HRL – House Ready List

VOTING - ELECTIONS SRL – Senate Ready List

BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION STATUS BD POSITION
HB63 Jaques No Excuse Absentee voting HRL 3.29.17 Support
HB90 Bentz Early Voting Passed H 25-15-1. Senate Elections Support
Committee 6.21.18
SB28 Townsend Requiring Tax Return Disclosure by Prez Candidates SRL 4.26.17 Support
SB30 Townsend Campaign Disclosure of Donor Employer SRL 4.26.17 Support
HB78 Williams Improving Campaign Finance Disclosure House Admin Committee 3.16.17 Support
HB79 Bentz Automatic Voter Registration House Admin Committee 3.10.17 Support
HB89 Bolden April Primary for all offices Passed H 34-6, on SRL 6.29.17 Support
HB315 Hudson Candidate Tax Payment Disclosure House Admin Committee 3.1.18 Support
SB27 Townsend Independent Redistricting Commission Passed S 12-7, House Admin Support
Committee 4.6.17
SB94 Lavelle Banning Minor Voters Senate Elections Committee 6.6.17 Oppose
SB119 Marshall Banning Juvenile Delinquents from voting for 10 years Senate Elections Committee 6.13.17 Oppose
SB127 Townsend Allowing 17 yo to vote in primary if 18 on general election Passed Senate 20-0. HRL 4.25.18 Support
HB47 Yearick Removal of Notary Requirement on Absentee Ballots Passed H 39-0 and S 19-0. Signed. Support
HB400 Viola Same Day Registration Passed H 22-18-1. Senate Elections Support
Committee 6.21.18
CIVIL RIGHTS - DISCRIMINATION
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION STATUS BD POSITION
HB151 Hudson Adding First Responders to Hate Crime Statute HRL 5.17.17 Support
HB160 Baumbach End of Life Options Act HRL 6.7.17 Support
SB65 McDowell Banning Gay Conversion Therapy Passed S 12-3 and H 24-14. Sent to Support
Governor.
HB399 Longhurst Equal Rights Constitutional Amendment Passed H 35-6 and S 17-4. Sent to Support
Governor.
SB49 Townsend Ending Homeless Discrimination Senate Judiciary Committee 3.18.17 Support
SB5(S) Townsend Protecting Roe v. Wade Passed H 22-16 and S 11-7. Signed. Support
SB17 Townsend Bannings Discrimination of HIV Donor Organs Passed H 38-0 and S 19-0. Signed. Support
HB337 K. Williams Banning Child Marriage Passed H 23-11-6 and S 21-0. Support
HB350 Paradee Biometric Privacy House Economic Com. 3.20.18 Support
SB205 Richardson 20 Week Abortion Ban Senate Health, Children & Social Oppose
Services 5/10/18
SB245 McDowell Helping Immigrant Entrepreneurs to Maintain their Proper Legal Passed S 20-0-1. House Comm. Support
Status 6.20.18
EDUCATION
BILL SPONSOR BILL STATUS BD POSITION
HB278 Baumbach School Board Term Shortened from 5 to 4 years HRL 1.17.18 Neutral
SB19 McDowell Pilot Program for Disadvantaged Students SRL 3.15.17 Support
HB12(S) Williams Special Education Funding for K-3 House Admin. Committee 1.19.17 Support
HB55 Heffernan Raising the compulsory school attendance age to 18 House Admin. Committee 5.11.17 Support
HB346(S) Bentz Establishing the Higher Needs Loan Repayment Program P H 38-0-1-2. Senate Education Support
Comm. 6.13.18
HB60 Kowalko The Opt Out Bill House Education Committee 1.26.17 Support
HB149 Bentz Complete your degree program House Education Committee 4.26.17 Support
HB213 Jaques No More School Funding Referendums House Education Committee 6.6.17 Support
HB269 K.Williams School Choice Reform House Education Committee 6.30.17 Support
HB282 Matthews Funding for Enrichment Activities in High Poverty Schools House Appropriations Comm. 3.27.18 Support
SB18 Hocker School begins after Labor Day Senate Education Committee 1.24.17 Neutral
HB143(S) Williams Ending Pre-Hire Assessment for new teachers Passed H 38-0 and S 18-1. Signed. Neutral
HB85(S) Williams Ending the 5 Mile Radius Preference for Charter Schools Passed H 27-13 and S 12-4. Vetoed by Oppose
Governor
SB85(S) Henry Requiring Different Approaches to school discipline in high Passed S 14-5, H 23-16 after Support
discipline rate schools amendment, then passes S again 14-6.
Sent to Governor.
SB172 Sokola Education Funding Transparency Passed S 21-0. HRL 5.9.18 Support
GUN CONTROL
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION STATUS BD POSITION
HB300 Longhurst Banning Bump Stocks Passed H 25-3 and S amended and Support
passed 18-1. House then amended
and passed 37-4. Senate amended
and passed 21-0. House then passed
36-2. Governor signed.
