Mr. Speaker Gilligan called the House to order at 2:00 p.m. on June 2, 2010.
The Reading Clerk read the following communications into the record:
The Senate wishes to inform the House that it has passed SB 254 w/SA 1,
SB 255 w/SA 1 & SB 242 and requests the concurrence of the House and the Senate has passed HB 349 & HB 345 and is returning the same to the House.
The Senate wishes to inform the House that it has passed HB 320 w/HA 1 & 2 & SA 1 & HB 321 w/HA 1 and is returning the same to the House.
Mr. Speaker Gilligan reassigned HS 1 for HB 348 to the Appropriations Committee.
Representative Oberle introduced HA 1 to HB 401. HA 1 was placed with the bill.
The Majority Whip moved to adjourn at 2:02 p.m., thereby ending the current legislative day. The House reconvened at 2:03 p.m.
32nd LEGISLATIVE DAY - 145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Second Session
June 2, 2010
The Chief Clerk called the roll.
Members Present: 37.
Members Absent: Representatives Lavelle, Plant, Scott & D.E. Williams - 4.
A prayer was offered by Representative Gerald L. Brady, Fourth Representative District.
Mr. Speaker Gilligan led those present in the pledge of allegiance to the American Flag.
The minutes of the previous legislative day were approved as posted.
The following prefiled legislation was introduced:
HB 430 - WILSON & REPRESENTATIVE THORNBURG & SENATOR SIMPSON; REPRESENTATIVES CATHCART, D. SHORT, CAREY, HOCKER, HUDSON, LEE, OUTTEN, MITCHELL, WALLS; SENATOR BOOTH - PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY - An Act to Amend Title 24 of the Delaware Code Relating to Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors.
HB 431 - BLAKEY & SENATOR BUSHWELLER - HOUSE ADMINISTRATION - An Act to Amend Chapter 189, Volume 43, Laws of Delaware, as Amended, Relating to the Charter of the Town of Wyoming. (2/3 bill)
HB 432 - VIOLA; REPRESENTATIVES CARSON, HUDSON, KEELEY, KOWALKO, MITCHELL, D. SHORT, D.P. WILLIAMS; SENATORS ENNIS, MCBRIDE, PETERSON - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE & COMMERCE - An Act to Amend Title 4 of the Delaware Code Relating to Spirits, Wine, and Beer Tasting.
HB 434 - CARSON & SENATOR ENNIS; REPRESENTATIVES BENNETT, BRADY, Q. JOHNSON, KEELEY, MIRO, SCHOOLEY, SCOTT, THORNBURG, WALLS, D.E. WILLIAMS; SENATOR HALL-LONG - PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY - An Act to Amend Title 21 of the Delaware Code Relating to Rules of the Road. (2/3 bill)
HB 435 - Q. JOHNSON & REPRESENTATIVE CATHCART & SENATOR HALL-LONG; REPRESENTATIVES CARSON, GEORGE, KEELEY, LEE, MIRO,
B. SHORT; SENATORS BLEVINS, CONNOR, PETERSON, SORENSON - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE & COMMERCE - An Act to Amend Title 24 of the Delaware Code Relating to the Board of Chiropractic.
HB 436 - SCHOOLEY & SENATOR SOKOLA; REPRESENTATIVES LONGHURST, MITCHELL, SCOTT, B. SHORT; SENATORS BUNTING, VENABLES - EDUCATION - An Act to Amend title 14 of the Delaware Code Relating to Unit Funding.
HB 438 - J. JOHNSON & SENATOR PETERSON - CORRECTIONS - An Act to Amend Title 11, § 4217 of the Delaware Code Relating to Release of Inmates for Demonstrated Rehabilitation.
HA 2 to HS 1 for HB 348 - LONGHURST - Placed with the Bill.
SB 242 - HALL-LONG & REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT; SENATORS HENRY, MCDOWELL; REPRESENTATIVES B. SHORT, MITCHELL, VIOLA, LAVELLE, KEELEY, GEORGE, BARBIERI - TRANSPORTATION, LAND USE & INFRASTRUCTURE - An Act to Amend Title 2 of the Delaware Code Relating to Powers and Duties of the Delaware Transit Corporation.
