Delaware Senate Bill 124 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 24 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill is the result of recommendations made by the Joint Sunset Committee and makes several amendments to Title 29 relating to the Division of the Public Advocate. The Public Advocate shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the majority of the members elected to the Delaware State Senate for a four year term. The Public Advocate shall principally advocate on behalf of residential and small commercial consumers. In the event that the Public Advocate position is vacant, the Deputy Public Advocate shall serve as the Acting Public Advocate until a successor may be duly qualified. The Public Advocate shall provide upon request, guidance, information and expertise to the members of the Delaware General Assembly on matters relating to energy issues which may impact Delaware’s public utility consumers. The Public Advocate shall publish an annual report to be made available to the Governor, the General Assembly and the public.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Division Of The Public Advocate.

Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]
Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Andria Bennett [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]
Rep. William Outten [R]	Rep. Harold Peterman [R]

2013-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-06-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-24	Senate	Signed by Governor
2013-06-30	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-27	House	Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET COMMITTEE (POLICY ANALYSIS & GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY)) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2013-06-27	House	Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
2013-06-26	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-19	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2013-06-11	Senate	Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/b31ffe308e4ab0c185257b740040b27c?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+124/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/5021970485ed29b785257b96006eb131?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/e39d0cde168d3e8085257b9b00134a64?OpenDocument