HB302 Bennett Removing Guns from Dangerous Mentally Ill Persons Passed H 39-0 and S 21-0. Signed by Support
Governor Carney
HB174 Mitchell Straw Gun Purchases Passed H 40-0 and S 20-0. Waiting on Support
Governor to sign.
HB330(S) Schwartzkopf Raising Age Limit from 18 to 21 on Gun Purchases Passed H 24-16. Laid on Table in Support
 Senate 3.29.18
SB163 Townsend Regulating Private Ownership of Military Weapons Defeated in Senate Judiciary Support
Committee 6.6.18
HB343 Hudson Banning Gun Possession by persons on Terrorist Watch List Tabled in Committee 4.20.18 Support
HB375 Mitchell Banning Large Capacity Magazines HRL 5.9.18 Support
HB376 Bennett NRA’s Mental Health Bill House Admin Committee 4.19.18 Oppose
HB222(S) Bentz Red Flag Bill – Lethal Violence Protection Orders Passed H 41-0 and S 20-0-1. Onto the Support
Governor.
TAXES / BUDGET
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION STATUS BD POSITION
HB109 Kowalko 2 New Income Tax Brackets with a tax cut HRL 4.5.17 Support
HB148 Paradee Tax deductions for college and disability savings House Appropriations Comm. 6.27.17 Support
HB106 Kowalko 2 New Income Tax Brackets HRL 1.24.18 Support
HB107 Kowalko 2 New Income Tax Brackets with tiered deductions HRL 6.22.17 Support
HB113 Baumbach Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit Passed H 34-6. Senate Finance Support
Committee 5.17.17
HB194 Spiegelman Ending School Property Tax Credit House Admin. Committee 6.1.17 Neutral
HB244 Dukes Prevailing Wage and DelDOT House Admin. Committee 6.20.17 Oppose
SB140 Townsend Capital Project Lockbox Constitutional Amendment SRL 6.21.18 Support
SB144(S) Bushweller Casino Tax Relief Passed S 17-3. House Admin. Comm. Neutral
6.22.18
SB235 McDowell The FY2019 Budget Passed S 19-1. Onto House Support
HB460 Q.Johnson Republican Budget Smoothing Constitutional Amendment HRL 6.13.18 Oppose
HB16 Ramone Repeal of Estate Tax Passed H 26-14 and S 13-7. Signed. Oppose
HB99 Williams Limiting a School Tax Credit for Retirees Passed H 37-2 and S 17-3. Signed. Support
HB175 Schwartzkopf Corporate Franchise Tax Increase Passed H 39-1 and S 16-4. Signed. Support
HB241 Schwartzkopf Increasing Alcohol Taxes Passed H 26-13 and S 13-7. Signed. Support
HB242 Schwartzkopf Taxing Vaping and E-Cigs Passed H 26-12 and S 15-5. Signed. Support
HB279 Schwartzkopf Realty Transfer Tax Increase Passed H 31-9 and S 13-7. Signed. Support
HB101 Kowalko Raising the LLC Tax HRL 6.21.17 Support
HB377 Mitchell Allowing Counties to Raise Taxes on Hotels and AirBNBs up to 3% Passes H 29-8 and S 16-2. Signed. Support
HB389 Briggs King Allowing Itemized Property Tax Deductions to Continue in opposition to House Revenue & Finance Committee Oppose
the Trump Tax Increase Bill 4.26.18
HB380 Schwartzkopf Tax credit for First Time Home Buyers Passed H 39-0 and S 20-0. Onto Support
Governor.
HB395 Hensley Allowing Municipalities to Raise Taxes on Hotels and AirBNBs up to House Administration 5.2.18 Support
3%
HB417 Bentz Cigar Tax Cap (No tax more than 50 cents) House Appropriations Comm. 6.14.18 Neutral
HEALTHCARE AND INSURANCE
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION HISTORY BD POSITION
HB200 Heffernan Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Healthcare Services Passed H 40-0 and S 16-4. Signed. Support
SB139 Townsend Insurance Coverage for Fertility Care Services Passed S 21-0 and H 39-2. Sent to Support
Governor.
SB228 McBride Restoring the Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program Passed S 20-0. HRL 6.20.18 Support
HB120 Longhurst Cancer Treatment covered by Insurance Passed H 40-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB109 Townsend Expanding Medicaid Coverage for Mental Illness Passed H 41-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB151 Henry Requiring Health Insurance Plans to cover Birth Control Passed S 17-4. House Comm. 6.6.18 Support
HB319(S) B.Short If Medicare covers it, Private Insurance Cannot Deny as Experimental Passed H 41-0 and S 20-0. Sent to Support
Governor.
