Daily Report for 6/30/2017

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SCR 39DefeatedTownsendThis Concurrent Resolution requests an Opinion of the Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court regarding the proper construction of § 1, Article X of the Delaware Constitution and the constitutionality of laws establishing and maintaining Delaware’s free public school system.REQUESTING AN ADVISORY OPINION OF THE JUSTICES OF THE DELAWARE SUPREME COURT.
HA 5 to HB 240PassedLonghurstThis amendment eliminates the tax rate increases for all existing brackets below $60,000, while allowing taxpayers to elect to deduct the greater of the current standard deduction or 50% of their itemized deductions. Additionally, this amendment increases the tax rate to 7.1% in the bracket over $150,000. 
HB 269CommitteeK. WilliamsSince 1996, students across Delaware have participated in school choice. Currently, reorganized school districts, vocational technical school districts, and charter schools do not follow the same processes thus causing confusion and barriers for families seeking to access choice for their children. This Act aims to streamline the school choice process, making it easier and clearer for parents, guardians, and school administrators to navigate. This Act requires reorganized school districts, vocational-technical school districts, and charter schools to use a standard online application receipt and processing tool approved by the Department that is offered at no charge. It also clarifies that the application deadlines apply to all students, regardless of age or school. Additionally, it will prohibit schools from asking for additional information that does not directly pertain to an enrollment or program criterion. The bill will make the timing uniform for the ranked waitlist process. It aligns the sibling preference across all school types and eliminates the separate charter school April 1st enrollment requirement of 80% and moving to May 1st to allow for parents to make a final, informed decision. Under this bill, in the event of a mid-year termination of a pupil’s enrollment, the sending reorganized school district, vocational-technical school district, or charter school and the receiving reorganized school district, vocational-technical school district, or charter school shall enter into an agreement providing for the pro-ration of student funding based on a formula prescribed by the DDOE.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM.
HA 1 to HB 275PWBKowalkoThis amendment to the budget bill removes the provision that overrides 14 Del. C. § 508’s requirement that the State reimbursement to charter schools for transportation is limited to the lower of the formula or the actual bid costs. Traditional public schools are similarly limited to the approved formula or a bid amount, pursuant to the Delaware Administrative Code. 
HJR 7SignedLonghurstHealth care spending in Delaware is higher than the national average and has historically outpaced the State’s economic and revenue growth, contributing to the State’s current structural deficit. To combat ever rising costs, this Joint Resolution authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to undertake the actions necessary to establish a health care benchmark, and designating the State’s 2018 fiscal year as a planning year. The Secretary is directed to consult with stakeholders in developing the benchmark.CONFERRING UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES THE NECESSARY POWERS AND AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND PLAN FOR THE MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANNUAL HEALTH CARE BENCHMARK.
HJR 8SignedQ. JohnsonThis Joint Resolution creates an Advisory Panel to the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) that is tasked with developing a report concerning the State’s historic budgeting practices, the need for reasonable restrictions on the use of budget surpluses, the benefits of a budget stabilization fund, and such other matters as the Advisory Panel deems appropriate. A preliminary report shall be submitted to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than May 1, 2018.CREATING AN ADVISORY PANEL TO THE DELAWARE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO STUDY POTENTIAL FISCAL CONROLS AND BUDGET SMOOTHING MECHANISMS.
HB 273CommitteeD. ShortThis Act will direct the first $8 million in auction proceeds received from the sale of emission allowances through the regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and CO2 Emission Trading Program to be directed to the General Fund for the fiscal year 2018. The balance of the funds will be directed to the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to be directed for the public benefit in accordance with the goals and purposes of this initiative. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FUNDS OF THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE.
HR 19CommitteeD. ShortRecommending the Joint Finance Committee make designated changes to the state operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to provide appropriate funds to finance the FY 2018 Grants-in-Aid Bill.RECOMMENDING THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKE DESIGNATED CHANGES TO THE STATE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.
HB 272CommitteeD. ShortThis Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid for Fiscal Year 2018. Section 1 - Government Units and Senior Centers $18,582.949 Section 2 - One-Times and Community Agencies $12,886,495 Section 3 - Fire Companies $ 4,711,925 Section 4 - Veterans Organizations $ 244,230 GRAND TOTAL $36,425,599AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS.

Legislation Passed By Senate

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SB 9 w/ SA 1CommitteeMarshallThis Act is intended to implement the recommendations in the December 9, 2015 Report of the Work A Day Earn A Pay Task Force. The Act will create a Work A Day Earn A Pay Public Works Jobs Program in Delaware.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A WORK A DAY EARN A PAY PUBLIC WORKS JOBS PROGRAM.
HB 142SignedK. WilliamsThis Act will improve guidelines for training by school districts and charters as it pertains to School Resource Officers (SRO), their duties and training when interacting with students with disabilities. The limitations and prohibitions described in this section are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other constitutional, statutory, or regulatory rights otherwise conferred by federal or state law or regulation.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT.
HB 146SignedOsienskiThis bill will remove the requirement for signatures to be in pen and ink when provided for driver license, identification card, or registration application processes. Removing this provision enables the Division of Motor Vehicles to develop more efficient means of serving customers including expanding online services.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVER’S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
HB 164 w/ HA 1, HA 2SignedKeeleyThis bill dissolves the Human Trafficking Coordinating Council and reestablishes it as the Human Trafficking Interagency Coordinating Council. The bill establishes the members of the Council and the chair and vice-chair. The bill also requires that a public awareness sign must be displayed at locations designated by the Council.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
HB 9 w/ HA 1SignedJ. JohnsonThis bill allows judicial discretion when juveniles are charged with any of the five specific offenses carved out in state code that say a juvenile of 16 or older, or 15 in the case of § 1447A, must be prosecuted as an adult. The bill simply changes the language from ‘shall’ to ‘may’ to allow judges to weigh the possibility that the juvenile may be better served in Delaware’s Family Court system via the amenability process already enumerated in Title 10 § 1010 and § 1011. Four of the five statutes date back to 1972. The most recent change pertaining to the ages of juveniles affected was in 1996 when lawmakers dropped the age requirement on Section 1447A from 16 to 15. This bill also raises the age in § 1447A to 16, as well.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CERTAIN CRIMES.
