Early Voting Signed into Law
Here is Governor John Carney (D)’s remarks upon signing House Bill 38 (Early Voting) into law. This bill passed theContinue Reading
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Retaliatory Discrimination now banned
Delaware’s Equal Accommodations Law (“DEAL”) prevents discrimination against people because of their race, age, marital status, religion, gender, disability, sexualContinue Reading
Incremental Progress on Marijuana bills
House Bill 110 did not get a vote in the House even though it made it out of one committeeContinue Reading
Uniform Kindergarten Registration Process Passes Senate
But it did not pass the House in time before the end of the session. Even though it made itContinue Reading
Decriminalization of Underage Drinking Passes
Senator Laura Sturgeon’s Senate Bill 44 did a little bouncing between the House and Senate before finally passing the SenateContinue Reading
Senate passes bills to reduce Charge Stacking
Charge stacking is a practice where police and prosecutors charge a suspect with multiple crimes for the same offense. SometimesContinue Reading
The Third Pharmacy Benefit Managers passes Senate
It’s unusual to get a good consumer protection bill from a Republican. It’s more unusual for that bill to beContinue Reading
Another CJR bill easing the effect of a criminal record on job prospects passes House
Representative Melissa Minor-Brown on the passage of her House Bill 7: “Even after someone has served their time and paidContinue Reading
Obamacare’s Protections Protected in Delaware
Senate Bill 35 codifies into Delaware law the consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, justContinue Reading
Medicaid Dental Coverage Passes House
State Representative Dave Bentz: “With the passage of [Senate Bill 92(S)], we are granting Medicaid recipients access to affordable dentalContinue Reading
HB79 – Default Healthy Beverages for Children – Passes House and Senate
House Bill 79 would require that the State’s food safety standards for restaurants include a system for requiring healthy beveragesContinue Reading
Right to Try Bill Passes Senate
Senate Bill 24, a bill that would allow patients who do not already have a qualifying condition under the MedicalContinue Reading
The Second Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation Bill Passes
There are three Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation Bills this session, two sponsored by State Rep. Andria Bennett and one byContinue Reading
Poore Blinks, DHSS Reorganization Bill Pulled in favor of a Resolution
So it looks like enough people questioning either the need for Senate Bill 163 or the method of passing aContinue Reading
SB 47 (Drug Code Fairness) Heads to Carney
The Senate passed it 20-0-1. Colin Bonini was absent that time, rather than voting no as he usually does. TheContinue Reading