SB227 Townsend Requiring higher insurance reimbursement on primary care visits Passed S 20-0. HRL 6.20.18 Support
HB386 Baumbach Requiring insurance coverage of the treatment of pediatric Passed H 30-7-4. SRL 6.21.18 Support
autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders
HB440(S) Bentz Establishing an Overdose System of Care Passed H 40-0-1. SRL 6.20.18 Support
SB225 Hansen Allowing Non-Opioid Methods of Treating Back Pain Passed S 11-5-2-3. House Comm. Support
6.21.18
HB374 Schwartzkopf Adding Conditions to be Eligible under the Medical Marijuana Act. Passed H 41-0 and S 19-0-2. Onto Support
Governor

JOBS, ECONOMICS, CONSUMER PROTECTION

BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION HISTORY BD POSITION
HB114 B.Short Raising Car Insurance Policy Minimums Passed H 35-5 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB10 Marshall $10.25 Minimum Wage Defeated 10-9-1. Support
SB170 Marshall Let’s try this again - $10.25 Minimum Wage SRL 6.6.18 Support
HB3 Heffernan Paid Family Leave for State Employees Passed H 27-13 and S 16-4. Onto the Support
Governor
HB54 Keeley Regulating Payday Loans House Economic Com. 1.26.17 Support
HB96 Mulrooney Collective Bargaining for State Employees House Appropriations Com. 5.11.17 Support
HB126 Lynn Childcare Assistance Passed H 41-0 and S 21-0. Not yet Support
 signed by Governor Carney
HB186 Hensley Delaware Nutritional Improvement Act House Health Committee 5.17.17 Neutral
HB221 D.Short Repealing Prevailing Wage - County and Local House Admin Committee 6.13.17 Oppose
HB262 Paradee Prohibiting Insurance Co. from Revoking an Offer of Settlement House Economic Committee 6.27.17 Support
HB263 Paradee Unfair Insurance Practices – forcing low value settlements House Economic Committee 6.27.17 Support
HB264 Paradee Requiring Insurance Co. to pay their offer no matter rejection House Economic Committee 6.27.17 Support
HB312 Mitchell EMT Pensions Passed H 38-0 and S 19-0. Onto Support
Governor.
SB9 Marshall Work a Day Earn a Pay Jobs Program S Passed 11-7. House Labor Com. Support
7.2.17
SB22 Ennis Pension Increases for Correction and Peace Officers Senate Finance Com. 3.16.17 Support
SB57 Lavelle Clean the Snow off your car S Passed 21-0. On HRL 6.14.17 Support
SB116 Simpson Repealing Prevailing Wage - School Construction Senate Labor Committee 6.13.17 Oppose
SB141 Townsend Hazardous Duty Pay for DelDOT Employees Senate Finance Committee 3.15.18 Support
HB11 Bentz Expanding Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Passed H 37-1 and S 18-0. Signed Support
HB14 Lynn Requiring Motorcyclists to wear helmets Tabled in Committee 3.25.17 Support
SCR 36 Ennis Reinstating Glass Steagall Act Passed S 14-0-5-2. Onto House. Support
SB165 Walsh Allowing Private Union Security Agreements P S 12-8 and H 25-13. Onto Governor. Support
HB409 Mulrooney Creation of a Mass Layoff and Plant Closing Notice Requirement P H 34-3-1-3. SRL 6.20.18 Support
DRUG CONTROL
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION HISTORY BD POSITION
HB110 Keeley Legalization of Marijuana HRL 5.10.17 Support
HB250 Keeley Opioid Tax House Revenue Com. 6.20.17 Support
HB320 Miro Lower DUI Limit House Public Safety Comm. 3.1.18 Neutral
HB91 Mulrooney Enhance prescription monitoring program Passed H 39-0 and S 15-0. Signed. Support
HB100 Keeley Legal Assistance to Opioid Addicts Passed H 40-0 and S 15-0. Signed. Support
HB210 Ramone Med. Marijuana - Grant Minors Petition Process Passed H 41-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB24 Henry Expanding Medical Marijuana to Anxiety/PTSD Passed H 36-1 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB41 Hansen 14 Days of Opioid Rehabilitation Passed H 38-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB44 Townsend Registration with Prescription Monitoring Program Passed H 41-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB45 Townsend Adding Pink to Schedule 1 Passed H 40-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
SB48 Townsend Pharmacist Narxolone Immunity Passed H 39-0 and S 20-0. Signed. Support
HB36(S) Ramone Banning Minor Possession of Tobacco Tabled in Committee 3.29.17. Support