HB 185SignedMitchellThe “Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act” would update Delaware code in conformance with recommended changes to the Uniform Vehicle Code from both the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Rules of the Road Committee) and the League of American Bicyclists (Legal Affairs Committee). Without changing the legal meaning of existing law, these updates would clarify sections of the Delaware Rules of the Road that are frequently misunderstood by the police, by bicycle operators and by vehicle drivers. In addition, the Act would enable the Department of Transportation to deploy bicycle traffic signals as a safety countermeasure at intersections where most fatal bicycle crashes occur; require vehicles to change lanes when passing bicycles (and farm equipment and animal-drawn vehicles) when lanes are too narrow; permit safe yielding by bicycle operators at stop sign-controlled intersections with minor roads; and prohibit the use of horns when passing animal-drawn vehicles and bicycles.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD
HB 187 w/ HA 1, HA 2SignedJ. JohnsonWith the implementation of land banks in the State of Delaware, an increasing number of vacant and abandoned properties will be brought to sheriff’s sales. Many of these parcels will be dilapidated and require investment to render the house habitable. Blight will only be ameliorated if the bidders upon such property acquire it intending to invest in the property, thereby improving the housing in the neighborhood and eliminating blight. If bidders at a tax lien sale have failed to pay taxes when due and have failed to maintain the condition of other real property they own in the same jurisdiction, it is not likely that they intend to invest in and improve the condition of additional property they acquire. Instead they are speculating on a turnaround in the neighborhood based upon the investment and efforts of others. Under current law, New Castle County, or any municipal government, may disapprove of the winning bid for any tax lien sheriff’s sale, at the election of the governmental entity initiating the tax lien sale, for any public purpose or reason. This bill allows any county or municipality to additionally require that bidders at such tax lien sales certify, prior to bidding, that they do not have a record of failing to maintain other real property in which they own an interest, do not have outstanding liens owed to governmental entities in excess of $1,000 at such other property, and do not hold properties that have been vacant for 18 consecutive months unless there is active construction on the property.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 9 AND 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SHERIFF'S SALES.
HB 188SignedJ. JohnsonCriminal and administrative enforcement of laws and ordinances relating to the condition of real property and abatement of violations thereof is a significant expense of local governments. The growing number of vacant and abandoned properties has increased these costs to local governments. The owners of vacant and abandoned property routinely fail to respond to the issuance of violation notices, citations, and tickets. Thus, the local government, at taxpayer expense, is left to maintain the property in a condition that will protect the public health, safety and welfare and minimize the deleterious effect the unmaintained property has on the local community. When a property owner fails or refuses to maintain real property according to minimum code standards, the costs incurred by local government for enforcing its codes and abating violations thereof, should be borne by the property owner rather than the taxpayers. Thus, this bill is intended to clarify that costs associated with enforcement of local laws and ordinances relating to the condition of real property and abatement of violations of those laws and ordinances shall be a lien against the property subject to the enforcement action. Recoupment of costs associated with the enforcement of building, property maintenance, zoning, drainage, sewer, housing, or sanitation codes is a lengthy and expensive process for local governments. This bill clarifies that local governments may include the amount of the lien on the local tax billing of the property subject to the enforcement action may collect the lien in the same manner as other property taxes.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIENS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES.
HB 217SignedKeeleySection 1 of this Act clarifies that subcontractors are obligated to ensure the secrecy of tax returns and tax information. Section 2 of this Act provides that all employees of the Department of Finance with access to Federal Tax Information shall be subject to appropriate background checks to ensure that the Department of Finance complies with obligations imposed by Section 6103(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and by the Internal Revenue Service in Publication 1075. Sections 3 and 4 of this Act authorize the Director of Revenue to require electronic filing and allow the Director to assess penalties of up to $50 if a taxpayer fails to file a return in the manner prescribed by law. The Division of Revenue processes numerous business returns, a large percentage of which are already being filed electronically. By requiring that certain types of business returns be electronically filed, the Division of Revenue will be able to focus its paper document processing efforts on individuals and small business returns. It is anticipated that the Director of the Division of Revenue will promulgate guidance regarding electronic filing after consulting with tax professionals and the business community, to ensure that those required to file electronically have the means and sophistication to do so. Further, the Director of Revenue has broad discretion to abate penalties and will exercise his discretion to do so in connection with the transition to mandatory electronic filing.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.
HB 227SignedCarsonThis Act amends the provisions of the Municipal Tax Increment Financing Act applicable solely to the City of Dover, Delaware, to allow the City of Dover to determine the date as of which the adjusted assessed value and the original assessed value of the property in the TIF District designated by the City of Dover will be determined for the purposes of the Municipal Tax Increment Financing Act.AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, TITLE 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MUNICIPAL TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
HB 228SignedCarsonThis Act amends the Kent County Tax Increment Financing Act to allow Kent County to determine the date as of which the adjusted assessed value and the original assessed value of the property in the TIF District designated by Kent County will be determined for the purposes of the Kent County Tax Increment Financing Act.AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 54, TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO KENT COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
SA 1 to SB 9PassedMarshallThis amendment places restrictions on an employer's utilization of the Work a Day Earn a Pay Jobs Program. 
