From the 151st General Assembly, this Act requires an individual who kills a child’s parent while driving under the influence to pay restitution to the child for the reasonable and necessary support of the child. This Act is to be known and may be cited as “Bentley’s Law”, in honor of Bentley Williams, the son of Cordell Williams and Lacey Newton, who were killed by an individual driving under the influence in Missouri in April 2021. For the complete bill, please click here: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=129710.
House Bill 482
Legislative Highlights
House Bill 112
From the 153rd General Assembly, this Act provides that in order to vote, a voter, prior to being permitted to vote, must be able to present a photographic identification, specifically a Driver’s License or a Nondriver Identification Card issued by […]
House Bill 318
From the 153rd General Assembly, this Act terminates the Delaware Health Resources Board by deleting in its entirety Chapter 93 of Title 16. This Board does have a responsibility to require certain persons to perform and accept certain charity care […]
House Bill 32
From the 153rd General Assembly, this Act establishes school officer units to fund school resource officers or constables in all Delaware public schools. Specifically, this Act funds at least 1 school officer in each school in a school district and […]
House Bill 52
From the 153rd General Assembly, this Act changes the timeline for fiscal projections required under § 1901, § 1902, and § 1905 of Title 29 from 3 years to 5 years. It also changes the timeline for fiscal projections required […]