Delaware House Bill 49 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Passed on April 5 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-05 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act provides that any person who solicits a door-to-door sale shall display a door-to-door salesperson identification card which shall include the person’s name, employer, employer telephone number, employer address and the State of Delaware business license number. This bill also provides that a door-to-door sale shall be solicited between the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. prevailing Delaware time, only. A door-to-door salesperson identification card applies to sales solicited at a home, only. Additionally, this bill provides an exception for persons conducting home sales events, public utilities and cable television system operators from the requirement of having a door-to-door salesperson identification card. Furthermore, persons soliciting sales via telephone, mail, email, or internet are also excluded from application of this Act. .

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Home Solicitations And Door To Door Sales.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Rep. Robert Gilligan [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Sen. Michael Katz [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. John Viola [D]

2012-03-22 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-03-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-05		Signed by Governor
2012-03-22		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 2 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-03-22		Amendment SA 1 - Defeated by Senate. Votes: Defeated 5 YES 15 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-03-22		Amendment SA 1 defeated
2011-04-12		Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2011-04-06		Reported Out of Committee (SMALL BUSINESS) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2011-03-29		Assigned to Small Business Committee in Senate
2011-03-22		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 28 YES 11 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-03-22		Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2011-03-22		Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2011-03-16		Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2011-03-10		Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/7e7f71ac367bdae98525781e007921e1?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+49/$file/4141460025.doc?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+49/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+49/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/9e544aefef70303a8525785b0072d26c?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/10a748c5d4f20677852579c90072d2c2?OpenDocument