SB 129 w/ SA 1SignedEnnisThis bill makes clear that farm equipment and implements of husbandry, including when being temporarily moved or transported by a manufacturer, dealer, business, or commercial transport company, shall not be subject to the weight requirements of Section 4502 and therefore not subject to overweight fees by the Secretary under Section 4504. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OVERWEIGHT FARM EQUIPMENT.
SA 1 to SB 129PassedEnnisThis amendment makes a clarification of which section is being amended. 

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SB 24 w/ SA 1SignedHenryThis Act removes the requirement that a psychiatrist be the physician who signs the written certification in support of an applicant's application for medical marijuana and adds anxiety to the list of debilitating conditions which a person can have to be eligible for medical marijuana. This Act also makes technical corrections to the statute.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
SB 32 w/ HA 1SignedHenryThis Act establishes a procedure by which a mortgagee that changes its notice address from the notice address as provided in any mortgage or assignment of mortgage may, at its option, provide public notice of its new notice address.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MORTGAGES.
SB 3SignedPooreThis Act replaces the stillbirth certificate with a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, clarifies what documentation is required upon the occurrence of a stillbirth, and makes technical corrections to the Vital Statistics laws to accurately reflect current practices. This Act does not change the current reporting requirements regarding births or deaths. This Act shall be known as "Lorenzo's Law" in memory of Lorenzo Joseph DiSalvo who was born on July 3, 2016. Lorenzo is the son of Kimberly Ann DiSalvo and Chad William DiSalvo. His maternal grandparents are Thomas and Cheryl Favoroso and paternal grandparents are Joseph (deceased) and Marla DiSalvo.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.
HB 81SignedB. ShortThis legislation revises § 5006 of the Insurance Code to track the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s Model Holding Company Act with respect to the Commissioner’s power to examine insurers and have access to books and records of insurers in order to ensure compliance with the Holding Company Act.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB 35 w/ SA 1SignedEnnisThis Act enacts the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act ("REPLICA"). With REPLICA, EMS personnel will be able to respond across state borders within the provision of their duties on a short term, intermittent basis on a privilege to practice under approved circumstances. REPLICA promotes compliance with the laws governing EMS personnel practice in each member state, home and remote, and gives states the ability to hold providers accountable from both. EMS personnel covered by REPLICA include those responding to calls for assistance across state lines as part of their duty, covering large scale planned events such as staffing concerts, sporting events, or large scale unplanned events where federal agencies are dispatched to support details, for example, wildland firefighting teams. REPLICA comes into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the 10th member state. Seven states have enacted REPLICA, including Virginia. Benefits of REPLICA include: REPLICA extends the privilege to practice under authorized circumstances and on a limited basis to EMS Providers; REPLICA enables the ready exchange of information between states through a Coordinated Database regarding EMS personnel licensure, adverse actions, and significant investigatory information; REPLICA promotes the highest level of public protection to patients and to EMS personnel in our state’s EMS System. State EMS Offices will now know who is coming into their state; and REPLICA provides a unique opportunity to support members of the military and their spouses with a clear and timely pathway by which to become licensed.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT.
SB 38SignedTownsendFor purposes of clarity regarding Delaware's commitment to supporting Delawareans with disabilities, including military service-related disabilities, this Act codifies existing county-level tax exemptions. Absent this Act, Delaware will continue to be one of the only states, if not the only state, that is silent at the state level with regard to exemptions for service-related disabilities. This Act requires a county government to provide exemptions to real property taxes for individuals with a disability that are at least as generous as the exemptions currently provided by the county government. In addition, if a county government provides an additional exemption to real property taxes for individuals with a disability who became disabled as a result of service in and while in the service of any branch of the United States armed services, the county government must provide exemptions that are at least as generous as the exemptions currently provided by the county government.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.
SB 39SignedWalshThis Act is the result of the recommendation made by the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee in its review of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline ("the Board") that the Division of Professional Regulation amend applicable statutes that are outdated and unnecessary, to provide for consistency with § 8735, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, relating to administrative procedures. Specifically, this Act permits the Board to utilize non-board member medical licensees as coinvestigators when specialties are required to opine on the disciplinary cases, as long as the co-investigator is licensed in the specialty at issue; creates administrative licensure for medical professionals who do not wish to practice medicine but serve as administrators in the state to applicants who meet all qualifications for licensure except active practice hours; removes antiquated language from Title 17 regarding hearing procedures and instead reiterates hearings are conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act; and deletes references to the removed language. Finally, this Act makes minor modifications to each of the sub-councils organized under the Board, to standardize procedures across each of the five councils. Specifically, the Act add a duty to report unprofessional conduct to Respiratory Care Practitioners, permits the Genetic Counselor Advisory Council and the Regulatory Council for Physician Assistants to waive their quarterly meeting requirement with the approval of the Board; clarifies that temporary licenses may be granted by each of the councils under the signature of the Executive Director and the council chair; and permits council members appointed to fill vacancies to serve out those vacancies, along with two three-year terms. The language submitted for this Act has not been corrected to conform the Act to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE.
