Delaware House Bill 198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-20 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill enlarges the scope of a criminal charge of Possession of a Weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone. Currently, the definition of a “Safe School and Recreation Zone” focuses on buildings and structures used as a recreation center, athletic field or sports stadium. It does not expressly apply to parks used as a recreation area or to parkland under 9 Del. C. 8110(a)(2). The term "parkland" in that section is defined as: real property, including improvements erected thereon and fixtures attached thereto, used primarily for recreational purposes and dedicated as parkland, public open space, private open space or other public use on a recorded subdivision plan, or through valid and binding restrictive covenants, provided that: a. The property is not used by the civic organization or by any other person so as to benefit any officer, trustee, director, shareholder, member, employee, contributor or bondholder of the organization or operator or any other person through the distribution of profits or the payment of excessive compensation; b. The property is used for recreational purposes; and c. The use of the property is open, without charge, to the public, or to members of the civic organization, or to the residents of the neighborhood, or to residents of the community or to residents of the subdivision in which the property is located, regardless of sex, race, creed, color or national origin.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Safe School And Recreation Zones.

Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-20	House	Stricken
2015-06-17	House	Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/4f4fbd8cb5c83bed85257e3700631de5?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+198/$file/legis.html?open