HB85(S) – Elimination of the 5 Mile Radius Preference for Charter Schools
Rep. Kimberly Williams is sponsoring a bill that eliminates admission preferences for students living within a 5-mile radius of aContinue Reading
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HB79 – Automatic Voter Registration!
Rep. David Bentz’s HB79 would turn Delaware’s existing Motor Voter Program into an automatic voter registration system. Currently, when DelawareansContinue Reading
HB78 – Improving Campaign Finance Disclosure
Rep. Kimberly Williams has introduced HB 78 that would stiffen up campaign finance reporting in Delaware. First, it wouldContinue Reading
HB75 – Amending the Freedom of Information Act
Rep. Paul Baumbach’s HB 75 would now require all agencies and institutions that are subject to the Freedom of InformationContinue Reading
HB80(S) – Prohibiting Auto Insurance Carrier from basing rates on anything but your driving history
Current law lets an auto insurance company base its auto insurance premium rates on many factors other than your drivingContinue Reading
HB210 – Amending the Medical Marijuana Act for Minor Petitions
This bill allows minors subject to debilitating medical conditions not specifically listed in the original Medical Marijuana law the sameContinue Reading
HB73 – Double Dipping Disclosure
We don’t just pay attention to bills sponsored by Democrats here at Blue Delaware’s Vote Tracker. We pay attention toContinue Reading
HB65 – Child Support Liens
This bill looks to be the rare bipartisan bill primarily sponsored by a right wing Republican that is actually aContinue Reading
HB72 – Applying FOIA to the Universities
Representative John Kowalko is back with his bill to remove the exemption of public universities from the Freedom of InformationContinue Reading
Vote Tracker Update – March 14, 2017
The General Assembly is supposed to reconvene today after a six week break for Joint Finance and Bond Committee hearings.Continue Reading
HB71 – Financial Disclosure for Public Officers
The bill adds appointed members of the Cash Management Policy Board to the definition of “public officers.” This designation wouldContinue Reading
HB63 – No Excuse Absentee Voting is back
State Rep. Earl Jaques (D) has reintroduced House Bill 63, which is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment thatContinue Reading
HS 1 to HB36 – Banning Minor Possession of Tobacco [Updated]
So what is the catch here? As you can see by the sponsorship below, this is a mostly Republican bill.Continue Reading
General Assembly and Vote Tracker Update for February 4, 2017
HJR2, the Joint Resolution rejecting the report of the Delaware Compensation Commission, passed the House on 1/19/17, 40-0-1 (with onlyContinue Reading
HB54 – Regulating Predatory Payday Loans
From the “It’s better than doing nothing” approach to legislation: this bill imposes a cap on the interest rate thatContinue Reading