HB 88 w/ HA 1SignedMatthewsThis Act allows for juniors and seniors majoring in education at a Delaware college or university to be paid $83 per day as substitute teachers, the same rate paid to those who hold a bachelor's degree but not a teaching license. This will encourage education students to gain some field experience, while also incentivizing a larger pool of potential substitute teachers to address a growing difficulty in finding qualified, reliable substitute teachers for our schools.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALARIES FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
SB 44 w/ SA 1SignedTownsendThis Bill clarifies that every prescriber holding a controlled substance registration must be registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program. Further, prescribers who receive a CSR (controlled substances registration) for the first time must register with the Prescription Monitoring Program within 90 days.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
SB 52SignedBushwellerThis Act will allow a retired Delaware attorney to satisfy a mortgage that the attorney paid off while in practice. Currently only attorneys still in active practice are permitted to satisfy mortgages under Section 2120. This limitation can leave no practicable way to satisfy a mortgage for which the lender fails to record a satisfaction as required by State law if the attorney who paid off the mortgage subsequently retires. This Act will also expand the scope of Section 2120 to include partial releases of a mortgage where a Delaware attorney made a partial payment to release a portion of the mortgaged property.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SATISFACTION AND PARTIAL RELEASE OF MORTGAGES.
SB 55SignedBushwellerThis Act provides greater clarity of language, condenses duplicative statutes and deletes statues that are irrelevant to daily operations of the Professional Licensing Section’s regulation of private security, private investigative and armored car agencies.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE, PRIVATE SECURITY AND ARMORED CAR AGENCIES.
SB 56 w/ SA 1SignedBushwellerThis bill implements a portion of the federal requirements in the bipartisan Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act to promote greater “normalcy” for youth in foster care. Specifically, it provides a limitation from liability provision for foster parents who exercise the reasonable and prudent parent standard for those youth in their care to allow their participation in age appropriate activities. Section 2523(b) provides certain criteria to determine whether a decision is reasonable and prudent, including: the wishes of the child; the wishes of the child’s parent; best interests of the child; the child’s age, maturity, and any potential risk factors to the child or others; and the appropriateness of the activity and experience for extracurricular, cultural, or social enrichment.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILDREN IN DSCYF CUSTODY.
HB 126 w/ HA 1SignedLynnThe Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 mandated that states allow families that receive child care assistance to continue receiving that assistance for at least 90 days after losing their job provided they are seeking employment during that time. The federal law did not expressly stipulate that states must allow families to qualify for and begin receiving assistance so that they could search for a job, however 14 states have enacted policies to expand eligibility to those families. This legislation codifies the federal intent that families be eligible to continue receiving assistance for 90 non-consecutive days in a year, and extends that eligibility to families who want to start receiving assistance in order to seek employment for up to 90 days.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.
SB 61SignedWalshThis Act clarifies the authority of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee ("Committee") to hold over entities unless or until certain conditions are met or modifications are made. This Act also provides the authority for the Committee to recall an entity that has been released from review when the entity has the ability to meet the recommended condition or make the modification but has failed to do so, or when the Committee recommended legislation to amend an entity's governing statute or a related statute, but the legislation fails to be enacted for any reason. If the Committee recalls an entity, it may recommend any of the options available in subsection (a) of this section.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT AND SUNSET COMMITTEE.
SB 63 w/ SA 1SignedWalshSection 1 of this Act updates the Delaware Code relating to the Board of Nursing (“Board”) by eliminating conflicting definitions of an “advanced practice registered nurse” in the Code, correcting inaccurate cross-references, and eliminating references to the Joint Practice Committee, a now defunct body, and replacing such references with the newly enacted Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee. Section 2 of this Act corrects the Delaware Code to use the correct defined term, “advanced practice registered nurse” rather than “advanced practice nurse,” which is deleted by Section 1 of this Act. Section 3 of this Act adds passage of the national examination to the qualifications for licensure as a registered nurse currently listed in § 1910, Title 24. Section 4 of this Act eliminates reference to the national examination for registered nurses in § 1911, Title 24. The change made by Sections 3 and 4 of this Act ensures that all of the qualifications in § 1910, Title 24, including passage of the examination, are required to be a registered nurse. Section 5 of this Act makes a technical correction to make it clear that “state” and “territory” as referenced in § 1912, Title 24 means a state or territory of the United States. Additional changes of this type are made in Sections 8 and 12 of this Act. Section 6 of this Act adds passage of the national examination to the qualifications for licensure as a licensed practical nurse currently listed in § 1914, Title 24. Section 7 of this Act eliminates reference to the national examination for licensed practical nurses in § 1915, Title 24. The change made by Sections 6 and 7 of this Act ensures that all of the qualifications in § 1914, including passage of the examination, are required to be a licensed practical nurse. Section 8 of this Act corrects the reciprocity provision for licensed practical nurses who obtain licensure in another jurisdiction on or after July 1, 1983, so that the licensed practical nurse provision is consistent with the registered nurse provision in § 1912, Title 24. Section 9 of Act clarifies what an advanced practice registered nurse who has been out of active clinical practice for at least 2 years must complete in order to renew a license. In addition, this Section adds a provision that specifically allows nursing licensees to apply for inactive status. Section 10 of this Act adds a provision authorizing the Board to impose a monetary penalty upon a licensee guilty of any offense described in § 1922, Title 24. Section 11 of this Act eliminates redundant purposes of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee. Section 12 of this Act adds a provision that enables an advanced practice registered nurse applicant to apply by endorsement. Section 13 of this Act clarifies that only advanced practice registered nurses with at least 2 years and 4,000 hours of experience who seek to obtain independent practice are required to maintain a collaborative agreement. Each Section of this Act makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF NURSING.
SB 64SignedBushwellerThis bill removes the requirement that the Governor must declare a State of Emergency before issuing a Level 1 Driving Warning.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
HA 1 to SB 32PassedMitchellThis Amendment makes the filing in the recorder of deeds office a requirement by changing "may" to "must." 
