Delaware General Assembly

Defeated 6/30/24

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

6/25/24

Lynn

Rep. Bush
Sen. Paradee

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING AND PLUMBING.

This Act protects Delaware’s fresh water supply while also reducing costs for small businesses and single-family residential homeowners by eliminating the requirements for installation and yearly inspections of backflow preventors on low-hazard water users. However, an otherwise low hazard property that has fire sprinkler systems, in-ground lawn sprinklers, swimming pools, hot tubs, or similar systems connected to its fresh water supply will be required to install a backflow preventor. Under § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution, this Act requires a two-thirds majority vote because it constitutes an implicit charter change, as the ordinances it seeks to override derive their authority from municipal charters. This Act also makes a technical correction on line 16. The word “shall” is changed to “must” to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

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