Title 29, State Government

§ 1003. Legislative Ethics Committees. (a) The House and the Senate shall each establish an Ethics Committee which shall have the responsibilities assigned in this section with respect to the enforcement of this chapter and such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Ho…

§ 1004. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) A “close relative” means a person’s parents, spouse, children (natural or adopted) and siblings of the whole and half-blood. (2) A person has a “financial interest” in a private enterprise if he or she: a. Has a legal or …

§ 1101. Creation of Legislative Council; composition. There is created a Legislative Council which shall be composed of 10 members of the General Assembly as follows: (1) From the Senate: The President Pro Tem, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, 1 member appointed by the P…

§ 1102. Term of office; vacancy. (a) The members of the Council who are not appointed shall serve during their term of office in the General Assembly and until their successors are selected. The members of the Council who are appointed shall be appointed at the first annual sessi…

§ 1103. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Council. (a) The President Pro Tem shall be Chairperson of the Council during odd-numbered years and Vice-Chairperson during even-numbered years. (b) The Speaker shall be Chairperson of the Council during even-numbered years and Vic…

§ 1104. Duties of the Council. The Council shall: (1) Summarize and digest information on matters relating to the general welfare of the State; (2) On its own initiative or at the direction of the General Assembly or of the Senate or House, make studies on subjects of interest an…

§ 1105. Powers of the Council. The Council shall: (1) Receive recommendations and suggestions for studies or legislation from all sources; (2) Appoint committees and subcommittees which shall include only members of the General Assembly and at least 1 Council member and which sha…

§ 1106. Director of the Division of Legislative Services; qualifications; compensation; removal. (a) The Council shall appoint, with the consent of a majority of the members elected to each House of the General Assembly, a Director of the Division of Legislative Services (“Direct…

§ 1107. Duties of the Director of the Division of Legislative Services. (a) The Director of the Division of Legislative Services (“Director”) shall: (1) Organize and supervise the Division of Legislative Services; (2) Submit and publish such reports as the Council directs; (3) Em…

§ 1108. Meetings; quorum. (a) The Council shall meet at the call of the Chairperson and at such place as the Chairperson shall designate. Meetings of the Council shall also be called by the Chairperson upon the written request of 6 members and upon 48 hours’ notice to the members…

§ 1109. Annual report. The Council shall submit an annual report of its activities to the members of the General Assembly and to the Governor, which shall become a part of the journal of the Senate and House.29 Del. C. 1953, § 1109; 55 Del. Laws, c. 322.;

§ 1110. Controller General; responsibility; duties; compensation. (a) (1) The Council shall appoint a Controller General who, primarily, shall work with and assist the General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee and Joint Committee on Capital Improvement. (2) The Council shall pro…

§ 1120. Custody. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or the Director’s designee, shall receive and exercise control over all inventory of Session Laws and legislative journals for sale and distribution as provided by law.59 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 12; 64 Del. Laws,…

§ 1121. Sale. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or the Director’s designee, shall make available for sale all inventories of Session Laws and legislative journals in the State for such sum not less than the cost for preparation. All sums received from the sale…

§ 1122. Distribution to state agencies and legislators. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services (“Director”), or the Director’s designee, shall distribute gratis copies of the Session Laws and legislative journals in the inventory to such agencies and public official…

§ 1123. Free distribution with libraries. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or the Director’s designee, shall transmit a copy of the Session Laws and a copy of the journal of each House as soon after the books are published as practical to each of the followin…

§ 1124. Exchanging. The Director of the Division of Legislative Services, or the Director’s designee, in conjunction with the State Law Library in Kent County shall forward a copy of the Session Laws and the legislative journals published by or under the authority of the State to…

§ 1131. Legislative findings. The General Assembly has conferred on boards, commissions, departments, and other agencies of the Executive Branch of State Government the authority to adopt regulations. The General Assembly has found that this delegation of authority has resulted i…

§ 1132. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Agency” means as defined in § 10102 of this title. (2) “Division” means the Division of Legislative Services as established under this chapter. (3) “Official regulation” means a regulation in its final form as adopted by an or…

§ 1133. Register of Regulations. The Division shall establish, maintain, and publish an official Register of Regulations. The Register of Regulations shall provide public notice of each proposed regulation to be adopted, amended, or repealed, indexed by agency and subject matter,…

§ 1134. Powers and duties of the Registrar in preparation and maintenance of the Register of Regulations [Effective until July 1, 2027]. (a) The Registrar, in the course of compiling and maintaining the Register of Regulations, shall do all of the following: (1) Notify each agenc…

§ 1135. Duties of state agencies. (a) On the Registrar’s request, each agency shall submit to the Registrar a general description of the agency’s organization; the agency’s methods of operation; the agency’s name, address, and telephone number of a contact person that is responsi…

