HB 109

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)
  • Introduced in House May 09, 2019
  • Passed House May 09, 2019
  • Passed Senate Jun 13, 2019
  • Signed by Governor Jul 17, 2019

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The City Of Newark.

Abstract

This Act amends the municipal Charter of the City of Newark as follows: 1. Eliminates the ability of artificial entities to vote in elections to borrow money. 2. Limits voters who are eligible to vote both as a qualified voter and as an owner of property to only 1 vote in an election to borrow money. 3. Shortens the time for the owner of real estate to redeem property assessments from 1 year to 6 months. 4. Updates outdated provisions regarding telegraph poles, qualifications for city manager, election procedures, and the Delaware Freedom of Information Act. 5. Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, including making provisions contained in this Act gender neutral.

Bill Sponsors (10)

Votes


Jun 13, 2019

May 09, 2019

Actions


Jul 17, 2019

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 13, 2019

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT

May 15, 2019

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs

May 09, 2019

House

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 109 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

Senate

Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs

May 02, 2019

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 109 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Apr 17, 2019

House

Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Administration

Apr 04, 2019

House

Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Administration

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HA 1 to HB 109 PDF HTML
Bill Text HTML PDF

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