Delaware House Bill 187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-05-14 - HS 1 for HB 187 - Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act will require, among other things: (1) the registration of all charitable organizations soliciting in this State or engaging in solicitation activities directed to Delaware citizens and the annual disclosure of certain financial information relating to these entities; and (2) the registration of professional fund-raising counsel and professional solicitors soliciting in this State or engaging in solicitation activities directed to Delaware citizens and the annual reporting of certain financial information relating to these entities. The purpose of these regulations and the electronic compilation and publication of this information serves to provide the public with the tools and information sufficient to make informed decisions about which charitable purposes to support while also facilitating transparency and confidence in the sector; thereby creating a more robust philanthropic climate in Delaware. Armed with more information, the public and the Delaware Department of Justice will be able to more aggressively and proactively pursue charitable fraud.

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Charitable Solicitations.

Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]
Sen. David Sokola [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-14	House	HS 1 for HB 187 - Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce
2014-05-14	House	Substituted by HS 1 for HB 187
2014-01-29	House	Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2014-01-23	House	Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-11	House	Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/3b70a435a450c2db85257b8200751fb1?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+187/$file/legis.html?open