Delaware House Bill 258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 28 2012 - Returned to the House
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill simplifies the procedures for selling a vehicle to satisfy a lien. Under the current law, a garagekeeper must institute a proceeding in a Justice of the Peace Court for permission to hold a sale for every vehicle for which the owner does not pay the repair bill. If this bill is enacted, the owner and all those with a security interest in the vehicle will be provided notice of the garagekeeper’s intent to sell the vehicle and the owner or other person must affirmatively apply to the Justice of the Peace Court within 60 days for a hearing. If the owner does not so apply, the garagekeeper may proceed with the sale without any further court proceedings. This bill is modeled after a similar law in the State of New York. As with its predecessor statute, this process may also be applied to liveries, stables, airports, and marinas.

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Liens.

Rep Bennett	Rep Schwartzkopf	Sen Henry	Rep D.P. Williams
Rep Wilson	Rep Hocker	Rep Q. Johnson	Rep Ramone
Sen Katz	Rep Viola	Sen Peterson	Rep Atkins
Sen Ennis	Rep Kenton	Sen Sokola	Sen Connor
Sen Cloutier	Rep Brady	Rep Carson	Rep Kowalko
Rep Longhurst	Rep Miro	Rep Mitchell	Rep Keeley
Rep D. Short	Rep Gilligan	Rep B. Short	Rep Hudson
Rep Mulrooney	Sen Bunting	Rep Peterman

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-28		Returned to the House
2012-06-12		HS 1 for HB 258 - Amendment SA 2 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2012-05-15		HS 1 for HB 258 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2012-03-28		HS 1 for HB 258 - Assigned to Public Safety Committee in Senate
2012-03-27		HS 1 for HB 258 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 2 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-03-27		HS 1 for HB 258 - Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2012-03-27		HS 1 for HB 258 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
2012-03-21		HS 1 for HB 258 - Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 9 On Its Merits
2012-03-20		HS 1 for HB 258 - Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
2012-03-08		Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/fd1e745e56a8a1118525798f007d7114?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+258/$file/legis.html?open