Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc. 150th General Assembly (2019-2020) Legislative Update

DE HB 20 Primary Sponsor: Jesse Venderwende (R) Title: Building and Loan Association Insurance Regulation Introduced: 12/13/2018 Disposition: 5/6/2019 – Signed by Governor Summary: This bill raises the threshold limit requiring a Building and Loan Association to obtain federal deposit insurance from $7 million to $10 million dollars. This amount was last raised in 2005. The State Bank Commissioner is okay with this change. Effective Date: 5/6/2019

DE HB 26 Primary Sponsor: (R) Title: 48-Hour Wait After Introduction of Budget, Bond & Capital Improvement Introduced: 1/4/2019 Disposition: 1/4/2019 – Assigned to Administration Committee in House Summary: The purpose of this provision is to allow all interested persons, including legislators, a reasonable amount of time to review the three significant financial legislative acts before voting on such legislation. This restriction can be waived if three-fourths of each House of the General Assembly agrees to act in a shorter time period.

DE HB 32 Primary Sponsor: (R) Title: Decreasing the Realty Transfer Tax Introduced: 01/04/2019 Disposition: 03/06/2019 - Tabled in Committee Summary: This Act decreases by 1% the rate of realty transfer tax to be received by the State, thereby returning to the rate that was applicable prior to August 1, 2017.

DE HB 36 Primary Sponsor: (D) Title: Liens on Real Estate Assessment Taxes Introduced: 01/10/2019 Disposition: STRICKEN 03/05/2019 - no further consideration of this legislation Summary: This Act authorizes a county or municipality to treat an unpaid lien as a tax lien against the property subject to the lien and collect the lien in the same manner as other tax liens, including a proceeding under a writ of monition. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

DE HB 38 Primary Sponsor: (D) Title: Early Voting Introduced: 01/16/2019 Disposition: 6/30/2019 – Signed by Governor Summary: This Act establishes in-person early voting in Delaware beginning January 1, 2022. Registered voters will be allowed to vote in-person during at least 10 days before an election, up to and including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before the election at locations determined by the State Election Commissioner. Effective Date: 01/01/2022

DE HB 41 Primary Sponsor: Stephanie Bolden (D) Title: Primary Elections Introduced: 01/24/2019 Disposition: 01/25/2019 - Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate Summary: Section 1 of this bill moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the

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date of the presidential primary (in presidential election years). The dates for submitting and withdrawing notification of candidacy have been adjusted accordingly. Section 2 of the bill changes the deadline for a minor political party selecting its candidate at the party’s convention. Section 3 of the bill changes the deadline for filing certificates of nomination from September 1st to April 1st. Section 4 changes the closed period in which a voter is not allowed to change his or her political affiliation to match the 60-day limit in 15 Del. C. § 3189 for presidential primaries.

DE HB 47 Primary Sponsor: Kimberly Williams (D) Title: Minimum Wage Introduced: 01/24/2019 Disposition: 01/24/2019 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House Summary: This bill removes the training minimum wage, which takes effect 90 days after enactment, and youth minimum wage, which takes effect January 1, 2020.

DE H 154 Primary Sponsor: Chukwuocha (D) Title: Real Estate Appraisers Practice Act Introduced: 05/14/2019 Disposition: 7/4/2019 – Signed by Governor Summary: Updates the Real Estate Appraisers' Practice Act; clarifies the definition of federally related transaction and adds a definition for federal financial institutions regulatory agencies; provides that changes to these definitions would render the state's definitions consistent with federal law. Effective Date: 07/04/2019

DE H 174 Primary Sponsor: Bush (D) Title: Insurance Data Security Act Introduced: 06/03/2019 Disposition: 7/31/2019 – Signed by the Governor Summary: Establishes standards for data security for Title 18 licensees and standards for the investigation of and notification to the Commissioner of a cybersecurity event affecting Title 18 licensees. Effective Date: 07/31/2019

DE H 199 Primary Sponsor: Bush (D) Title: State Bank Commissioner Introduced: 06/10/2019 Disposition: 6/27/2019 – Signed by the Governor Summary: Amends various chapters to facilitate the modernization of certain practices and procedures at the Office of the State Bank Commissioner; authorizes the State Bank Commissioner to require applicants for financial services licenses for mortgage loan brokers, licensed lenders, money transmitters, check cashers, and motor vehicle sales finance companies to provide fingerprints for purposes of criminal background checks; provides for a multistate automated licensing system. Effective Date: 06/27/2019

DE SB 45 Primary Sponsor: Trey Paradee (D) Title: Amend Certain Marijuana Penalties for Juvenile Offenders Introduced: 3/20/2019 Disposition: 7/31/2019 – Signed by Governor Summary: This Act makes the possession, use, or consumption of a personal use quantity of marijuana a civil violation for juveniles. This Act also makes conforming amendments to subsection (i), regarding expungement of a single criminal

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offense under subsection (c), as, after the effective date of this Act, subsection (c) will no longer contain a criminal offense. Effective Date: 07/31/2019

DE SB 59 Primary Sponsor: Anthony Delcollo (R) Title: Expand Medical Cannabis Access Introduced: 3/21/2019 Disposition: 5/8/2019 Amendment SA 1 Introduced and Placed with Bill Summary: SA 1 restricts the ability of certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to recommend medical marijuana to adults and maintains the current requirement that only physicians with specific specialties may recommend medical marijuana for patients under 18. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

DE S 128 Primary Sponsor: Walsh (D) Title: Unemployment Compensation Introduced: 05/31/2019 Disposition: 7/17/2019 – Signed by the Governor Summary: Expands the collection procedures available to the Division of Unemployment Insurance to more closely match the collection procedures currently available to the Division of Revenue; provides the Division of Unemployment Insurance with streamlined procedures to allow it to more quickly and easily execute on judgments for unpaid unemployment compensation tax assessments and overpayments of tax benefits paid to individuals to which they were not entitled. Effective Date: 07/17/2019

DE S 153 Primary Sponsor: Poore (D) Title: Information Technology Recommendations Introduced: 06/11/2019 Disposition: 08/05/2019 – Signed by the Governor Summary: Relates to information technology recommendations of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review Board; establishes a statewide shared technology services model to facilitate digital government for citizens, increase efficiency, and control security risks. Effective Date: 08/05/2019

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