SB 254 w/SA 1 - HENRY & REPRESENATIVE BARBIERI - SENATORS BLEVINS, MARSHALL, MCDOWELL, ENNIS, PETERSON, SORENSON; REPRESENTATIVES SCHOOLEY, VIOLA, HUDSON - HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - An Act to Amend Title 16 and Title 29 of the Delaware Code Relating to Nursing Facilities and Similar Facilities.
SB 255 w/SA 1 - HENRY & REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOLEY; SENATORS DELUCA, MARSHALL, MCDOWELL, PETERSON, SORENSON; REPRESENTATIVES BARBIERI, JAQUES, J. JOHNSON, KEELEY, KOWALKO, OBERLE, VIOLA, D.P. WILLIAMS - HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - An Act to Amend Title 31 of the Delaware Code Relating to the Food Stamp Program.
Representatives Carson, Bennett, Kovach & Lee requested that they be marked present.
Representative Briggs King introduced HB 437, jointly sponsored by Senator Bonini & Representatives Cathcart, D. Short, Blakey, Carey, Hocker, Hudson, Lavelle, Oberle, Outten, Ramone, Thornburg, Wilson, Atkins, Viola & Walls & Senators Simpson & Booth.
HB 437 - AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING LICENSES.
Mr. Speaker Gilligan assigned HB 437 to the Natural Resources Committee.
Representative Briggs King made comments.
Representatives George, Wilson & Barbieri requested that they be marked present.
The Reading Clerk read the following communications into the record:HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #22
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-445 Outten 5/19/2009 T Mary Jean Blades - Retirement -
Lake Forest School District
H145-446 Outten 5/19/2009 T Nancy B. West - Retirement -
Lake Forest School District
H145-447 Blakey 5/19/2009 T Francis O. Williams - Retirement -
Outten Lake Forest School District
H145-448 Outten 5/19/2009 T John D. Mumaw - Retirement -
Lake Forest School District
H145-449 Outten 5/19/2009 T Dianne L. Grambau - Retirement -
Lake Forest School District
H145-450 Thornburg; 5/19/2009 T Virginia Ball - Retirement -
Outten Lake Forest School District
H145-451 Blakey 5/19/2009 T Sharon R. Wright - Retirement -
Outten Lake Forest School District
H145-452 Outten 5/19/2009 T Wanda K. Marker - Retirement -
Lake Forest School District
H145-453 Walls; 5/19/2009 T Viola Schneiderwent - Retirement -
Outten Lake Forest School District
H145-454 Outten 5/19/2009 T Judith A. Hoyt - Retirement -
Lake Forest School District
H145-455 Gilligan 5/14/2009 T Dr. Robert J. Andrzejewski -
Retirement - Superintendent - Red
Clay Consolidated School District
H145-456 Jaques 6/5/2009 T Ryan Franzoni - Christ the Teacher
Catholic School - 2009 Student
Excellence and Leadership Award
H145-457 Wilson 5/28/2009 T George B. Parsons - Retirement -
Department of Transportation
H145-458 Hocker 5/23/2009 T Robert Manier - Navy Veteran -
Outstanding Service to the Town of
Millville and his Country
H145-459 Schooley; 5/8/2009 M Robert W. Bruner, II
Kowalko
H145-460 Booth 6/13/2009 T Steven Patrick Marvel - Eagle Scout
H145-461 Kovach; 4/22/2009 T Benjamin F. Fay - 80th Birthday
Schooley
H145-462 Schooley 5/16/2009 T Lynn Snyder-Mackler - 2009 Francis
Alison Faculty Award - University
of Delaware
H145-463 M. Marshall 4/24/2009 M Marilyn Catherine Vreken
H145-464 Wilson; 5/19/2009 T Frances Greer Stangl - Retirement -
Outten Lake Forest School District
H145-465 Longhurst 5/30/2009 T Gene Brodie Emory, Jr. - Eagle
H145-466 Hocker 6/20/2009 T Taylor Kern - Eagle Scout
H145-467 Bennett 5/11/2009 M The Hon. Maurice A. Hartnett, III
cosponsors: All Representatives HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #23
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-468 Schooley 5/21/2009 T Laura Day - 2009 Driving Force