SB 73SignedMcBrideThis Act provides clearer language concerning license requirements, gives licensees a much clearer understanding of prohibited acts, discipline and penalties; and grants the ability of the Professional Licensing Section to promulgate regulations, and additional powers needed to oversee this chapter.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS.
HA 1 to HB 88PassedKentonThis amendment allows qualifying students enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education in Delaware or other jurisdictions to be substitute teachers. 
SB 77SignedHockerAs a result of the passage of the in Inland Bays Aquaculture Act, numerous ongoing concerns have been raised during subsequent public meetings and a public hearing. As a result of those meetings, the Secretary's Order No. 2016-W-0049 reduced the number and location of leasable sites, and eliminated oyster aquaculture in the Little Assawoman Bay. This Act seeks to ensure the following: sites eliminated in the Secretary's Order cannot be considered for leasing for aquaculture; the elimination of poles as a form of markings of any and all leased sites within the Little Assawoman Bay; and limiting all aquaculture leased sites in the Little Assawoman Bay to hard clams only.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
SB 69SignedTownsendSection 1. Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 36 of this Act amend Sections 151(f), 202(a), 219(a), 219(c), 224, 232(c) and 364 of Title 8, respectively. Amendments to Sections 219, 224 and 232 and related provisions are intended to provide specific statutory authority for Delaware corporations to use networks of electronic databases (examples of which are described currently as “distributed ledgers” or a “blockchain”) for the creation and maintenance of corporate records, including the corporation’s stock ledger. Section 219(c), as amended, now includes a definition of “stock ledger.” Section 224, as amended, requires that the stock ledger serve three functions contemplated by the Delaware General Corporation Law: it must enable the corporation to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220; it must record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218; and, as required by Section 159, it must record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of subtitle I of Title 6. Sections 151, 202 and 364 are also amended to clarify that the notices given to holders of uncertificated shares pursuant to those sections may be given by electronic transmission. Section 2. Sections 3 and 4 of this Act amend Section 203(b) of Title 8. The amendments to Section 203(b)(3) clarify that an amendment to the corporation’s certificate of incorporation opting out of the restrictions on business combinations under that section becomes effective at the date and time such amendment becomes effective under Section 103 (in the case of a corporation that has never had a class of voting stock listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders and that has not elected through its original certificate of incorporation or any amendment thereto to be governed by Section 203) or 12 months after the effective date of such amendment (in the case of all other corporations), rather than, in each case, the time at which the amendment is adopted by stockholders. The amendment to the last sentence of Section 203(b) adopts the same language with respect to the effectiveness of an amendment as added in Section 203(b)(3). Section 3. Sections 8, 9 and 10 of this Act amend Sections 228(c), 228(d) and 228(e) of Title 8, respectively. Section 228 is amended to provide that a consent need not bear the date of signature of the stockholder or member signing the consent. The amendments to Section 228(c) also provide that the sixty-day period for the delivery of consents will start on the first date a consent is delivered to the corporation. The amendments eliminate surplus language that specified where consents had to be delivered. Section 4. Sections 12 through 35 of this Act amend the provisions on mergers and consolidations in subchapter IX of chapter 1 of Title 8. Sections 254, 263 and 264 are amended to permit mergers of Delaware corporations with joint-stock or other associations, limited liability companies and partnerships formed or organized under the laws of a non-US jurisdiction. Sections 252, 253, 258 and 267 are amended to use the term “foreign corporation” (as such term is defined in Section 371(a)) to refer consistently to mergers with a corporation organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Sections 255 and 256 are amended to clarify how membership interests in a non-stock corporation may be treated in a merger and, as a result, redundant language to this effect in Section 257 is eliminated. All sections relating to mergers are amended to conform language to eliminate inconsistencies. The term “organized” is used with respect to corporations and refers to the method by which a corporation is formed, incorporated, created or otherwise comes into being under the laws governing its internal affairs. The term “formed” is used with respect to non-corporate entities and includes the method by which a non-corporate entity is formed, created or otherwise comes into being under the laws governing its internal affairs. Both terms are used with respect to joint stock associations given that the manner in which they are characterized may, depending upon the law at issue, include attributes of both “organized” and “formed”. The clarification of the terms used to refer to corporations and non-corporate entities and the elimination of the term “existing” from Section 251 are for clarification purposes only and do not change the intent of such sections prior to the amendments. Each of the statutes on mergers and consolidations involving Delaware corporations and non-Delaware entities is amended to provide that such mergers and consolidations are permitted so long as the laws of the applicable non-Delaware jurisdictions do not prohibit the transaction. These amendments change provisions of Sections 252, 253, 256 and 258 that permitted these mergers and consolidations under Delaware law only if the applicable non-Delaware law “permitted” the transaction and change the language of Sections 254, 263, 264 and 267 from not “forbid” to not “prohibit”. The amendments are intended to further facilitate mergers and consolidations of Delaware corporations with non-Delaware entities. Section 5. Sections 37 and 38 of this Act amend Sections 374 and 502(a) of Title 8, respectively. Section 502 is amended to clarify the information required to be disclosed in annual reports filed by domestic corporations with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Section 374 is amended to conform the annual reporting requirements for corporations formed in another jurisdiction and qualifying to do business in Delaware with the requirements for domestic corporations. The amendments will allow for seamless electronic integration and more efficient processing of these annual reports. Section 6. Sections 39 and 40 of this Act relate to the effectiveness of the amendments to Title 8. Section 40 of this Act provides that Sections 8 through 10 of this Act (relating to the amendments to Section 228 of Title 8) are effective only for stockholder and member actions taken by consent having a record date, for purposes of determining the stockholders or members entitled to consent, on or after August 1, 2017. Section 39 of this Act provides that Sections 1 through 7 and Sections 11 through 38 of this Act (relating to the remaining amendments to Title 8 set forth in this Act) are effective on August 1, 2017.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.
