Delaware Senate Bill 176 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Enrolled on June 5 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-05 - SS 1 for SB 176 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The Bill redesignates the governing body of the Municipal Services Commission of the City of New Castle from “Board” to “Commission”, clarifies that the Commission can obtain private property within city limits for supplying and distributing electricity, removes the position of Superintendent and replaces it with one or more Supervisors, delineates the power of the Commission to borrow money through the issuance of revenue bonds or other debt obligations with a resolution of City Council and to have control over such money, changes the date of the requirement to publish financial reports from July to December and hands over possession of money to be used for the City’s water and light systems from the City Treasurer to the Treasurer of the Commission.

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Municipal Service Commission Of The City Of New Castle Relating To Redesignating The Governing Body Of The Municipal Services Commission Of The City Of New Castle From "board" To "commission", Clarifying That The Commission Can Obtain Private Property Within City Limits For Supplying And Distributing Electricity, Removing The Position Of Superintendent And Replacing It With One Or More Supervisors, Delineating The Power Of The Commission To Borrow Money Through The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds Or Other Debt Obligations With A Resolution Of City Council And To Have Control Over Such Money, Changing The Date Of The Requirement To Publish Financial Reports From July To December And Handing Over Possession Of Money To Be Used For The City's Water And Light Systems From The City Treasurer To The Treasurer Of The Commission.

Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-05		SS 1 for SB 176 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-05-16		SS 1 for SB 176 - Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits
2012-05-03		SS 1 for SB 176 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-05-03		SS 1 for SB 176 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2012-04-05		Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 176
2012-04-04		Reported Out of Committee (COMMUNITY/COUNTY AFFAIRS) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2012-03-22		Assigned to Community/County Affairs Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/6db65ef306790e1c85257989006928fe?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+176/$file/legis.html?open