Delaware House Bill 129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on August 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act modifies Section 2803 to add definitions for negligence, misconduct and incompetence. These new definitions will provide greater clarity and guidance for the Council of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers in determining whether a licensee is subject to discipline. Section 2817(a)(7) has been amended by striking the requirement that an applicant who fails the Principles and Practice of Engineering examination four times must go through additional steps before taking the examination another time. Eliminating this requirement will remove unnecessary barriers to licensure. Further, Section 2823 has been amended to add negligence and pattern of negligence as grounds for discipline. These changes will ensure that discipline is imposed for conduct that poses a risk to the public. This Act adds a definition for successor professional engineer and a new Section 2832 to delineate the acceptable parameters for a successor engineers reuse or adoption of work performed by another engineer. These revisions will both inform licensees of the permissible use of another engineers work and ensure that the recipient of services can identify the responsible engineer.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Association Of Professional Engineers.

Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

2023-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-08 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-09		Signed by Governor
2023-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-06-21		Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
2023-06-08		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-06-08		Amendment HA 1 to HB 129 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2023-06-07		Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2023-05-12		Amendment HA 1 to HB 129 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-04-25		Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

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