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HB4 Longhurst The James Johnson Sentencing Reform Act Out of Committee 6/12/19 Support
HB8 Matthews Ex Offender Employment Opportunity Tax Credit for Out of Committee 5/15/19 Support
Employers
HB10 Chukwuocha Juvenile Prosecution - prohibit the prosecution of any child Out of Committee 6/19/19 Support
under the age of 12 and bar transferring a juvenile
prosecution to the Superior Court unless the child is aged
16 or older, with the exception of first and second degree
murder and rape.
HB13 Kowalko Settlement Money to the General Fund – The GA House Administration 12/13/18 Support
constitutionally gets to allocate settlement funds received
into the treasury.
HB14 Kowalko New Tax Brackets and a Tiered Reduction in Itemized House Revenue & Finance Committee as of Support
Deductions. $125,000 and $250,001 at 7.1 percent and 12/13/18
above $250,000 at 7.85 percent.
HB15 Kowalko New Tax Brackets. $125,000 and $250,001 at 7.1 percent Out of Committee 4/10/19 Support
and above $250,000 at 7.85 percent.
HB25 Matthews Allowing Civic Associations to contract for one waste House Housing & Community Affairs Support
disposal service to reduce wear and tear of neighborhood Committee 1/4/19
roads by multiple heavy garbage trucks.
HB27 Briggs King Protecting Voters from Republican Tax Policy – allows Tabled in Committee 3/6/19 Oppose
property tax itemized deductions to continue in DE in
contrast to the Trump Tax Law.
HB29(S) Dukes DNA Upon Arrest -- any person arrested for any of these Out of Committee 6/5/19. Oppose
specific crimes will now be subject to DNA testing.
HB32 Ramone Decreases by 1% the rate of realty transfer tax to be Tabled in Committee 3/6/19 Oppose
received by the State, thereby returning to the rate that
was applicable prior to August 1, 2017.
HB33 Ramone Term Limits – 20 consecutive years in office limit for House Administration 1/4/19 Oppose
Senators and Representatives
HB37 Ramone Restores the $500 senior real property tax credit. House Administration Committee 1/10/19 Neutral
HB39 Viola Same Day Voter Registration Out of Committee 3/13/19 Support
HB41 Bolden Earlier Primary – Moving the primary to the fourth Passed H 36-5. Now in Senate Elections Support
Tuesday in April for all state and federal offices. Committee as of 1/25/19
HB47 K.Williams Repealing the Youth and Training Wages House Economic Support
Development/Banking/Insurance &
Commerce 1/24/19
HB48 K.Williams Special Education Funding for K-3 - Currently the basic House Appropriations 3/21/19 Support
special education funding runs from fourth through twelfth
grade
HB52 Collins 20 Week Abortion Ban Tabled in Committee 4/17/19 Oppose
HB53 Collins Forced Ultrasound Bill House Health & Human Development as of Oppose
1/24/19
HB75(S) Bolden Juvenile Incarceration under 18 - any child under 18 years Out of Committee 6/19/19 Support
old who is adjudicated in Superior Court will serve the
initial portion of their incarceration until age 18 in the
custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth
and their Families.
HB76 Heffernan Family Court will have Exclusive Jurisdiction over juveniles Out of Committee 6/19/19 Support
convicted of a Superior Court offense
HB80 Baumbach Making the EITC Refundable – Limits a retirement income Out of Committee 3/13/19 Support
tax exception over 5 years (raising the age from 60 to 65) in
order to fund a refundable earned income tax credit
HB85 Bennett Constitutional Amendment forcing resignation of official House Administration 3/13/19. Oppose
if they run for another office
HB107 Spiegelman Notification of Enhanced Penalties By DELDOT House Public Safety & Homeland Security Support
committee as of 4/4/19
HB110 Osienski Legalization of Marijuana House Appropriations 6/6/19 Support
HB120 Matthews Low Income or Elderly Renter Tax Credit House Revenue & Finance 4/11/19 Support
HB126 Briggs King Double Dipping - requires an elected official or other paid House Administration Committee 4/18/19 Support
appointed official of this state or any county or political
subdivision who is also employed in a second job by any
state agency, education, or other institution or any other
political subdivision of this State to disclose such dual
employment to the Public Integrity Commission (PIC).
HB129 Jaques Ending School Tax Referendums--would allow the Boards House Education Committee 5/2/19 Support
of Education of the school districts in Delaware to annually
raise local school taxes up to 2 percent without a
referendum for operating expenses.
