HB196 – Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted
House 196 is a feel good bipartisan bill that is also a serious criminal justice reform effort. Right now, DelawareContinue Reading
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HB4 – the James Johnson Sentencing Reform Act
Retired State Representative James Johnson Jr. spent his career fighting for criminal justice reform. And now he has a billContinue Reading
SB43 Passes Senate – Helping Excons get Electrician jobs
The Senate yesterday passed the first part of a package of bills that aim to make it easier for thoseContinue Reading
HB186 – Auditing Charter Schools
Only six months into her job, and Republican socialite turned State Auditor Kathy McGuiness is already requiring the General AssemblyContinue Reading
Single Use Plastic Bag Ban heads to Carney
Last week, the Senate passed HB130, the Single Use Plastic Bag Ban, by a vote of 13-8. Governor Carney isContinue Reading
A Problem with House Bill 7
There have been several bills that are part of the Criminal Justice Reform package that aim to lessen the impactContinue Reading
Senate passes bill to provide Medicaid Recipients Dental Coverage
It is quite embarrassing to be in a club with Alabama and Tennessee, two southern confederate states. These three statesContinue Reading
CJR – HB77, HB78 – Ending Duplication of Buglary, Invasion, Robbery and Carjacking Charges
Charge stacking is one of practices that the Criminal Justice Reform movement seeks to reform. Within the Delaware Criminal CodeContinue Reading
SB123 – Allowing Prisoners to Work for Minimum Wage to pay off fines and penalties
Senate Bill 123 has not been listed as an official party of the Criminal Justice Reform package, but I thinkContinue Reading
Human Trafficking Bills Head to the Governor
Two bills that seek to help, or at least not punish, victims of human trafficking have been passed the GeneralContinue Reading
HB200 – Clean Water Plan
Photo courtesy of Senator Bryan Townsend’s Facebook page. Yesterday was a big day in the committee, with House Bill 130Continue Reading
CJR – SB39 – Ending Suspension of Driver’s License for Nonpayment of Fines
Senate Bill 39, sponsored by Sen. Darius Brown and Rep. Krista Griffith, would prohibit a court from suspending a driver’s license forContinue Reading
HB63 – Safe Gun Storage Passes House Again
Well, in the intervening weeks since the Senate amended House Bill 63, the bill that would require a firearm ownerContinue Reading
HB79 – Non-Sugary Drinks in Restaurant Meals for Children
House Bill 79 is interesting. It would require that the State’s food safety standards for restaurants include a system forContinue Reading
HB175 – Voting by Mail
Already this session, we have seen a number of bills filed to make voting easier and more accessible to allContinue Reading