SB 70SignedTownsendSections 1 and 7. These sections amend Sections 15-108(d) and 15-1102(a)(1)(a) of the Act to clarify and confirm the distinction between domestic partnerships and foreign partnerships and to make certain other conforming changes. Section 2. This section amends Section 15-401(l) of the Act to confirm and clarify the broad power and authority of a partner to delegate any or all of the partner’s rights, powers and duties to manage and control the business and affairs of a partnership, including any core governance functions. Section 3. This section amends Section 15-901(a) of the Act relating to conversions to a partnership to confirm that the term "other entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic partnership). Section 4. This section amends Section 15-902(a) of the Act relating to mergers and consolidations to confirm that "other business entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic partnership). Section 5. This section amends Section 15-903(a) of the Act relating to a conversion of a partnership to confirm that a domestic partnership may convert to any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic partnership). Section 6. This section amends Section 15-904(a) of the Act relating to the domestication of non-United States entities to confirm that the term "non-United States entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated non-United States business or entity. Section 8. This section provides that the proposed amendments of the Act shall become effective August 1, 2017.AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 15, TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION, REGULATION, OPERATION AND DISSOLUTION OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS AND THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.
SB 71SignedTownsendThis bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Sections 1 through 6, 10 and 15. These sections amend Sections 17-101(4), 17-101(8), 17-102(5), 17-104(b), 17-104(g), 17-104(i)(4), 17-216(b)(6) and 17-902(1)(b) of the Act to clarify and confirm the distinction between domestic limited partnerships and foreign limited partnerships and to make certain other conforming changes. Section 7. This section adds subsection (e) to Section 17-201 of the Act to confirm and clarify that a certificate of limited partnership substantially complies with Section 17-201(a)(2) if it contains the name of the registered agent and the address of the registered office even if the certificate of limited partnership does not expressly designate such person as the registered agent or such address as the registered office or the address of the registered agent. Section 8. This section amends Section 17-211(a) of the Act relating to mergers and consolidations to confirm that "other business entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic limited partnership). Section 9. This section amends Section 17-215(a) of the Act relating to the domestication of non-United States entities to confirm that the term "non-United States entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated non-United States business or entity. Section 11. This section amends Section 17-217(a) of the Act relating to conversions to a limited partnership to confirm that the term "other entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic limited partnership). Section 12. This section amends Section 17-219(a) of the Act relating to a conversion of a limited partnership to confirm that a domestic limited partnership may convert to any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic limited partnership). Section 13. This section amends Section 17-303(b)(1) of the Act to confirm that limited partners may hold any type of interest in a general partner without participating in the control of the business of a limited partnership. Section 14. This section amends Section 17-403(c) of the Act to confirm and clarify the broad power and authority of a general partner to delegate any or all of the general partner’s rights, powers, and duties to manage and control the business and affairs of a limited partnership, including any core governance functions. Section 16. This section provides that the proposed amendments of the Act shall become effective August 1, 2017.AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION, REGULATION, OPERATION AND DISSOLUTION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS AND THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS.
SB 72 w/ SA 1SignedTownsend This bill continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act") to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Sections 1 through 5 and 12. These sections amend Sections 18-101(4), 18-101(11), 18-102(5), 18-104(g), 18-104(i)(4) and 18-1107(a) of the Act to clarify and confirm the distinction between domestic limited liability companies and foreign limited liability companies and to make certain other conforming changes. Section 6. This section adds subsection (e) to Section 18-201 of the Act to confirm and clarify that a certificate of formation substantially complies with Section 18-201(a)(2) if it contains the name of the registered agent and the address of the registered office even if the certificate of formation does not expressly designate such person as the registered agent or such address as the registered office or the address of the registered agent. Section 7. This section amends Section 18-209(a) of the Act relating to mergers and consolidations to confirm that "other business entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic limited liability company). Section 8. This section amends Section 18-212(a) of the Act relating to the domestication of non-United States entities to confirm that the term "non-United States entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated non-United States business or entity. Section 9. This section amends Section 18-214(a) of the Act relating to conversions to a limited liability company to confirm that the term "other entity" includes any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic limited liability company). Section 10. This section amends Section 18-216(a) of the Act relating to a conversion of a limited liability company to confirm that a domestic limited liability company may convert to any incorporated or unincorporated business or entity (other than a domestic limited liability company). Section 11. This section amends Section 18-407 of the Act to confirm and clarify the broad power and authority of a member or manager to delegate any or all of the member’s or manager’s rights, powers and duties to manage and control the business and affairs of a limited liability company, including any core governance functions. Section 13. This section provides that the proposed amendments of the Act shall become effective August 1, 2017.AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 18, TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION, REGULATION, OPERATION AND DISSOLUTION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
HB 172 w/ HA 2SignedB. ShortThis Bill limits a health insurer’s right to overpayment recovery to two years from the date of the original payment. The time limit does not apply where there is fraud or other intentional misconduct, when overpayment recovery is initiated by a self-insured plan, or where required by a federal or state plan. The bill also requires 30 days’ notice to healthcare providers regarding an attempt to recover overpayment as well as requiring insurers to have policies and procedures allowing challenge to the alleged overpayment. This bill affects all lines of health insurance including both individual and group policies.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
SB 87SignedHenryThis Act updates the school stability law for children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) following passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESSA requires Delaware to eliminate the provision “awaiting foster care placement” under § 202(c), Title 14 in accordance with the federal McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act by December 10, 2017, and instead create a distinct provision regarding school stability for children in the custody of DSCYF. [42 U.S.C. §§ 11431 to 11435; ESEA section 1111(g)(1)(E)(i)-(iii)), 20 U.S.C. §6311(g)(1)(E)]. This Act clarifies that children in the custody of DSCYF remain entitled to attend their school of origin if it is in their best interests to do so, or are eligible for immediate enrollment in a new school. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Act take effect on the effective date of final regulations published in the Register of Regulations and promulgated under authority granted by § 202A(d) of Title 14, which is created by Section 2 of this Act.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 13 AND 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SB 86SignedHenryThis Act authorizes the Family Court to appoint an education decision maker for abused, dependent, neglected, and delinquent children and children in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families under Chapter 25 of Title 13 to assist with education stability, discipline, and other education issues when a parent or guardian is unavailable or unable to make such decisions or consents to the appointment. This Act does not supplant the educational surrogate parent program under § 3132 of Title 14.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ABUSED, DEPENDENT, NEGLECTED, AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN.