§ 1136. Public distribution of the register. (a) The Division shall publish the Register of Regulations for public distribution on the date required under § 1134(a)(6) of this title. (b) The Register of Regulations must be made available in print to the public for inspection and …

§ 1501. Continuation; composition; qualifications of members. (a) The Commission on Modernization of State Laws referred to in this chapter as the “Commission” is continued and renamed the Commission on Uniform State Laws. (b) The Commission shall consist of 5 persons. Four Commi…

§ 1502. Powers and duties; reports. The Commissioners shall examine all subjects on which uniformity with the laws of other states is desirable, shall represent this State in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and, in convention, conference or congress…

§ 1503. Expenses; contributions to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The Commissioners may hire personnel and shall be entitled to receive their actual disbursements for expenses in performing the duties of their office. The Commissioners may contrib…

§§ 1601-1607. Definitions; registration of legislative agents with Legislative Council; employer’s authorization to act; compensation of agent not to be substantially dependent on outcome of legislative action of General Assembly; reports by legislative agents; when registration,…

§ 1701. Short title. This chapter is known as and may be cited as the “Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act.”29 Del. C. 1953, § 1701; 53 Del. Laws, c. 140; 81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 8;

§ 1702. Declaration of policy. The General Assembly declares all of the following: (1) The possibility of an emergency event exists that may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the General Assembly. (2) To comply with existing legal …

§ 1703. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Attack” means any action or series of actions causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to persons or property by any means, including through biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear means or through the us…

§ 1704. Designation of emergency interim successors to members. Each member shall do all of the following: (1) Designate not fewer than 3 nor more than 7 emergency interim successors to the member’s powers and duties. (2) Specify the order of succession of the individuals selecte…

§ 1705. Status, qualifications, and term of emergency interim successors. (a) An emergency interim successor is an individual who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a member. (b) An individual may not be designated or …

§ 1706. Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors. (a) Before an emergency event, if a member fails to designate the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within 30 days of the member’s taking of the oath of office, or, after such period, if …

§ 1707. Recording and publication. (a) Following a member’s election, the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, whichever is appropriate, shall distribute to the member information regarding the member’s responsibilities under this chapter an…

§ 1708. Oath of emergency interim successors. At the time of an individual’s designation as a member’s emergency interim successor, the individual shall take the oath required for the member to whose powers and duties the successor is designated to succeed. No other oath is requi…

§ 1709. Duty of emergency interim successors and members. (a) Each emergency interim successor shall keep generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices, and current business of the General Assembly. (b) Each member shall assist the member’s emergency interim successo…

§ 1710. Place of meeting of the General Assembly. If in anticipation of, during, or after an emergency event, the Governor deems the place of session of the General Assembly then prescribed to be unsafe, the Governor may change it to any place within or without the State which th…

§ 1711. Convening of General Assembly in event of an emergency event. (a) If an emergency event requiring action by the General Assembly occurs, the Governor shall call the General Assembly into session as soon as practicable or within 90 days following the inception of the emerg…

§ 1712. Assumption of powers and duties of member of emergency interim successor. (a) If, in the event of an emergency event, a member is unavailable, the member’s emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall exercise the powers and assu…

§ 1713. Privileges, immunities, and compensation of emergency interim successors. (a) If an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a member, the successor must be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances, and other perqu…

§ 1714. Quorum and vote requirements. In the event of an emergency event, all of the following apply: (1) Quorum requirements for the General Assembly are suspended. (2) If the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution, or other acti…

§ 1715. Termination of operation of this chapter. (a) The following expires 2 years following the inception of an emergency event: (1) The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of members under § 1712 of this title. (2) The operation of thi…

§ 1901. Bills and joint resolutions which appropriate or mandate or contemplate a subsequent appropriation. (a) Any bill or joint resolution in either House of the General Assembly which authorizes expenditures not previously authorized within the annual budget for the fiscal yea…

§ 1902. Contents of fiscal projection. The 3-year projection shall be a statement describing, as accurately as can reasonably be ascertained, all requirements, obligations assumed by the State and other consequences of the bill or joint resolution having a fiscal impact on the St…

§ 1903. Fiscal projection when revenue reduced. Any bill or joint resolution which would have the effect of reducing state revenue must have a 1-year projection attached thereto, which projection shall describe, as accurately as can reasonably be ascertained, the loss of revenue …

§ 1904. Revision of fiscal projection. The Controller General shall revise the fiscal projection with each successive state of the legislative process in which any amendment or substitute bill is introduced which changes the fiscal effect of the bill or joint resolution. Such rev…