143rd GA Business Report Card

SB 62 – Sponsored by Senator Marshall. Introduced on 3/24/05. An act to amend Title 19 of the Delaware Code relating to the minimum wage. This act would increase the minimum wage from $6.15/hr to $6.65/hr effective January 1, 2006 and from $6.65/hr to $7.15/hr effective January 1, 2007. Signed by the Governor on 6/28/2006. This bill was not endorsed by the Chamber.

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SB 108 – Sponsored by Senator Cook. Introduced on 5/4/05. An act to amend Title 30 of the Delaware Code relating to certain business license fees. This bill will reduce the cost of certain occupational and business licenses for certain persons 65 years of age or older whose gross receipts from such licensed occupation or business are less than $10,000 per year. Signed by the Governor on 7/12/05. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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SB 136 – Sponsored by Senator Simpson. Introduced on 6/28/095.. An act to amend Title 4 of the Delaware Code relating to farm wineries. This act allows farm wineries to sell their wine for on-premises consumption and to use part of the winery for catering purposes. Signed by the Governor on 6/28/05. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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HB 152 – Sponsored by Representative Miro. Introduced on 4/27/05. An act to amend Title 6 of the Delaware Code relating to dishonored checks, drafts or orders. This legislation substantially reenacts the civil bad check statute (formerly 6 Del. C. § 3-806) which was repealed in 1995, and sets damages at $50.00 for the first bad check, draft, or order for the payment of money by a drawer to the plaintiff within 1 year. Damages are set at triple the amount of the bad check, draft or order for the second or subsequent bad check, draft, or money order within 1 year to exceed $250.00. It further specifies that the fee for a dishonored check prior to commencement of an action shall be $40.00. It expressly provides that damages or fees may not be obtained under this Act in any action for repayment of a short-term consumer loan, also known as a pay-day loan, made by a bank and subject to 5 Del. C. § 978 or made by a licensed lender and subject to 5 Del. C. § 2235A. Signed by Governor on 7/12/05. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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SB 175 – Sponsored by Senator Adams. Introduced on 6/14/05. An act to amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code relating to rate base. The existing definition of rate base predates the imposition of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) on corporations. The payment of the AMT results in an adjustment to accumulated deferred income taxes. This legislation clarifies that this adjustment to accumulated deferred income taxes is recognized in determining the utility’s base rate. Signed by the Governor on 6/28/05. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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HB 267 – Sponsored by Representative Hocker. Introduced on 6 /16/05. An act to amend Title 10 of the Delaware Code relating to civil actions. This bill establishes a civil recovery act for shoplifted materials from the individual caught shoplifting without need for filing criminal actions against the defendant. Signed by the Governor on 7/12/05. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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HB 303 – Sponsored by Representative Hudson. Introduced on 6/29/05. An act relating to the gross receipts and tobacco product taxes. This act reduces General Fund business and occupation gross receipts tax rates by 20 percent for all categories of taxpayers except automobile manufacturers, for which rates are reduced 25 percent. Further, the Act increases the monthly exemption amount by $30,000 for all categories except manufacturing. Signed by the Governor on 7/19/05. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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SB 343 – Sponsored by Senator DeLuca. Introduced on 6/6/06. An act to amend Title 5 of the Delaware Code and Volumes 70 and 72 of the laws of the State of Delaware relating to the Bank Franchise Tax. This Act extends the employment tax credit program under the bank franchise tax for an additional 5-year period. Under current law, the employment tax credit program expires at the end of the calendar year 2006. The reauthorization achieved by this Act continues the policy encouraging job creation and economic investment in Delaware. Signed by the Governor on 6/30/06. This bill was endorsed by the Chamber.