SB 97 w/ SA 2SignedHansenThis bill allows Delaware Department of Transportation authorized vehicles to be able to use the shoulder of the road when responding to emergencies. Department of Transportation staff must respond to emergencies along the road to assist police, fire and paramedics with establishing maintenance of traffic. By allowing the use of the shoulder of the road staff will be able to respond in a timely manner.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD.
HA 1 to HB 126PassedLynnThis Amendment changes the proposed nonconsecutive 90-day job search period to a consecutive 90-day job search period to conform to current Division of Social Services Child Care policy. 
SB 102SignedHenryThis Act consolidates Delaware law related to child abuse and child sexual abuse training and detection, suicide prevention, bullying, criminal youth gang detection, and teen dating violence and sexual assault into one subchapter of Chapter 41, Title 14 of the Delaware Code and develops a non-academic training program that coordinates the trainings school district and charter school employees are required to receive. In addition to streamlining non-academic trainings, this Act provides school districts and charter schools with flexibility to meet current and future non-academic training needs of school district and charter school employees, students, and parents. This Act applies to all public schools, including charter schools and vocational technical schools. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, ensure consistency within the new subchapter, and make references throughout the Code consistent based changes to certain Code designations made by this Act.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NON-ACADEMIC TRAINING AND RELATED RESOURCES.
SB 103SignedMcDowellThis Act extends the Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program annual fees for facilities in Delaware. This Act was developed through the Title V Operating Permit Program Advisory Committee. The existing statutory authorization for the fees sunsets December 31, 2017. The fees are based on the number of staff hours spent on permitting, compliance, and enforcement for each facility and the facility’s air emissions. This Act authorizes the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to collect annual fees for calendar years 2018 through 2020 at which point the authority sunsets. This Act also removes previous language and requirements to complete a Title V Operating Permit Program Management Review. The program management review was completed and a final report was issued in April 2017. This Act also makes a technical correction to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM.
SB 4SignedMcBrideIn January 2017, the Code Revisors provided the General Assembly with a list of potential technical corrections that they identified as they revised the Delaware Code to reflect legislation that was enacted by the 148th General Assembly in 2016. While technical in nature, these changes are beyond the authority of the Code Revisors to make and can only be done by the General Assembly through legislation. Section 1. HB 227 revised the Farm Wineries law to permit Farm Wineries to make and sell mead and cider in addition to wine to align with federal rules. As written, Farm Wineries would need to manufacture wine, mead, and cider to meet the definition of a Farm Winery. This Section changes the language to allow Farm Wineries to make wine, mead, or cider as intended by HB 227. Section 2. When reviewing the error identified by the Superior Court in § 4798(t) of Title 16 a technical error was found subsection (r) of this section. Under § 304 of Title 1, words in the singular number include the plural. This corrects that error. Section 3. The Superior Court discovered an error in the subject and verb agreement of § 4798(t) of Title 16. In reviewing this error, an additional technical error was identified. Under § 304 of Title 1, words in the singular number include the plural. This corrects that error. Section 4. This issue was discovered by the Code Revisors without relation to current legislation. There are 5 paragraphs after § 2304(28) of Title 18 that actually apply to §§ 2304(24) and (25). Section 2304(24) prohibits “discriminatory practices against victims of abuse regarding life and health insurance” and was added by SB 128 in 1995 and contained those 5 paragraphs. Section 2304(25) prohibits “discriminatory practices against victims of abuse regarding home owner’s and private passenger motor vehicle insurance” and was added by SB 433 in 1995. The 1998 and 1999 printed volumes of the Delaware Code had the 5 paragraphs after (25) because both (24) and (25) apply to issuing insurance to victims of abuse and these 5 paragraphs apply to issuing insurance to victims of abuse. Subsequently, in 2005, HS1 for HB 90 added § 2304(26) relating to regulatory inquiries; in 2007, SS1 for SB 31 added § 2304(27) relating to credit scoring; and in 2008 SB 239 added § 2304(28) relating to volunteer firefighters. These 3 subsections, (26), (27), and (28) were added in error above those 5 paragraphs. This Section clarifies that the 5 free-standing paragraphs at the end of § 2304 apply to subsections (24) and (25). Section 5. HB 381 amended Chapter 33 of Title 18 by redesignating what had been Chapter 33 as Subchapter I and creating a new Subchapter II. There were references to this "chapter" throughout what is now Subchapter I and the Code Revisors asked if they were correct to leave the term "chapter." In § 3302, the term "chapter" should now be "subchapter." This Section makes the necessary change. Section 6. HB 381 amended Chapter 33 of Title 18 by redesignating what had been Chapter 33 as Subchapter I and creating a new Subchapter II. There were references to this "chapter" throughout what is now Subchapter I and the Code Revisors asked if they were correct to leave the term "chapter." In § 3342(h), "chapter" should now be "section." This Section makes the necessary change. Sections 7 through 9. HB 160 amended Title 19 to allow the Department of Labor to collect over payments due under additional state and federal laws. In the list of those laws in §§ 3325, 3360, and 3384, there is a citation to § 5402 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 5402). This is the definition of a brewery. The