Vote Tracker Update
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HB42 – Sentencing Reform – Changing Consecutive to Concurrent
As part of former Governor Markell’s sentencing reforms that were proposed last year to address prison overcrowding and the risingContinue Reading
SB9 – Work a Day Earn a Pay Jobs Program
This Act is intended to implement the recommendations in the December 9, 2015 Report of the Work A Day EarnContinue Reading
SB14 – Elimination of Compensation Committee
This is what you call legislative trolling by the Republicans, and particularly Greg Lavelle, who excels at this sort ofContinue Reading
HJR2 – Rejecting the Pay Raise
Republican and Democratic leaders from both chambers filed legislation to reject the pay raises included in the Delaware Compensation Commission’sContinue Reading
SB10 – Increasing the Minimum Wage
Senator Bob Marshall is back again with a new proposal to raise the minimum wage. His bill last session,Continue Reading
HB35 – Targeting Illicit Massage Parlors
HB35 would attempt to regulate certain massage establishments that have become hotbeds of illegal activity, such as prostitution and humanContinue Reading
HB16 – The Republican Repeal of the Estate Tax.
So the state is facing a $350 million dollar budget deficit. And the Republican’s very first solution: a tax cutContinue Reading
HB14 – Requiring Motorcyclists to Wear Helmets
I think State Representative Sean Lynn (D-31) has introduced this bill last year too. And he did not suffer atContinue Reading
HB 13 – Making Loveable Pit Bulls Legal Again.
Like children, a dog is dangerous if you raise them to be dangerous. They are not dangerous by default. PitContinue Reading
HB12(S) – Special Ed. Funding for K-3
State Rep. Kim Williams (D-19) has introduced a bill to provide State funding for basic special education in kindergarten throughContinue Reading
HB11 – Expanding Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
State Representative David Bentz (D-18) seeks to remove the prohibition against former drug felons from receiving any funds from theContinue Reading