Award Winner - Fund for Women
H145-469 Kovach 5/23/2009 T Joshua Andrew McDaniel - Eagle
H145-470 Q. Johnson 6/1/2009 T Melody Lasana - Retirement - DE
Dept. of Health and Social Services
H145-471 Oberle 6/13/2009 T Sean Brady - Eagle Scout
cosponsor: Rep. Kowalko
H145-472 Barbieri 6/13/2009 T Frazier Smith - Eagle Scout
cosponsor: Rep. Kowalko
H145-473 Q. Johnson 5/9/2009 T Matthew Ryan Morris - Eagle Scout
H145-474 Hudson 5/14/2009 T Mildred Courtney - 105th Birthday
H145-475 Manolakos 6/4/2009 T Susan Gooden - Retirement -
H145-476 Walls 6/26/2009 T Dorcell Smith Spence - Retirement -
Delaware Dept. of Education
H145-477 Outten 6/28/2009 T Andrew Louis Blades - Eagle Scout
H145-478 Atkins; 5/24/2009 T Sarah S. Parker - 95th Birthday
Booth
H145-479 Manolakos 4/25/2009 T Robert and Corinne Harrington -
H145-480 Brady 5/21/2009 T Nick and Josephine Silvestri - 60th
H145-481 J. Johnson 4/23/2009 T Samuel and Emma Paoletti - 60th
H145-482 Lavelle 4/16/2009 T Carl and Doris Ross - 60th Wedding
H145-483 Carey 5/22/2009 T DNREC Div. of Fish and Wildlife -
cosponsors: Reps. Schwartzkopf Dedication - Lewes Boat Ramp
& Booth
H145-484 Walls 6/9/2009 T Julio Jordan - 2008 Outstanding cosponsor: Rep. Carey Employee of the First Quarter -
Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc.
H145-485 Walls 6/9/2009 T Carolyn Dittmar - 2008 Outstanding cosponsor: Rep. Carey Employee of the Second Quarter -
Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc.
H145-486 Walls 6/9/2009 T Lucas Fisher - 2008 Outstanding
cosponsor: Rep. Carey Employee of the Fourth Quarter -
Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc.
H145-487 Walls 6/9/2009 T Richard Downing - 2008
cosponsor: Rep. Carey Outstanding Employee of the Third
Quarter - Kent-Sussex Industries,
Inc.
HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #24
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-488 Walls 6/9/2009 T Robin Owens - 2008 Staff Employee
cosponsor: Rep. Carson of the Year - Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc.
H145-489 Cathcart 4/7/2009 T Mario & Debbie Tiberi - 30th
H145-490 Schooley 4/16/2009 T Edward and Katherine Hermann -
H145-491 Gilligan 4/18/2009 T William and Dorothy Johnson - 50th
H145-492 Hudson 4/11/2009 T Ray and Anna Marie Alaburda - 50th
H145-493 Gilligan 4/19/2009 T Michael and Clelia Malvestuto - 40th
H145-494 Kovach 5/2/2009 T Robert and Henriette Wright - 50th
H145-495 Kovach 4/16/2009 T Merritt and Renee Tilley - 60th
H145-496 Booth 6/28/2009 T Roy Miller - Retirement - DNREC -
H145-497 Walls 5/28/2009 T Milford High School Boy's Track
cosponsor: Rep. Carey Team - 2009 Division II State Champions
H145-498 Atkins 5/18/2009 M George C. Truitt
H145-499 Carson 5/23/2009 T Sergeant Devearl R. Royster, Jr. - cosponsors: Reps. Atkins, Retirement - Delaware State Police
Schwartzkopf & Lee
H145-500 Lee 5/19/2009 T Christine B. Henderson - Retirement
cosponsor: Rep. Outten - Lake Forest School District
H145-501 Viola 6/24/2009 T Michael L. Sheraton - Eagle Scout
H145-502 Carson 6/24/2009 T Paul Richard Vogl - Retirement -
H145-503 Schwartzkopf 6/25/2009 T Master Corporal John W. Justice -
cosponsors: Reps. Atkins, Lee & Retirement - Delaware State Police
Booth
H145-504 Wilson 06/25/2009 T Sergeant Steve T. Swain -
cosponsors: Reps. Atkins, Lee, Retirement - Delaware State Police
Schwartzkopf & Booth
HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #25
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-505 Booth 6/25/2009 T Lieutenant Gregory W. Donaway -
cosponsors: Reps. Atkins Lee Retirement - Delaware State Police
& Schwartzkopf
H145-506 Booth 6/29/2009 T Master Corporal Timothy M.
