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HB26 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Employee Leave.
William G. Bush, William Charles Paradee, Sherry Dorsey Walker
Last updated about 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides state employees 30, rather than 15, days of paid leave per year to attend training camp or serve special duty as ordered by the military reserves or Delaware National Guard.
STATUS
Passed
SB1 - An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code.
Bryan Townsend, Kyra L. Hoffner, Marie Pinkney
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 1. Like Senate Bill No. 1, this Act creates a right to representation for tenants in evictions and other landlord-tenant actions.
STATUS
Passed
SCR11 - Recognizing March 18, 2023 As National Public Defense Day.
Bryan Townsend, Sean M. Lynn, Eric Buckson
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution recognizes March 18, 2023, as National Public Defense Day.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB52 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Sterile Needle And Syringe Exchange Program.
Marie Pinkney, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
This Act directs the States current needle exchange program to take a needs-based approach.
STATUS
Passed
HB2 - An Act To Amend Titles 4, 11, 16, And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Creation Of The Delaware Marijuana Control Act.
Edward S. Osienski, William Charles Paradee, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
31 Co-Sponsors
The Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana for recreational use in much the same manner as alcohol. It creates a framework for production, manufacture, and sale in a legal recreational marijuana industry.
STATUS
Passed
HB75 - An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB60 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Employee Leave.
Laura Sturgeon, Bryan Townsend, Kimberly Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides teachers and other school employees with the same protection to be absent without a loss of pay as State merit employees for all of the following reasons:
STATUS
Passed
SR4 - Relating To The Office Of The Secretary Of The Senate.
David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution elects Ryan C. Dunphy to be the Secretary of the Senate of the 152nd General Assembly.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB76 - An Act Making A One-time Supplemental Appropriation For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024 To The Office Of Management And Budget.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf, David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Governor's Recommended One-Time Supplemental Bill
STATUS
Introduced
SB34 - An Act To Amend Title 24 And Title 28 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Accommodations.
Elizabeth Lockman, Marie Pinkney, Kendra Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
On March 1, 1875, the federal Civil Rights Act was enacted. Following the end of the Civil War and the adoption of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, the goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was to guarantee Blacks equal treatment in places of public accommodation and on public transportation.
STATUS
Passed
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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