correct citation is to § 6402 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 6402), which allows states to recover unemployment compensation debt, which is consistent with this section. In these 3 Code provisions, there is also a citation to § 303 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 303). This is also incorrect and the correct citations are to § 303 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 503). This Section makes the necessary changes. Section 10. HB 387 added a reference to “paragraph (a)(4) of this section” in § 1799F of Title 24 but there is no paragraph (a)(4) in § 1799F of Title 24. The correct reference should be to "subsection (a) of this section". This Section makes the necessary change. Section 11. SS 1 for SB 143 updated the definition of the practice of optometry. There is a reference in § 2101(a)(3)c. to “7(b).” There is no 7(b) and the correct reference should be to § 2101(a)(3)a.2. This Section makes the necessary change. Sections 12 & 14. HB 331 changed the name of the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement and the Division of Child Support Enforcement to the Division of Child Support Services. The name of the accounts used by the Division of Child Support Services were not updated to reflect this new name. This Section makes the necessary changes. Section 13. HS 1 for HB 262 adopted the Joint Sunset Committee recommendations to update the Open Space Council. In making this update, § 7506 of Title 7, a vacant statute, now provides the powers and duties of the Open Space Council. Section 8017A of Title 29, regarding the Delaware Council on Greenways and Trails, references § 7506 of Title 7 and that reference had been marked by Code Revisors as “[repealed]”. The reference to the new § 7506 of Title 7 is not relevant so this Act removes that sentence.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4, TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 19, TITLE, 24, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
SB 122 w/ HA 1SignedWalshThis Act fulfills recommendations made by the Joint Legislative Overview and Sunset Committee (“JLOSC”) by making amendments to the State Human Relations Commission’s (“the Commission”) governing statute. First, this Act changes the number of members on the Commission to a more manageable number, 18 members, and adjusts appointment language accordingly, including providing for staggered appointments so that members’ terms do not expire all at the same time. To provide the Commission with sufficient time to reorganize itself with the new number of members, Section 1 of this Act takes effect 1 year after the date of enactment. Next, this Act adds several provisions that are administrative in nature: defining the Commission’s quorum and requiring quorum to meet and conduct business; language standard to boards and commissions regarding the removal of members for gross inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance; and technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Finally, this Act fulfills the JLOSC recommendation that the Commission’s governing statute include reference to its duties under other chapters of the Delaware Code. Current Delaware law provides that the Commission has duties under Chapters 45 and 46 of Title 6, the Equal Accommodation Act and Fair Housing Act, respectively. Senate Bill No. 49 (“SB 49”) of the 149th General Assembly, however, if enacted, will create a new Chapter 78 in Title 6, under which the Commission will have duties related to Homeless Individuals’ Bill of Rights. In order to accommodate the possibility of a new chapter in Title 6 which should be referenced in the Commission’s governing statute, §§ 3004 and 3005 have been drafted as two versions. The first version of each, Sections 4 and 6, include references to the new Chapter 78, while the second version of each, Sections 5 and 7, do not. Therefore, Section 10 of this Act provides that Sections 4 and 6 take effect if SB 49 is enacted during this General Assembly, and Sections 5 and 7 take effect if SB 49 is not enacted during this General Assembly.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION.
HB 249 w/ HA 1, HA 1 to HA 1, HA 2 + SA 1SignedPotterAn estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, whether it is a football or baseball league with their friends and family, or more recently, a daily or weekly contest against players from across the country. This legislation confirms that those contests are "games of skill" and, therefore, not a form of illegal gambling under Delaware law. It also requires operators to apply for a license and comply with some of the strictest consumer protection safeguards in the nation. Finally, the legislation subjects operators of paid fantasy sports contests to a 15% tax on their net adjusted revenues, as well as a $50,000 annual fee.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INTERACTIVE FANTASY CONTESTS.
HB 252SignedK. WilliamsSection 1 of this Act enhances the State’s ability to collect delinquent taxes by (a) allowing for renewal of a judgment for unpaid taxes beyond the current 20 year limit for an additional term of 20 years, and (b) allows for recording of a judgment for unpaid taxes in any county of the State. Section 2 makes it clear that this legislation is effective as of July 1, 2017.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO PROCEDURE, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITY FOR TAXES.
HA 1 to SB 122PassedBoldenThis Amendment corrects a technical error. 
HA 2 to HB 172PassedB. ShortThis amendment revises subsection (a) to modify the notification that a health insurer or a health plan must provide in connection with overpayment recovery efforts, and adds “abuse” to subsection (c). This amendment also clarifies that the provisions of §2730 of Title 18 cannot be waived and that any contract that is in conflict with the section is null and void. 
HB 265SignedMitchellThe purpose of this bill is to make full time paid firefighters in volunteer fire companies in this State eligible to join the Delaware County and Municipal/Police/Firefighter Pension Plan.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 RELATING TO THE DELAWARE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POLICE/FIREFIGHTER PENSION PLAN

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