cosponsors: Reps. Atkins, Lee Gallagher - Retirement - Delaware & & Schwartzkopf State Police
H145-507 Walls 6/26/2009 T Christopher Kevin Zimmerman -
Retirement - Department of
Education
H145-508 Blakey 6/10/2009 T Brenda G. Mack-Bowman -
Retirement - Department of
Education
H145-509 Thornburg 5/27/2009 T John Allen Metheny, Sr. -
Retirement - Kent Co. Dept. of
Public Safety
H145-510 D.E. Williams 5/28/2009 T First Responders - Sunoco Refinery
H145-511 Oberle 5/29/2009 T University of Delaware Medical
cosponsors: All Representatives Technology Program - 60th
H145-512 Hudson 6/15/2009 T Second Lieutenant Scott M. Harra -
H145-513 Carey 6/16/2009 T The Honorable Randy J. Holland -
Gilligan Longest Serving DE Supreme Court
H145-514 Longhurst 6/3/2009 T Tyler Snook - 2009 DIAA State
Wrestling Champion - 171 lbs.
H145-515 Plant 6/16/2009 T Amanda Brown - Padua Academy -
cosponsor: Rep. Keeley Father Trainor Scholarship Award
H145-516 D.P. Williams 6/16/2009 T Samantha Decenord - St. Elizabeth
cosponsor: Rep. Keeley High School - Father Trainor
H145-517 Plant 6/16/2009 T Michael Kane - Salesianum High
cosponsor: Rep. Keeley School - Father Trainor Scholarship
H145-518 D.E. Williams 6/16/2009 T Sana'ja McManus - Padua Academy
cosponsor: Rep. Keeley - Father Trainor Scholarship Award
H145-519 Keeley 6/16/2009 T Nicholas Cann - Salesianum High
School - Father Trainor Scholarship
Award
H145-520 Schwartzkopf 5/28/2009 M Charles J. Simpson
H145-521 Carson 5/24/2009 M William W. Christensen
cosponsor: Rep. Carey
H145-522 Carson 5/30/2009 M Julia T. Mast
cosponsor: Rep. Q. Johnson HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #26
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-523 Q. Johnson; 6/3/2009 T U.S. Marshal David W. Thomas -
Mitchell Leadership - Fugitive Safe Surrender
cosponsors: All Representatives Program
H145-524 B. Short 5/31/2009 T The Birth Center - 10th Anniversary
cosponsor: Rep. Brady
H145-525 Cathcart 6/8/2009 T Gary W. Durden, Jr. - Troop 902 -
H145-526 Brady 6/3/2009 T 50th Birthday
cosponsors: Reps. Gilligan, Cathcart & All Representatives
H145-527 Brady 6/2/2009 M Francis J. Forsythe and Patricia E.
H145-528 Outten 6/5/2009 T Janet Lloyd - Retirement - Kent Co.
H145-529 Schwartzkopf 6/9/2009 T Eli Watkins - Sussex Technical High
H145-530 Mulrooney 6/4/2009 T Victoria Clark - Retirement - NCCo.
H145-531 D. Short 6/2/2009 T Allen's Hatchery - 90th Anniversary
H145-532 Outten 6/13/2009 T Felton Lodge # 30 Independent
Order of Odd Fellows - 150th
Anniversary
H145-533 Walls 6/27/2009 T Samuel and Shirley Mackert - 50th
H145-534 Outten 6/26/2009 T Harry "Dickie" Minner - Retirement
H145-535 Booth 6/17/2009 T James E. Hudson - Retirement -
Indian River School District
H145-536 Booth 6/23/2009 T Eleanor R. Warrington - Retirement -
H145-537 Lee 7/17/2009 T Michael G. Henry - Retirement -
H145-538 Lee 6/30/2009 T Norman G. Phillips - Retirement -
H145-539 Bennett 06/11/2009 T Dr. Darlene J. Bolig - Retirement -
H145-540 Outten 06/10/2009 T Kyle Adam Rash - Troop 364 -
H145-541 Outten 06/10/2009 T Kenneth Roger Miller - Troop 364 -
H145-542 Outten 06/10/2009 T Jay Michael Piatkowski - Troop 364
H145-543 Q. Johnson 06/09/2009 T Ed Czerwinski - School Board
cosponsors: Reps. Cathcart & Jaques President - Service to the
Appoquinimink School District
HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #27
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-544 Carey 6/9/2009 T Kayla Martell - Outstanding Work
H145-545 Brady 6/5/2009 M William J. McGowan, Jr.