SB206 Hansen Making the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Better Passed S 18-0-3. HRL 6.13.18 Support
 CRIMINAL JUSTICE
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION HISTORY BD POSITION
HB42(S) Bolden Sentencing Reform (Consecutive to Concurrent) House Judiciary Com. 6.8.17 Support
HB125 Smyk Death Penalty Reinstatement Passed H 24-16. Senate Judiciary Oppose
Comm. 5.10.17
HB128 Paradee Fair Notice for Guilty Pleas House Judiciary Com. 4.6.17 Support
HB155 Lynn Death Penalty Prevention Act House Judiciary Com. 5.2.17 Support
HB204 J.Johnson Bail Reform Passed H 38-3 and S 15-5. Signed. Support
HB305 J.Johnson Repealing Drug Sentences Enhancements Due to Prior Juvenile HRL 1.24.18 Support
Adjudications
HB306 J.Johnson Restoring Judicial Discretion Passed H 41-0 and S 20-1. Signed. Support
HB307 J.Johnson No Life Sentences for Juveniles Passed H 39-0 and S 20-1 Support
SB60 Bonini Curtail Civil Asset Forfeiture Senate Judiciary Com. 4.5.17 Neutral
HB344(S) Briggs King Removing educational barriers to rehabilitation for offenders with low HRL 5.9.18 Neutral
IQ or learning disabilities
SB146 Lawson Streamlining Juvenile Expungements Passed S 21-0. HRL 5.9.18 Support
HB122 Smyk Reckless Assault in Detention Facility Passed H 40-0 and S 19-0. Signed. Neutral
HB123 Smyk Expanding Contraband Passed H 37-2 and S 19-0. Signed. Neutral
HB339 J.Johnson Juvenile Detention Reform Passed H 38-0 and S 20-1. Support
SB162 Henry Recording of Interrogations / Confessions Senate Judiciary Com. 3.20.18 Support
SB197 Lavelle Marijuana Possession/Use Conviction Expungement Passed S 20-0. HRL 6.20.18 Support
SB221 Townsend Pre-Trial Reform Constitutional Amendment Defeated in S 11-8-1. Needs 14 Support
votes.
SB222 Townsend Pre-Trial Reform Bill that amends the DE code pursuant to SB221. SRL 6.13.18 Support
GOVERNMENT REFORM
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION HISTORY BD POSITION
HB71 Kowalko Financial disclosures for CMPB members HRL 6.20.18 Support
HB72 Kowalko FOIA applies to Universities House Administration Com. 3.9.17 Support
HB73 Briggs King Double Dippling Disclosure HRL 3.28.18 Support
HB92 Williams GA Real Estate Financial Disclosures House Passed 40-1. Tabled in Senate Support
HB323 Kowalko Settlement Monies to the General Fund Tabled in Committee 6.20.18 Support
SB29 Townsend Subjecting GA to Conflict and Conduct Rules Senate Executive Com. 3.21.17 Support
HJR2 Schwartzkopf Rejecting the Pay Raise Passed H 40-0 and S 18-0. Signed. Support
HB146 Osienski Allowing E-Signatures for DMV Passed H 39-0 and S 21-0. Signed. Support
SB25 Henry 90 Days for Judicial Nominations after Vacancy Constitutional Passed H 39-0 and S 17-0. Support
Amendment (2nd Leg) Constitution Amended.
HB75 Baumbach Requiring FOIA Responses to on-Delawareans Tabled in Committee Support
HB57(S) Kowalko LLC Reform House Judiciary Committee 3.15.18 Support
HB341 Briggs King Constitutional Amendment providing for a 2 day delay between release House Admin. Com. 3.15.18 Neutral
of budget bills and vote
HB239 Ramone New Castle County Executive Succession H passed 33-6. S passed 15-6. Signed. Neutral
ENVIRONMENT
BILL SPONSOR DESCRIPTION HISTORY BD POSITION
HB95 Lynn Banning Ivory and Rhino horn sales Tabled in Committee 6.20.18 Support
HB270 Mulrooney Clean Water Trust Tabled in Committee 3.28.18 Support
SB149 Lavelle Fining Coal Rolling Passed S 20-0. HRL 4.18.18 Support
HB190 Osienski Amending the Coastal Zone Act Passed H 34-7 and S 18-2. Signed. Neutral
HB58 Williams Ending anti-solar panel covenants House defeated 17-22 Support
SB113 McDowell Establishing a Clean Energy Financing Program Passed S 15-6. HRL 6.13.18 Support
HB345 Schwartzkopf Increasing Fees for Environmental License Plates Passed H 41-0 and S 19-0. Signed. Support
SB207 Hansen Oppose Offshore Drilling by Ordering AG to Sue Trump Administration Passed S 17-2-2. House Natural Support
under Federal laws protecting shore and Coastal Zone Acts Resources Comm. 6.22.18
SB200 Lopez Prohibiting Offshore Drilling by precluding DNREC from issuing Passed S 16-1-4. House Natural Support
licenses Resources Comm. 6.22.18