Delaware House Bill 6 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-20 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The Court of Chancery has held that 5106(b)(7) of Title 14 “expressly evidenced [the General Assembly’s] intent that control of University [of Delaware] land development and use is within the exclusive control of the Board of Trustees of the University [of Delaware]” and that a State agency, like the University of Delaware, is “generally . . . immune from local zoning ordinances.” City of Newark v. University of Delaware, 304 A.2d 347, 348 (Del. Ch. 1973). This Act amends the Charter of the University of Delaware to clarify that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware have exclusive control over land development, and that the University of Delaware be immune from zoning laws and regulations, only to the extent that the University of Delaware’s land development relates to structures associated with providing for student services or academic research.

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Charter Of The University Of Delaware.

Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-20	House	Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/e86865bc259163b185257dae005b7bc1?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+6/$file/legis.html?open