H145-546 Thornburg 6/7/2009 M Doris Elaine DeRocili
H145-547 Kovach 6/15/2009 T Beverly Baxter - Retirement -
H145-548 D.P. Williams 4/15/2009 M Allan N. Hart, Sr.
H145-549 D.P. Williams 6/1/2009 M Charles W. Walton
H145-550 D.P. Williams 6/30/2009 T Tyrone Nelson - Retirement -
H145-551 Bennett 6/30/2009 T Douglas J. Beyer - Retirement -
H145-552 Scott 6/30/2009 T Willie E. Jones - Retirement -
H145-553 Thornburg 6/10/2009 T Patricia P. Conley - Retirement -
cosponsor: Rep. Carson Smyrna School District
H145-554 Mitchell 6/12/2009 T James F. Keeley - 80th Birthday
cosponsor: Rep. Keeley
H145-555 Hudson 6/12/2009 T Neal D. Strauss - Retirement -
cosponsor: Rep. Mitchell Elsmere Police Dept.
H145-556 Ramone 6/09/2009 M Donna L. Mucha
H145-557 Scott 6/11/2009 T Jane U. Ragains - Retirement -
William Henry Middle School -
Capital School District
H145-558 Thornburg 6/11/2009 T Ann M. McNinch - Retirement -
cosponsor: Rep. Scott William Henry Middle School -
H145-559 Scott 6/11/2009 T Linda H. Barrows - Retirement -
William Henry Middle School -
Capital School District
H145-560 Scott 6/16/2009 T Karen J. Nickerson - Retirement -
Public Service Commission
H145-561 Outten 6/16/2009 T Norma Sherwood - Retirement -
Public Service Commission
H145-562 Longhurst; 6/11/2009 T Jonathan H. Buzby - 20 Years of
Jaques Service - Special Olympics Delaware
H145-563 Marshall; 6/7/2009 M Justin James Lesko
Schwartzkopf
H145-564 Schwartzkopf 6/18/2009 T Cape Henlopen Girls Lacrosse Team
cosponsor: Rep. Booth State ChampionsHOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #28
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-565 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Jonathan Cap - Eagle Scout
H145-566 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Daniel Caton - Eagle Scout
H145-567 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Jesse Collis - Eagle Scout
H145-568 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T James Egnor-Keil - Eagle Scout
H145-569 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Mark Hannagan - Eagle Scout
H145-570 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Kevin Hession - Eagle Scout
H145-571 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Andrew Mercante - Eagle Scout
H145-572 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Eric Michels - Troop 99 - Eagle
H145-573 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Andrew Minutella - Eagle Scout
H145-574 Lavelle 6/11/2009 T Mikael Oja - Eagle Scout
H145-575 Outten 6/19/2009 T William Leroy Betts - 70th Birthday
cosponsors: Reps. Thornburg, Scott, Bennett, Walls, Blakey, Carson, Carey & Wilson
H145-576 Keeley 6/17/2009 T Dennis J. Savage - Retirement -
cosponsor: Rep. D.P. Williams DHSS
H145-577 D.P. Williams 6/11/2009 M Julie Grace Gricol
cosponsor: Rep. Ramone
H145-578 Thornburg 6/22/2009 T Gail Lanouette - Retirement - DE
H145-579 Hudson 6/13/2009 M William Hammett Daiger III
H145-580 Booth 6/25/2009 T Master Corporal Timothy R.
