Press Release

General Assembly Leadership Introduces Bipartisan DuPont-Cook Financial Responsibility Act

DOVER– Recognizing the longstanding value of having a non-partisan body to provide unbiased revenue and expenditure estimates to the State, General Assembly Leadership from all four caucuses introduced legislation Thursday to codify the Delaware Economic & Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC). Sponsored by […]

House Passes Constitutional Amendments to Protect Voting Rights

DOVER – Building on long standing efforts to protect and expand access to the ballot box, the House passed two measures Thursday that would enshrine early voting and no-excuse absentee voting in Delaware’s constitution. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill […]

House Passes Legislation to Protect the Administration of Justice in Delaware

DOVER – In an effort to further protect Delawareans’ constitutional rights and civil liberties, the House passed legislation on Tuesday that would make it clear that civil arrests cannot be made in certain government buildings without a judicial warrant. House Substitute 1 […]

House Passes Rep. Snyder-Hall Bill to Reform Court Fines and Fees for Low Income Defendants

DOVER – Continuing efforts to make Delaware’s criminal justice system more fair and focused on rehabilitation, the House passed legislation Tuesday that would give courts greater discretion to waive fines and fees for defendants who lack the ability to pay. […]