Section 1 of this Act updates Delaware’s existing Motor Voter Program to adopt an automatic voter registration process. Currently, when Delawareans apply for, renew, or replace a driver’s license or identification card, they must choose to register to vote, update an existing registration, or decline registration. This bill would require eligible voters to instead “opt out” of having their information automatically shared with the Delaware Department of Elections for registration. Six states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar opt out policies. A portion of Section 1 (specifically, § 2050(b), Title 15) and Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act make technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual with no intent to change the substance of these sections.
This Act is a companion to Senate Bill No. 34. Senate Bill No. 34, in pertinent part, eliminates several aggravating factors under Delaware's controlled substances laws. This Act retains and codifies one of those aggravating factors, § 4751A(1)e.2. of Title 16, as a separate crime.
This Concurrent Resolution proclaims the month of April 2017 as “Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month” in the State of Delaware.
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 2017 as “Eye Donor Month” in Delaware and recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley.
This Act addresses issues identified following the enactment of the Ned Carpenter Act, 78 Del. Laws, ch. 13, in 2011. Specifically, Sections 1 through 14 of this Act do the following: (1) Simplify Delaware’s controlled substance laws by reducing the number of weight Tiers that are used to categorize the severity of controlled substance offenses. (2) Eliminate aggravating factors, some of which may cause Delaware’s controlled substance laws to be applied unfairly, while maintaining enhanced sentencing for those who violate Delaware’s controlled substance laws within a protected school zone. (3) Provide enhanced minimum mandatory sentences for those who repeatedly commit the highest level drug dealing offenses. (4) Provide statutory guidance for the weighing and sampling procedures used at criminal trials for controlled substances. Sections 15 through 20 of this Act make conforming amendments to the Delaware Code based on changes made by Sections 1 through 14 of this Act. This Act takes effect 90 days after its enactment into law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the guidelines of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. A companion Act, Senate Bill No. 33, codifies one of the aggravating factors eliminated by this Act, § 4751A(1)e.2. of Title 16, as a separate crime.
This resolution recognizes the week of March 12th through March 18th, 2017, as Sunshine Week in Delaware.
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
This Resolution adds the Veterans Affairs Committee to the list of standing committees contained in Senate Rule 19 of Senate Resolution No. 2.
This bill requires a landlord to obtain from a tenant seeking to rent or renew a lease of a lot in a manufactured housing community a paper or electronic copy of the manufactured home's title or an original, signed statement from the tenant affirming that the tenant is the owner of the manufactured home and describing how the tenant obtained the home. This Act takes effect 30 days after its enactment and applies to all leases renewed or entered into after the effective date.
Under current Delaware law, every adult operating or riding a motorcycle is required to have a helmet in his or her possession while operating or riding a motorcycle and every person up to 19 years of age must wear a helmet. This Act requires that every person, regardless of age, who operates or rides a motorcycle wear a helmet while doing so. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia currently require all motorcyclists to wear a helmet. Of the 49 motorcycle fatalities in Delaware since 2014, just over half of the motorcyclists, 28, were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
This bill adds the Department of Correction, Bureau of Prisons and Bureau of Community Corrections' vehicles to the list of "authorized emergency vehicles" identified in Chapter 41 of Title 21 that are afforded certain privileges when responding to an emergency.
This resolution extends the due date of the final report of the Task Force to Review and Recommend Noise Control Laws in the State of Delaware from January 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017.
