The General Assembly Agenda for the Week – 3/26/19
The most important bill hitting the House floor this week is HB63, which is Rep. Sean Lynn’s bill requiring theContinue Reading
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SB58 – Clean the Snow and Ice off your Cars!
When common courtesy is ignored by people too narcissistic to care about others in society, that is where the lawContinue Reading
HB80 – Making the Earned Income Tax Credit Refundable
In order to provide for the refundability of Delaware’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for lower income residents, State Rep.Continue Reading
HB84 and HB86 – A Gas Tax for Airplanes
It looks like the General Assembly will be voting on a gas tax this session, just not one on gasContinue Reading
The GA has more revenue to play with
The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) has increased its revenue forecast by $19.6 million, to just under $4.49Continue Reading
SB25(S) – Smoking Age to 21 – Passes Senate
The Senate passed SB25(S) by a vote of 14-6-1, which is a bill that increases the legal minimum age toContinue Reading
HB38 – Early Voting – Passes House
The House has passed HB38, which would allow 10 days of early voting in Delaware, in the week prior toContinue Reading
The Vote Count on the National Popular Vote Compact
Delaware is set to join 13 other states and the District of Columbia in joining the National Popular Vote InterstateContinue Reading
SB35 – Codifying Obamacare in Delaware
The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, is a federal law that made it illegal for insurance companies toContinue Reading
Prescription Drug Clawback Ban Passes House
On Thursday, HB 24 passed the House 38-0, with three absences. The bill ‘would prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managersContinue Reading
HB73 – Eliminating Absentee Voting Restrictions
One of the things we learned last year when attempting to pass No Excuse Absentee Balloting is that the DelawareContinue Reading
SB33 – Tax Credit for Occupational Licenses for Young and Low Income Workers
State Senator Cathy Cloutier and State Representative Ed Osienski are sponsoring Senate Bill 33, which would authorize a one timeContinue Reading
The Agenda – 3/14/19
Today the Senate will consider SB5(S), a bill making some changes to the Delaware Litter Control Law that addresses individualsContinue Reading
SB34 – Opioid Impact Fee
Sen. Stephanie Hansen has introduced SB34, a bill to make opioid manufacturers pay their fair share toward cost of battlingContinue Reading
The Agenda – 3/13/19
Bryan Townsend’s SB25, the bill to raise the age to buy tobacco products and vaping products, was supposed to beContinue Reading