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SB72 - An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Personal Income Tax.
Nicole Poore, Valerie J. Longhurst, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
In 2017, the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Public Law No. 115-97, suspended many itemized deductions from individual federal taxes until January 1, 2026, including the itemized deduction for costs to maintain membership in a labor organization. Senate Bill No. 72 created a tax credit for resident individuals equal to the annual cost, not to exceed $500, to the individual to maintain membership in a labor organization. Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 72 made the annual cost to a resident individual to maintain membership in a labor organization an itemized tax deduction, not to exceed $500. Senate Amendment No. 1 to SS 1 for SB 72 sunset this itemized deduction when the federal tax deduction for costs to maintain membership in a labor organization is restored.
STATUS
Passed
HCR30 - Recognizing The Holy Month Of Ramadan And Muslim Residents Of This State As They Observe Ramadan.
Madinah Wilson-Anton, Laura Sturgeon, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes Ramadan and Muslim residents of this State as they observe Ramadan.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB102 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prevailing Wage.
Bryan Townsend, John Walsh, Edward S. Osienski
Last updated about 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
This Act closes a loophole in the prevailing wage statute that was being used to pay workers below the prevailing wage by performing work offsite instead of onsite, regardless of whether it was necessary to do so.
STATUS
Passed
SB152 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Rights Of Long-term Care Facility Residents.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Kendra Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act expands the rights of long-term care facility residents by ensuring that long-term care facility residents are entitled to care that recognizes cultural differences and preferences and that long-term care facility residents are made aware of their rights in a language and format that is accessible to the resident. This Act also requires the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a standardized notice listing all rights detailed in § 1121 of Title 16 in a language and format that is accessible to each resident or their authorized representative.
STATUS
Passed
HB229 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Redding Consortium For Educational Equity.
Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Elizabeth Lockman, Cyndie Romer
Last updated 12 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Act removes the required window for submission of a final plan from the Redding Consortium to the State Board of Education and instead requires that the State Board act on any plan submitted by the Redding Consortium within 3 months. It also allows for the Redding Consortium to submit an interim plan prior to the completion of its full plan. Finally, it provides that the Consortiums final report may include recommendations for policies and practices for systematic reform to address the negative impacts of the Neighborhood Schools Act.
STATUS
Passed
SCR50 - Acknowledging The Importance Of Mobile Integrated Health And Community Paramedicine Services In The State Of Delaware.
John Walsh, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Kerri Evelyn Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution acknowledges the importance of Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine and encourages stakeholders to collaborate and support its expansion.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB8 - An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Debt.
Spiros Mantzavinos, Kimberly Williams, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second substitute for Senate Bill No. 8. Like Senate Bill No. 8 and its first substitute, this Act protects patients from unfair debt collection practices for medical debt, including prohibiting large health care facilities from charging interest and late fees, requiring facilities to offer reasonable payment plans, limiting the sale of debt to debt collectors unless an agreement is made to keep protections in place, providing minimum time before certain collections actions may be taken, limiting liability for the medical debt of others, and preventing the reporting of medical debt to consumer credit reporting agencies for at least one year after the debt was incurred. Violations of the provisions of this Act are considered Prohibited Trade Practices and Consumer Fraud violations. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill No. 8 differed from Senate Bill No. 8 as it required large health-care facilities to provide information to uninsured patients regarding eligibility and the application process for medical assistance. This information must be provided at the time of service or prior to discharge and again with each billing statement. It also created a minimum threshold for eligibility for payment plans, and it reduced the timeframe in which a bill under a payment plan may be first due. The first substitute also defined medical assistance and time of service, which were not defined in Senate Bill No. 8.
STATUS
Passed
SCR29 - Designating The Week Of April 9 To April 15, 2023 As "social Equity Week" In Delaware.
Bryan Townsend, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Sophie Phillips
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates the week of April 9 to April 15, 2003 as "Social Equity Week" in Delaware and urges all citizens of Delaware to participate in activities and events that promote social equity.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR16 - Recognizing The Month Of March 2023 As Kidney Month In Delaware.
Nicole Poore, Melissa Minor-Brown, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 2023 as "Kidney Month" in Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HCR31 - Recognizing March 31st As International Transgender Day Of Visibility.
DeShanna U. Neal, Sarah McBride, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This concurrent resolution commemorates March 31st as International Transgender Day of Visibility.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Delaware district SD-011
COMMITTEES
Delaware Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Bryan Townsend earned his BA from Yale University and his JD from Vanderbilt University Law School. He has practiced law for small businesses, non-profit organizations, and government entities. Townsend served on the board of directors for the Delaware Center for Justice. In 2012, Townsend won election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 27. He serves on the Education, Health & Human Development, and Revenue & Finance committees. His legislative priorities include education funding, criminal justice reform, and health care.read less
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