Posts Tagged ‘committee hearing’
Proposed Legislation Focuses on Providing Facilities for Permanent Housing Transition
Proposed Legislation sponsored by State Representative William Bush would require the Delaware State Housing Authority to establish and administer Low Barrier Navigation Centers (LBNCs). LBNCs are non-congregate, interim housing facilities designed to rapidly transition individuals or families into permanent housing. The current status of the bill is House Housing. A Committee Hearing takes place within…
Read MoreProposed Legislation to Eliminate Death Penalty in Delaware
Legislation just introduced would eliminate the death penalty in Delaware. As such, the penalty for a person who is convicted of first-degree murder for an offense that was committed after the person’s 18th birthday is imprisonment for the remainder of the person’s natural life without benefit of probation or parole or any other reduction. A…
Read MoreTwo Abortion Issues to be Heard in Committee in Dover on Wednesday
Two Senate bills sponsored by 21st District Senator Bryant Richardson will be heard in the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee on Wednesday beginning at 2:30pm. The measures are the Women’s Ultrasound Right to Know Act and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Anyone may attend the hearings – you can also sign up to…
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