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HB282 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Employee Benefits Committee.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act adds procedural requirements to meetings of the State Employee Benefits Committee (SEBC), revises the membership of the SEBC, and requires that the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources inform State employees and retired State employees (eligible pensioners) about changes in benefits coverages affecting eligible pensioners who are receiving or eligible to receive retirement benefits under the state employees' pension plan, including proposed changes.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB281 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Health Care Insurance.
Paul S. Baumbach, Bryan Townsend, Brian Guy Pettyjohn
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
This Act repeals the option of providing health care insurance to state pensioners under Medicare part C, known as a Medicare Advantage Plan.
STATUS
Passed
HB29 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Elderly Property Tax Relief And Education Expense Fund By Increasing The Elderly Property Tax Credit.
Kevin S. Hensley, Bryant L. Richardson, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
This Act increases the Senior Real Property Tax credit to $750 from $400 as authorized in the Appropriations Bill for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, which effectively amended Title 29, § 6102(q)(3) from $500 to $400.
STATUS
Introduced
HB34 - An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Boards.
Kimberly Williams, Elizabeth Lockman, Kyle Evans Gay
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
House Bill No. 34 requires school boards, including charter schools, to permit public comment on each agenda item presented for a vote at a school board meeting. The public comment period must take place before the school board vote on an agenda item. The school board may reasonably restrict the time, place, and manner of the public comment period.
STATUS
Passed
SB64 - An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Lottery.
William Charles Paradee, Eric Buckson, David G. Lawson
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
This Act promotes increased capital investment at Delaware casinos by restructuring the table games licensing fee reduction currently received by video lottery agents to allow capital investments greater than the minimum amounts required under § 4815(b)(3)a. of Title 29 of the Delaware Code to count toward the allowable license fee reductions. For ease of administration, this Act also aligns time periods for both table games and video lottery calculations.
STATUS
Passed
SB26 - An Act Concurring In A Proposed Amendment To Article V Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Elections.
Bryant L. Richardson, Ruth Briggs King, Timothy D. Dukes
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would update the minimum voting age in the Delaware Constitution from twenty-one years to eighteen years. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was Senate Bill No. 294 of the 151st General Assembly, which became Chapter 350 of Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware. On passage of this second leg by this General Assembly this amendment will become part of the Delaware Constitution.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR5 - Honoring The Life And Work Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On The Occasion Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day".
Elizabeth Lockman, Darius Brown, Marie Pinkney
Last updated over 1 year ago
51 Co-Sponsors
This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16, 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB30 - An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Silviculture.
Russ Huxtable, William J. Carson, Darius Brown
Last updated about 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
This Act clarifies what constitutes a sawmill under Delaware law and adds definitions related to agriculture and silviculture. This Act recognizes forest products as unadulterated materials and makes clear their importance to support a thriving industry that maintains sustainable and healthy forests. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
STATUS
Passed
HB39 - An Act To Create The Expanded Protection For Our Communities And Homes Grant Program.
Michael F. Smith, Brian Guy Pettyjohn, Kyra L. Hoffner
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
This bill seeks to create the Expanded Protection for Our Communities and Homes (EPOCH) Grant Program through a one-time appropriation of $20 million. The grant money would be distributed to every Delaware police agency that chooses to participate. The distribution would consist of a minimum standard allocation made to each agency and an allocation based on the number of uniformed officers authorized for each agency. EPOCH grants could be used by the recipient agencies to recruit new officers; promote or encourage careers in law enforcement; initially pay the salaries of newly hired officers; pay for overtime to facilitate additional work to address issues of local concern (including traffic enforcement); and implement programs designed to improve public safety in the area of the agencys jurisdiction. The grant allocations would be available for the agencies to use for up to three years, after which any unused and unencumbered funding would return to the General Fund.
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
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Senator from Delaware district SD-015
COMMITTEES
Delaware Senate
BIRTH
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David G. Lawson is from the city of Lowell in Middlesex County. He received his education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 1979. David is married to Susan Lawson. Prior to running for office, he worked as a truck driver.read less
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