Delawareās state legislature is not immune to the national discussions on key societal issues, such as firearms.Ā With this yearās legislative session ending Sunday, hereās a look at the bills relating to guns that passed in 2024: House Bill 357 ā definition of āfirearmā Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Spiegelman, R-Clayton, the bill derives from a task force charged with updating …
Most of the bills flew through the House on the final day of Delawareās 2024 legislative session, but one dealing with affordable housing was met with resistance before passing.Ā Senate Bill 293, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, D-Wilmington, revises both the Delaware Fair Housing Act and Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to repeal the exemption to discrimination based on …
Just days after a fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman on Delaware State Universityās campus, the state General Assembly moved on with a bill creating felonies for people with guns in Safe School Zones. House Bill 311, sponsored by Rep. Cyndie Romer, D-Newark, adds post-secondary colleges and universities to the Safe School Zone criminal offense. That means any person who …
A bill that would help cannabis-related businesses with financing and accounting was passed unanimously by the state House Thursday. House Bill 355, sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark, provides legal protections for financial institutions and other entities that provide financial or accounting services to cannabis-related businesses that are licensed or registered under Delaware law. It clarifies that banks, credit unions, …
A bill that would allow Delawareans to have alcohol shipped directly to their home had its āpart 2ā Tuesday after the discussion ran long in a House committee last week. Even though legislators cited overwhelming support for the idea, the backlash from public stakeholders was too much to overcome and the bill was not released by the House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance …
The Delaware House of Representatives will be the first to take a look at a new bill that will redefine Delawareās legal description of a firearm. The Firearm Definition Task Force, responsible for evaluating the state definition and its ramifications in lawmaking and criminal code, had a quick, 10-minute meeting Tuesday to take one last look at their work. The …
A task force charged with updating the stateās definition of āfirearmā plans to take one more look next week at the new proposed language. If approved, a bill would be introduced this year proposing the change.Ā One reason for a new definition is because Delaware has a uniquely general and large definition of a āfirearm,ā in which any device that …
Itās 8 oāclock somewhere! Thatās what state senator Laura Sturgeon, D-Hockessin, said with exuberance after a law expanding the hours of alcohol sales in Delaware garnered approval from her fellow legislators. House Bill 235, sponsored by Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, allows any individual or business with an alcoholic liquor license to sell at 8 a.m., an hour earlier than …
Lots of packages are arriving on the doorsteps of Delawareans. None are permitted to contain a certain adult beverage, and a group of state legislators say itās time Delaware caught up with changes that happened elsewhere in the nation in the 20th Century and allowed it. Nearly 98% of Americans can have wine shipped to their homes, but in the …
A bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to obtain a firearm will head to the Senate floor. The bill, which passed the House on June 14, continued to draw strong public support before it was passed 6-0 by the Senate Health and Social Services Committee Wednesday. Under House Bill 276, a patient registered in Delawareās medical marijuana program would …
