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SB51 - An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Use Of Single-service Plastic Implements And Polystyrene Containers In Food Establishments.
William Charles Paradee, Paul S. Baumbach, Sophie Phillips
Last updated about 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishments from providing single-service plastic straws, unless requested by a consumer. These restrictions take effect on July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SR1 - Relating To The Roll Of The Members Of The Senate.
David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution establishes the roll of members of the Senate of the 152nd General Assembly.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB28 - An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code And Chapter 420 Of Volume 83 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Dentistry And Dental Hygiene.
Sarah McBride, Gerald W. Hocker, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides that if a dentist holds a community health license to care for underserved populations through a federally-qualified health center or a government-operated dental clinic and continues to practice in compliance with § 1132B(b) of Title 24 of the Delaware Code, the dentists license is renewable and shall be renewed biennially by the State Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene.
STATUS
Passed
SR2 - Relating To The Rules Of The Delaware State Senate.
David P. Sokola, Bryan Townsend, Elizabeth Lockman
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
This Resolution enacts the Rules of the Senate for the 152nd General Assembly until further action of the Senate.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB36 - An Act To Amend Title 11 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To 911 Dispatchers.
Spiros Mantzavinos, William G. Bush, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act provides a definition for 911 Dispatchers. While referenced in other sections of the Code, including being identified as a first responder in § 4319 of Title 11 for purposes of confidentiality of communications by first responders for critical incident stress management services, Dispatchers have not otherwise been defined.
STATUS
Passed
SB4 - An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 13, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Criminal Justice System, Including Probation.
Marie Pinkney, Bryan Townsend, Melissa Minor-Brown
Last updated 4 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 4, replacing Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 4. and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 4. Like Senate Bill No. 4, Senate Substitute No. 1, and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 4, this Act modernizes Delawares probation system, including by directing the courts, the Board of Parole, and the Bureau of Community Corrections to use the least restrictive probation and parole conditions and the most minimally intrusive reporting requirements necessary to achieve the goals of community supervision.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR1 - Providing For A Joint Session Of The Senate And The House Of Representatives To Be Convened For The Purpose Of Hearing An Address By The Honorable John C. Carney, Jr., Governor Of The State Of Delaware.
David P. Sokola, Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Bryan Townsend
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution provides for Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of hearing an address by the Honorable John C. Carney, Jr., Governor of the State of Delaware.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB55 - An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Individuals Who Are Homeless.
Sean M. Lynn, Kyra L. Hoffner, Marie Pinkney
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to ensure that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness and creates a process by which the State Human and Civil Rights Commission and the Division of Human and Civil Rights may accept and investigate complaints of discriminatory treatment, attempt conciliation, and refer enforcement actions to the Department of Justice where necessary.
STATUS
Introduced
SR9 - Urging Members Of The United States Congress To Enact Federal Legislation Granting Statehood To The People Of Washington, D.c.
Sarah McBride, Bryan Townsend, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Resolution urges the United States Congress to enact legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.
STATUS
Engrossed
HCR14 - Recognizing March 10th As Harriet Tubman Day.
Sherry Dorsey Walker, Marie Pinkney, Darius Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
50 Co-Sponsors
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 10th as "Harriet Tubman Day".
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Delaware district SD-011
COMMITTEES
Delaware Senate
BIRTH
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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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