HB135 Yearick Cross Over Day – requiring a deadline for when bills are House Administration 5/2/19 Oppose
sent to the other house.
HB136 Dukes Business Hours of General Assembly Final Days – House Administration 5/2/19 Oppose
adjourning the last day of the session at 7 pm and then
requiring the special session to end at midnight and not
resume until 9 am the next day if needed.
HB137 Morris Tax Return and Payment Disclosure – would require all House Administration 5/2/19 Support
statewide and other candidates to disclose whether all
their state and federal taxes are filed and paid.
HB140 Baumbach End of Life Options Act Considered in committee but not released, Support
but not tabled, as of 5/9/19
HB145 Postles Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment – makes House Administration Committee 5/6/19 Oppose
children the property of parents
HB155 Ramone Budget Smoothing Amendment House Administration Committee 5/14/19 Oppose
HB165 Smyk Reinstating the Death Penalty House Judiciary Committee 5/16/19 Oppose
HB170 Heffernan Raising the Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18 House Education Committee 5/30/19 Support
HB175 Brady Voting by Mail House Appropriations Committee 6/20/19 Support
HB186 K.Williams Requiring the Auditor to do her job – Auditing Charter House Education 6/6/19 Support
Schools.
HB196 Lynn Compensating Individuals who have been wrongfully Out of Committee 6/19/19 Support
convicted
HB200 Longhurst Clean Water Plan House Appropriations Committee 6/6/19 Support
HB212 Cooke Prohibit Waste Management's proposed expansion of Passed House 25-14. Sent to Senate for
their DRPI site consideration.
HB223 K.Williams School Choice House Education 6/13/19 Support
HB224 M.Smith Paper Bag Ban House Natural Resources 6/14/19 Oppose
SB19 Richardson Forced Ultrasound Bill Senate Sunset Committee as of 1/24/19 Oppose
SB21 Richardson 20 Week Abortion Ban Senate Sunset Committee as of 1/24/19 Oppose
SB39 Brown Suspension of Driver's License for Nonpayment of Fines Senate Judicial Committee 5/31/19 Support
SB58 Sturgeon Clean the Ice and Snow off your car – requires that Passed Senate 20-0-1. Out of committee Support
accumulated snow and ice be removed from services of a and ready for a vote in the House 4/17/19
vehicle before it is operated and imposes a civil penalty for
a violation
SB59 Delcollo Allowing Nurses and PAs to recommend Medical Senate Health & Social Services 3/21/19 Support
Marijuana
SB62 Ennis Annual COLA for State Pensions Senate Finance 4/15/19 Support
SB68 Townsend Assault Weapon Ban Killed in Senate Executive Committee by Support
McBride and Poore – 5/9/19
SB70 Sokola Large Capacity Magazine Ban Killed in Senate Executive Committee by Support
McBride and Poore – 5/9/19
SB79 Delcollo Making sure it is legal to possess and purchase a firearm Passed Senate 20-0-1. Sent to House for Neutral
while a Medical Marijuana Patient. consideration.
SB82 Sturgeon Gun Permit Card Killed in Senate Executive Committee by Support
McBride and Poore – 5/9/19
SB96 McDowell Creating A Division of Civil Rights Enforcement In The DOJ Out of committee 6/6/19 Support
SB99 Lawson Banning Application Of Foreign Law Senate Judicial 5/14/19 Oppose
SB105 Brown $15 Minimum Wage Senate Finance 6/12/19 Support
SB118 Brown Real Estate Commission Waiver of Criminal Record Passed Senate 19-0-2. Out of Committee Support
6/25/19
SB123 McBride Allowing Prisoners to work for minimum wage in prison Passed Senate 13-8. Tabled in House Support
to pay off fines and penalties Committee
SB144 Hansen Genetic Discrimination Ban Senate Banking, Business & Insurance Support
6/11/19
SB150 Lockman Making Registering for Kindergarten Easier and Uniform Passed Senate 21-0. Out of Committee Support
6/12/19
SB159 Walsh Requirements for Requesting an Audit of Charter Schools Passed Senate 13-6-2. In House Education Support
Committee 6/25/19
SB164 Hocker Allowing Sussex County gas stations to sell non-ethanol- Senate Environmental & Natural Resources Oppose
containing gasoline 6/18/19
SB170 Townsend Creating a CBD-Rich Card to purchase CBD Passed Senate 19-2. Out of committee in
 House 6/27/19
SB173 Sturgeon Universal Pre-K Task Force Passed Senate 21-0. Out of committee
6/30/19.