or less of pyrotechnic mixture.
The sale of sparklers and most other items permitted under this bill is limited to persons 18 and older.
The penalty section of 16 Del. C. §6905 applies to this bill.
At least forty-three states allow the sale and use of sparklers and other nonexplosive, nonairborne novelty items that are regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SELLING OR POSSESSING FIREWORKS; EXCEPTIONS. |
| SB 146 w/ SA 1, SA 2 | Signed | Lawson | The continued existence and dissemination of a juvenile criminal record hampers an individual’s ability to become a successful and productive member of society. These criminal records are a hindrance to employment, education, housing, credit, and military service. This Act streamlines Delaware’s juvenile expungement code by providing the Delaware Family Court the option to immediately order an expungement in the event that a felony case was terminated in favor of the juvenile (i.e. a juvenile was found not guilty, or the charges were dropped). Delaware law currently allows the Court to do this for misdemeanor and violation cases. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUVENILE EXPUNGMENTS |
| SB 154 w/ HA 1 | Signed | Hocker | Section 1 eliminates the need to use an ordinance to appoint a Town Manager and specifies that all departments, including the Police Department, report directly to the Town Manager.
Section 2 outlines the Town Manager's responsibility for the Police Department.
Section 3 eliminates the organizational details of the beach patrol. | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SOUTH BETHANY. |
| SB 173 | Signed | Bushweller | This Act provides the authorization required by law for the City of Dover to transfer a portion of Mayfair Park, as the Park was improved using funds from the Delaware Land and Water Conservation Trust Fund. | AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY IMPROVED USING FUNDS FROM THE DELAWARE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION TRUST FUND FROM THE CITY OF DOVER TO CAPITOL BAPTIST CHURCH. |
| SA 1 to HB 53 | Passed | Lawson | This amendment ensures that the regulation of items listed in paragraph d, including the storage and sale, shall be consistent with the standards set forth in NFPA1124 National Fire protection Association Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, 2006 edition. | |
| HCR 84 | Passed | Schwartzkopf | This concurrent resolution thanks the Career and Technical Student Organizations for their presentation of geraniums. This concurrent resolution also extends the General Assembly's best wished for continued success to these exemplary students. | EXTENDING SINCERE THANKS TO THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS OF DELAWARE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE BEAUTIFUL GERANIUMS AND EXTENDING BEST WISHES
FOR MUCH SUCCESS TO EACH OF THESE EXEMPLARY STUDENTS. |
| SA 1 to SB 146 | Passed | Lawson | This amendment makes technical changes to Senate Bill 146, clarifying how the Court may waive the one year waiting period. Further, it makes technical changes to Senate Bill 146, clarifying which subsections would otherwise qualify a juvenile to receive an expungement. Lastly, the amendment adds language that would stay an expungement order. The order could be vacated upon motion by the Attorney General when circumstances warrant. Such circumstances could include when information is not available to the Attorney General’s Office at the time of disposition. | |
| SA 2 to SB 146 | Passed | Lawson | The influx of immediate expungements has created an increase in workflow at the State Bureau of Identification (SBI). One of the common hurdles the SBI faces is scrutiny for not complying with provisions of 10 Del. C. § 1019 (a). Many times this is the result of the orders not being received by the SBI until well into the 60 days. This amendment would allow the SBI to comply without added pressure or the need to increase staffing or overtime. It would also hold all parties involved accountable for the time-frame, not just the agency who receives the order.
This amendment also allows for the SBI to retain fingerprints and photographs for all expunged arrests regardless of severity. Fingerprints and photographs remain a vital evidentiary tool for law enforcement for not only prosecution but also exonerating individuals accused of criminal activity and identification of missing or deceased individuals. Until the immediate expungement laws, applicants were required to submit fingerprints to obtain a certified criminal history. These prints would replace any expunged prints and fill the void. Apart from the exemption of this requirement, fingerprints are destroyed and valuable evidence is being lost.
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| SA 2 to HB 53 | Passed | Ennis | This amendment adds a three year sunset provision to the bill. | |