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State House
Name	District	Party	SB 62	SB 108	SB 136	HB 152	HB 175	HB 267	HB 303	SB 343
Dennis P. Williams	1^st - Wilm North	D	(-)	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
Hazel D. Plant	2^nd - Wilm Central	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Helene M. Keeley	3^rd - Wilm South	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joseph G. DiPinto	4^th - Wilm West	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Melanie George Marshall	5^th - Bear/Newark	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Diana M. McWilliams	6^th - Fox Point	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wayne A. Smith	7^th - Highland Woods	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bethany A. Hall-Long	8^th - Middletown	D	(-)	+	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+
Richard C. Cathcart	9^th - Middletown	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert J. Valihura	10^th- Talleyville	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gregory F. Lavelle	11^th- Sharpley	R	+	+	Ab.	+	Ab.	+	+	+
Deborah Hudson	12^th- Fairthorne	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
John F. Van Sant	13^th- Elsmere	D	(-)	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
Peter C. Schwartzkopf	14^th- Rehoboth	D	(-)	+	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+
Valerie Longhurst	15^th- Bear	D	(-)	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
James Johnson	16^th- Jeff. Farms	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Michael P. Mulrooney	17^th- Pennwood	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Terry R. Spence	18^th- Stratford	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert F. Gilligan	19^th- Sherwood Pk	D	(-)	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
Roger P. Roy	20^th- Limestone Hills	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Pamela S. Maier	21^st- Drummond Hill	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joseph E. Miro	22^nd- Pike Creek	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Teresa Schooley	23^rd- Newark	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
William A. Oberle	24^th- Beechers Lot	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	Ab.	+
Stephanie A. Ulbrich	25^th- Newark South	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
John J. Viola	26^th- Newark	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vincent A. Lofink	27^th- Caravel Farms	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bruce Ennis	28^th- Smyrna	D	(-)	+	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+
Pamela J. Thornburg	29^th- Dover West	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
William R. Outten	30^th- Harrington	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nancy H. Wagner	31^st- Dover	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Donna D. Stone	32^nd- Dover South	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
G. Wallace Caulk	33^rd- Milford	I	Ab.	+	+	+	+	+	+	Ab.
Gerald A. Buckworth	34^th- Dover South	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
J. Benjamin Ewing	35^th- Bridgeville	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
V. George Carey	36^th- Milford	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joseph W. Booth	37^th- Georgetown	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gerald W. Hocker	38^th- Ocean View	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	Ab.	+
Tina Fallon	39^th- Seaford	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Clifford G. "Biff" Lee	40^th- Laurel	R	+	+	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+
John C. Atkins	41^st- Millsboro	R	+	+	Ab.	Ab.	Ab.	+	+	+
Key: + = With the Chamber, (-) = Against the Chamber, Ab.= Absent, HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill, I = Independent

State Senate
Name	District	Party	SB 62	SB 108	SB 136	HB 152	HB 175	HB 267	HB 303	SB 343
Harris B. McDowell III	1^st - Wilm North	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
Margaret Rose Henry	2^nd - Wilm East	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
Robert I. Marshall	3^rd - Wilm West	D	(-)	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
Charles L. Copeland	4^th - West Farm	R	(-)	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+	+
Catherine L. Cloutier	5^th - Heatherbrooke	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Liane M. Sorenson	6^th - Hockessin	R	+	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+	+
Patricia M. Blevins	7^th - Elsmere	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
David P. Sokola	8^th - Newark	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
Karen E. Peterson	9^th - Stanton	D	(-)	+	Ab.	+	+	(-)	+	+
Steven H. Amick	10^th - Glasgow	R	+	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
Anthony J. DeLuca	11^th - Varlano	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
Dori A. Connor	12^th - Penn Acres	R	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
David B. McBride	13^th - Hawk's Nest	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	(-)	+	+
James T. Vaughn	14^th - Clayton	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nancy W. Cook	15^th - Kenton	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Colin R. J. Bonini	16^th - Dover South	R	+	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
John C. Still III	17^th - Dover North	R	+	+	Ab.	+	+	+	+	+
F. Gary Simpson	18^th - Milford	R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Thurman Adams	19^th - Bridgeville	D	(-)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
George H. Bunting	20^th - Bethany Be	D	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert L. Venables	21^st - Laurel	D	(-)	+	+	(-)	+	+	+	+
Key: + = With the Chamber, (-) = Against the Chamber, Ab.= Absent, HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill