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 Back | 144th General Assembly
House Bill # 227 |
| Primary Sponsor: | Valihura | Additional Sponsor(s): Rep. Spence & Sen. Sokola |
| CoSponsors: | { NONE...} |
| Introduced on : | 06/19/2007 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 28, TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE TO PERMIT QUALIFIED ENGINEERS TO TESTIFY AS EXPERTS IN THE DELAWARE COURTS. |
| Synopsis: | This Delaware Professional Engineers Act, 24 Del.C. § 2801 et. Seq., regulates the practice of engineering in this State. Recent decisions of the Delaware Superior Court have interpreted the Delaware Professional Engineers Act as establishing a prohibition against out-of-state engineers’ testifying as expert witnesses under Delaware Uniform Rule of Evidence 702. This prohibition has the effect of artificially and unfairly limiting the availability of otherwise qualified engineers who can testify in Delaware trial proceedings on matters requiring engineering skill and expertise. This Amendment will permit qualified engineers who are licensed in other states to offer expert testimony in Delaware Courts, which has always been the case until the recent Superior Court decisions.
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| Committee Reports: |
House Committee Report 06/20/07 F=0 M=5 U=0----> |
| Voting Reports: |
House vote: () Passed 6/26/07 7:45:42 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 7/1/07 1:01:46 AM-------> |
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Actions History:
| Jul 17, 2007 - Signed by Governor
Jul 17, 2007 - Signed by Governor
Jul 01, 2007 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
Jul 01, 2007 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
Jun 26, 2007 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT
Jun 20, 2007 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 5 On Its Merits
Jun 19, 2007 - Re-Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Jun 19, 2007 - Introduced in House and assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Jun 19, 2007 - Assigned to Policy Analysis & Government Accountability Committee in House
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