Delaware Representative Franklin Cooke [D]

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DEHB337PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amend...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB339PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the GP Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB336PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments to ...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB338PassThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Statutory Trust Act) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of proposed amendments to th...
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2024-05-30
Signed by Governor
DEHB281Enroll
75%
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
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2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB282Enroll
75%
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State emplo...
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2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DESB209Enroll
75%
This act adds adult sibling of a decedent to the definition of next of kin in Chapter 47 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Division of Forensic Science. This expansion of the definition of next of kin will, for example, allow the Medic...
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2024-05-23
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
DEHB352Engross
50%
This Act gives county code enforcement constables the authority to tow abandoned vehicles on private property.
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2024-05-23
Amendment SA 1 to HB 352 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB365Intro
25%
This Act is enabling legislation that establishes the framework and requirements for a competitive mobile sports wagering market in Delaware under the authority of the Lottery Director. Sports wagering is now legal in 38 states, and 29 states have le...
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2024-05-23
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHCR138Engross
50%
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of May as Stroke Awareness Month in the State of Delaware.
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2024-05-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB86Intro
25%
This Act establishes a right to counsel for indigent parents in DSCYF custody proceedings. Parent representation will primarily be provided by a legal services entity contracted with the Family Court, but may also be provided by the Office of Defense...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB287Engross
50%
This act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a law-enforcement canine retired from a police department of a political subdivision of the State of Delaware.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB277Engross
50%
This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
DESB212Engross
50%
Like Senate Bill No. 212, Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 212 codifies the Bureau of Health Equity (BHE) in the Division of Public Health, which includes the Office of Minority Health and the Office of Womens Health. The purpose of the BH...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DESB281Engross
50%
This Act is a result of the work of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Task Force (Task Force). The 152nd Delaware General Assembly passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 establishing the Task Force to study and make findings an...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 On Its Merits
DESB298Intro
25%
This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Newport in the following ways:
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DEHB302Engross
50%
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health ca...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB280Intro
25%
This Act makes several changes to the civil asset forfeiture proceedings of this state.
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DESB284Engross
50%
This Act discharges balances owed by individuals ordered to pay a probation supervision fee under § 6504(14) of Title 11 of the Delaware Code or a Public Defender fee under § 4607 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code. The probation supervision fee and ...
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2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DESB283Engross
50%
This Act repeals the DELJIS Fund fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of this fee was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General...
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2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DESB282Engross
50%
This Act repeals the Senior Trust Fund Fee, the Interstate Compact Fee, and the Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund Fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Crimina...
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2024-05-22
[Hearing: Jun 12 @ 11:00 am]
To House Judiciary Committee
DEHB405Intro
25%
This Act removes the requirement that a juvenile can only be referred to the the Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program a second or subsequent time if the juveniles prior referral was for a different offense than the second referral, allowing a juv...
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2024-05-22
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
DEHB349Engross
50%
This bill codifies that the Superior Court Veterans Treatment Court is a qualified rehabilitation program under § 4177D of Title 21 of the Delaware Code for persons seeking to have their driver's licenses reinstated after a DUI. This Act makes t...
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2024-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DESCR165Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims the month of May 2024 as "Community Action Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-05-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB246Engross
50%
For over 30 years, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invested in home repair programs that make necessary repairs to improve the health and safety conditions in the homes of Delawareans.
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2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 4 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
DEHB293Engross
50%
Federal and Delaware law protect the right to vote and the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to voting places and public facilities. Nonetheless, recent information suggests that a substantial number of polling places in De...
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2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DEHB127Engross
50%
This Act provides each county with the ability to impose, by duly enacted ordinance, a fire protection fee (fee). A county that enacts this fee must do all of the following:
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2024-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
DEHB248Intro
25%
This Act establishes a pre-permit community outreach process for any qualified project, as defined in DNREC Regulations, that wishes to apply for a permit within 3 months, in an underserved community. Underserved community is defined in (5) specified...
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2024-05-14
Not Worked in Committee
DEHB351Engross
50%
This Act creates a new chapter in Title 21 pertaining to the towing of vehicles without the consent of the owner or operator. It makes violations of the chapter an unlawful practice enforceable by the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Jus...
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2024-05-14
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DEHCR130Engross
50%
This Concurrent resolution recognizes the Success of the Downtown Development District (DDD) Program on the tenth anniversary of its establishment.
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2024-05-14
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB329Intro
25%
This Act addresses the growing concern over the safety of emergency responders. It increases the penalties for persons who violate this section, which requires drivers to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual ...
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2024-05-08
Amendment HA 1 to HB 329 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DEHB313Engross
50%
This Act ensures that all female inmates in DDOC custody, at level IV or V, receive annual or biennial screening mammograms as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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2024-05-08
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable
DEHCR116Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 24, 2024, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated or AKA Day at the Capitol in Delaware.
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2024-04-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHCR117Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 21-27, 2024, as "Crime Victims' Rights Week" in the State of Delaware. The following websites provide more information on Crime Victims' Rights Week and the resources available to victims ...
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2024-04-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR144Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 2024 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-04-16
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB164Engross
50%
This Act allows for correctional officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days following its enactment.
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2024-04-11
To House Judiciary Committee
DESCR132Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims April 2024 as "Second Chance Month" in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR110Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution supports Congressional efforts to proclaim the fourth Thursday in March a National Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
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2024-03-28
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR140Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution seeks to preserve the history of the famed World War II Black aviation units making up the Tuskegee Airmen. It also honors the Airmen as a group and names 13 Delawareans who have been identified thus far as having be...
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2024-03-28
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB215Intro
25%
This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services to inspect long-term care facilities on an annual basis.
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2024-03-27
To Senate Finance Committee
DEHCR94Engross
50%
This Resolution recognizes the pertinent work of social workers throughout Delaware and the entire country, encourages the creation and expansion of Social Work programs, and recognizes March 2024 as Social Work Month in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHCR103Engross
50%
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of April 2024 as National Fair Housing Month in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-27
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESJR4Engross
50%
This Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSAs federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their drivers license. An applicants school bus only endorsement ...
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2024-03-26
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits
DESCR135Engross
50%
This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims Monday, October 28, 2024, as National First Responders Day in the State of Delaware.
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2024-03-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DESB229Intro
25%
This Act extends the right of employees to inspect their own personnel files to former employees. Under this Act, an employer must permit a former employee to inspect the employee's own personnel files that exist at the time of the request. This ...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Labor Committee
DEHB340Intro
25%
This Act authorizes the creation of Family Justice Centers within Delaware to provide victims of crime with a single source to obtain resources and support services.
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2024-03-21
To House Appropriations Committee
DEHB284Engross
50%
This is a clean-up bill that moves certain workers compensation-related provisions in Chapter 25 of Title 18 to Chapter 26 of Title 18, the latter of which shall exclusively govern workers compensation filings. The bill also makes technical correctio...
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2024-03-20
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
DEHCR91Engross
50%
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 13, 2024, as Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated or Kappa Alpha Psi Day at the Capitol in Delaware.
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2024-03-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB247Intro
25%
There were 139 traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2021, the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2006. Senate Concurrent Resolution 94 of the 151st Delaware General Assembly set a goal of no more than 100 traffic fatalities per year and tasked s...
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2024-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DEHB306Intro
25%
This Act permits the Division of Motor Vehicles to refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle that is operated in violation of the law requiring stopping for school buses as evidenced by School Bus Safety Cameras.
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2024-03-06
Motion to Release Failed
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