Daily Report for 6/14/2017
Governor's Actions
No legislation is Signed by Governor Today
New Legislation Introduced
| Bill | Current Status | Sponsor | Synopsis | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA 3 to HB 179 | PWB | Lynn | This Amendment adds the appropriate Capital Police staff to definition of "9-1-1 operators." | |
| HA 1 to HB 163 | Passed | Baumbach | This amendment makes a technical correction to House Bill 163. | |
| HA 1 to HB 4 | Passed | Longhurst | This Amendment adds the Director of the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy to the list of positions appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources and that are exempt from Chapter 59 of Title 29. | |
| HA 2 to HB 190 | Stricken | Osienski | This amendment establishes that to demonstrate financial assurance regarding the ability to prevent or contain and remediate environmental contamination, a conversion permit applicant must submit a concept plan to DNREC for approval in conjunction with the conversion permit process. After issuance of a conversion permit, the permit holder will be required to submit a final plan prior to beginning operations authorized by the permit. | |
| SCR 32 | Passed | Townsend | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Ramadan and Muslim residents of this State as they observe Ramadan. | RECOGNIZING RAMADAN AND MUSLIM RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE AS THEY OBSERVE RAMADAN. |
| SR 13 | Passed | McDowell | This Resolution expresses sadness and concern at the June 14, 2017 shootings in Alexandria, Virginia. | EXPRESSING SADNESS AND CONCERN AT THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF JUNE 14, 2017 THAT OCCURRED IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. |
| SA 1 to SB 97 | Stricken | Ennis | This amendment permits all emergency vehicles to be able to pass on the right using the shoulder of the road when responding to emergencies. | |
| SA 2 to SB 97 | Passed | Ennis | This amendment allows emergency vehicles to pass on the right using the shoulder when responding to an emergency. |
Legislation Passed By Senate
| Bill | Current Status | Sponsor | Synopsis | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 4 | Signed | Miro | This resolution requires a Delaware Certificate of Multi-literacy be established. The criteria for such certificate is to be developed by the Department of Education no later than August 30, 2017. | ESTABLISHING DELAWARE CERTIFICATES OF MULTI-LITERACY TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTAINED HIGH LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY IN ONE OR MORE WORLD LANGUAGES IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH. |
| HB 98 w/ HA 1 | Signed | Jaques | This Act establishes the ability to grant a waiver for participation in interscholastic sports when a child exercises the right for choice from one school to another school of choice provided the standards for the waiver are met. In addition, this Act takes into consideration a new charter school or newly added grades to a charter school. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. |
| SB 47 w/ SA 1 | Out of Committee | Bushweller | This Act requires that if a home owner association has made an offer under this section and 2 years have passed since the community owner first provided notice of the decision to sell, transfer, or convey the manufactured home community, the notice and right of first offer process in this section must start again before an ownership interest in the community can be sold, transferred, or conveyed. This Act also allows the home owner association to make a counter offer any time a third party makes an offer higher than the alternative price offered by the home owner association. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURED HOME OWNERS AND COMMUNITY OWNERS ACT. |
| SA 1 to SB 47 | Passed | Bushweller | This Amendment removes the changes to when a home owner association can match a higher offer from a third-party buyer. |
Legislation Passed By House of Representatives
| Bill | Current Status | Sponsor | Synopsis | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCR 40 | Passed | Ramone | This Resolution recognizes the month of November, 2017, as “Lung Cancer Awareness Month” in Delaware. | RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 2017 AS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
Senate Committee Assignments
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| Health, Children & Social Services |
House Committee Assignments
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| Health & Human Development |
| Public Safety & Homeland Security |
Senate Committee Report
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| Corrections & Public Safety |
| Education |
| Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy |
| Executive |
| Judicial & Community Affairs |
| Transportation |
House Committee Report
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| Administration |
| Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce |
| Education |
| Health & Human Development |
| Housing & Community Affairs |
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| Labor |
| Natural Resources |
| Public Safety & Homeland Security |
| Revenue & Finance |
| Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
Senate Defeated Legislation
No Senate Defeated Legislation
House Defeated Legislation
No House Defeated Legislation
Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate
| Nominee | Status | Commission/Board | Reappointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman, William | Confirmed | Lottery Commission | New |
| Class-Peters, Georgina | Confirmed | University of Delaware Board of Trustees | New |
| Fitzgerald, Craig | Confirmed | Family Court Commissioner | New |
| Guido, Darren | Confirmed | Professional Standards Board | Reappointment |
| Marcozzi, Guy | Confirmed | Environmental Appeals Board | Reappointment |
| Norris, Debra | Confirmed | University of Delaware Board of Trustees | New |
| Pinkston, Mary | Confirmed | Professional Standards Board | Reappointment |