cosponsors: Reps. Atkins, Lee & Conaway - Retirement - Delaware
Schwartzkopf State Police
H145-581 Booth 6/3/2009 T Howard and Dorothy Perdue - 70th
H145-582 Booth 7/11/2009 T Harbeson Scholarship Program -
cosponsor: Rep. Carey 10th Anniversary
H145-583 Schwartzkopf 6/20/2009 T Pat Campbell-White - Delaware
cosponsor: Rep. Carey Center for Inland Bays
H145-584 Brady 6/22/2009 T Albert Carter - Retirement - DE
HOUSE TRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT #29
DATE: June 2, 2010
The following Tributes and Memoriams have been issued through the Office of the Chief Clerk of the House at the request of the sponsor:
Number Sponsor Date Type Description
H145-585 Gilligan 6/17/2009 T Robert S. Turner - Past National
Commander - American Legion
H145-586 Longhurst 6/26/2009 T Andrew E. Haman - Retirement -
H145-587 Q. Johnson 6/11/2009 M Wyman E. Rogers, Sr.
H145-588 D. Short 6/19/2009 T Captain Terry Merritt - Retirement -
cosponsor: Rep. Thornburg United States Navy
H145-589 Brady 6/21/2009 T Most Reverend Michael A. Saltarelli,
DD - 2009 Share the Care Award
H145-590 Manolakos 6/21/2009 T Harry Simeone - Unity Corp. - 2009
cosponsor: Rep. Ramone Share the Care Award
H145-591 Carson 6/15/2009 M Medford L. Potter
H145-592 Mulrooney 6/9/2009 T Harold Hoagland - Induction - DE
cosponsor: Rep. Cathcart Baseball Hall of Fame
H145-593 Cathcart 6/9/2009 T Paul Loder - Induction - DE Baseball
cosponsor: Rep. Q. Johnson Hall of Fame
H145-594 J. Johnson 5/5/2009 T Frank and Denise Lingenfelter - 30th
H145-595 Manolakos 5/11/2009 T Walter and Cecelia Taplin - 35th
H145-596 Hudson 5/30/2009 T Tom and Nancy Johnson - 40th
H145-597 Mulrooney 5/1/2009 T Walter and Patricia Taplin - 65th
H145-598 D.E. Williams 6/15/2009 T Patrick and Rose Markovic - 50th
H145-599 Plant 5/14/2009 T Timmy and Helen Hnatowski - 60th
H145-600 Brady 5/4/2009 T Hugh and Marge Horning - 60th
H145-601 Schwartzkopf 6/6/2009 T Frank and Catherine Maule - 50th
H145-602 Longhurst 5/7/2009 T Henry and Bernice Smith - 50th
H145-603 Atkins 5/16/2009 T George and Caroline Morris - 50th
H145-604 Walls 06/16/2009 M William Harold Rentz
T- Tribute
M - Memoriam
The Majority Whip brought the following prefiled Consent Calendar #17 before the House for consideration.
HR 46 - B. SHORT ON BEHALF OF ALL REPRESENTATIVES - Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the First State Ballet Theatre.
HCR 49 - J. JOHNSON & SENATOR ENNIS; REPRESENTATIVES HOCKER, MITCHELL, D.E. WILLIAMS, KEELEY, HUDSON, BRIGGS KING; SENATOR BUNTING - Expressing the Gratitude of the General Assembly for the Tireless Work of the Statistical Analysis Center, and Urging the Department of Correction to Work Cooperatively with the Statistical Analysis Center to Update the Report Regarding Delaware's Correctional Justice System.
Consent Calendar #17 was adopted by voice vote and HR 46 was declared passed and HCR 49 was sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Representative Oberle made comments and introduced the Sanford School Choir who performed four selections for the House. Representative Oberle deferred to Representative Manolakos.
Representative Manolakos requested and was granted privilege of the floor for himself, Representative Oberle & Representative Hudson to present a House Tribute to Clint Williams, Vocal Ensemble Director, Sanford School. Choir members introduced themselves for the record.
Representatives Atkins, J. Johnson & Schooley requested that they be marked present.
The Majority Whip deferred to Representative Schooley.
Representative Schooley introduced HA 1 to HB 396. HA 1 was placed with the bill.
The Majority Whip moved to recess for committee meetings and to the call of the Chair at 2:39 p.m.
Pursuant to a procedure authorized by Speaker Robert F. Gilligan, the following member was marked present by the Chief Clerk after the House recessed at 2:39 p.m.: Representative Thornburg.