Delaware 150th General Assembly (2019-2020) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 59 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION FUND.

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    2 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to publish the transaction history for funds allocated to each member of the General Assembly under the Community Transportation Fund.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 28 removed

12 line(s) added, 28 removed.

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Bennett & Sen.
Bennett HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
Delcollo Reps.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Baumbach, Brady, Bush, Chukwuocha, Matthews, Mitchell, Shupe, Michael Smith, Spiegelman, Viola, K.
59 AMEND House Bill No.
Williams, Yearick;
59 on line 4 by deleting “The” after “(a)” and before “Secretary” therein and inserting in lieu thereof “Beginning on January 1, 2021, the”.
Sens.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Cloutier, Paradee, Sokola, Wilson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
59 by deleting line 6 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof “transaction history information for fiscal year 2021.”.
59 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION FUND.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
59 by deleting line 16 in its entirety.
Section 1.
SYNOPSIS This Amendment clarifies when the Secretary must begin posting transaction history information for Community Transportation Fund expenditures and what information must be posted.
Amend Chapter 84, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 8421.
Community Transportation Fund reporting requirement.
(a) The Secretary shall publish on the Department’s website the transaction history for funds allocated to each member of the General Assembly under the Community Transportation Fund, separated by fiscal year and beginning with fiscal year 2021.
(b) The transaction history for each member of the General Assembly must include all of the following:
(1) The amount of money in the member’s Community Transportation Fund account at the start of a given fiscal year.
(2) The amount allocated to the member’s Community Transportation Fund account in a given fiscal year.
(3) The amount of any transfer of funds to or from the member’s Community Transportation Fund account in a given fiscal year.
(4) The amount, purpose, and location of each expenditure authorized by the member on a project in a given fiscal year.
(c) The Secretary shall update the transaction history for each member of the General Assembly every 3 months.
Section 2.
This Act takes effect January 1 following its enactment into law.
SYNOPSIS This Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to publish the transaction history for funds allocated to each member of the General Assembly under the Community Transportation Fund.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  4. Introduced and Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  6. Amendment HA 1 to HB 59 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  7. Reported Out of Committee (Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure) in House with 6 On Its Merits

  8. Introduced and Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 44 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (44)

44 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SM

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 9000
Republican 5000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Anthony Delcollo — Yea
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Catherine Cloutier — Yea
Colin Bonini — Yea
David B. McBride — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Harris B. McDowell — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Democratic 12000
Republican 12000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
Earl G. Jaques Jr. — Yea
Gerald L. Brady — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John J. Viola — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Quinton Johnson — Not Voting
Raymond Seigfried — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 59 do?
This Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to publish the transaction history for funds allocated to each member of the General Assembly under the Community Transportation Fund.
Who sponsors HB 59?
HB 59 is sponsored by Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Bryan W. Shupe (Republican), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Trey Paradee, Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (Republican), Andria L. Bennett, Paul S. Baumbach, Gerald L. Brady, Sean Matthews, John L. Mitchell, John J. Viola, Anthony Delcollo, and Catherine Cloutier.
What is the current status of HB 59?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.
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