Delaware House Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 24 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This legislation allows the Secretary of Agriculture to issue administrative inspection warrants for the inspection of private property, other than racino properties, where race horses are stabled or otherwise located to determine compliance with Delaware Harness Racing Commission or Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission laws and regulations and to permit the seizure of property believed to be in violation of Delaware Harness Racing Commission or Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission laws and regulations. There currently exists a process for searching racino property on which race horses are stabled or located. That process would remain in place and would not be altered by this bill. The standard for the issuance of an administrative inspection warrant is whether there is a reasonable articulable suspicion that “blood-doping” has occurred or a Class 1 or Class 2 drug is being, or has been, carried in the body of a race horse.

An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Department Of Agriculture And Harness And Thoroughbred Racing.

Rep. John Viola [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. William Outten [R]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]
Sen. David Wilson [R]

2013-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-06-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-24	House	Signed by Governor
2013-06-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-19	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (AGRICULTURE) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2013-06-13	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate
2013-06-13	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-05	House	Reported Out of Committee (AGRICULTURE) in House with 6 Favorable
2013-05-30	House	Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/33265c8ae2b98bfc85257b6c0072ba1b?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+157/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/9677a94df7328f2c85257b89007959c3?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/2f8a9f4f5cfe56cf85257b9a0082828e?OpenDocument