143rd GA Business Report Card

The following charts show the State House and Senate votes on business-related legislation for the 143th General Assembly. A "+" is representative of a vote with the Chamber of Commerce while a "()" is representative of a vote against business. In the charts below the abbreviations can be read as follows: HB is a House bill, SB is a Senate bill, R is a Republican, D is a Democrat, I is an Independent unaffiliated with any party and Ab. is absent.  For more specific help in identifying your district please call Delaware’s Commissioner of Elections at (302) 577-6545 in New Castle County, (302) 739-4498 in Kent County and (302) 856-5367 in Sussex County.

 

State House

 

Name

 

District

 

Party

SB 62

SB 108

SB 136

HB 152

HB 175

HB 267

HB 303

SB

343

Dennis P. Williams

1st -  Wilm North

D

(-)

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

Hazel D. Plant

2nd - Wilm Central

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Helene M. Keeley

3rd -  Wilm South

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Joseph G. DiPinto

4th -  Wilm West

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Melanie George Marshall

5th -  Bear/Newark

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Diana M. McWilliams

6th -  Fox Point

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Wayne A. Smith

7th - Highland Woods

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Bethany A. Hall-Long

8th -  Middletown

D

(-)

+

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

Richard C. Cathcart

9th -  Middletown

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Robert J. Valihura

10th- Talleyville

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Gregory F. Lavelle

11th- Sharpley

R

+

+

Ab.

+

Ab.

+

+

+

Deborah Hudson

12th- Fairthorne

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

John F. Van Sant

13th- Elsmere

D

(-)

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

Peter C. Schwartzkopf

14th- Rehoboth

D

(-)

+

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

Valerie Longhurst

15th- Bear

D

(-)

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

James Johnson

16th- Jeff. Farms

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Michael P. Mulrooney

17th- Pennwood

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Terry R. Spence

18th- Stratford

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Robert F. Gilligan

19th- Sherwood Pk

D

(-)

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

Roger P. Roy

20th- Limestone Hills

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Pamela S. Maier

21st- Drummond Hill

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Joseph E. Miro

22nd- Pike Creek

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Teresa Schooley

23rd- Newark

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

William A. Oberle

24th- Beechers Lot

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

Ab.

+

Stephanie A. Ulbrich

25th- Newark South

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

John J. Viola

26th- Newark

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Vincent A. Lofink

27th- Caravel Farms

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Bruce Ennis

28th- Smyrna

D

(-)

+

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

Pamela J. Thornburg

29th- Dover West

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

William R. Outten

30th- Harrington

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Nancy H. Wagner

31st-  Dover

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Donna D. Stone

32nd- Dover South

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

G. Wallace Caulk

33rd-  Milford

I

Ab.

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ab.

Gerald A. Buckworth

34th - Dover South

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

J. Benjamin Ewing

35th - Bridgeville

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

V. George Carey

36th - Milford

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Joseph W. Booth

37th- Georgetown

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Gerald W. Hocker

38th- Ocean View

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ab.

+

Tina Fallon

39th- Seaford

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Clifford G. "Biff" Lee

40th- Laurel

R

+

+

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

John C. Atkins

41st- 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

1st -   Wilm North

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

Margaret Rose Henry

2nd -  Wilm East

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

Robert I. Marshall

3rd -   Wilm West

D

(-)

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

Charles L. Copeland

4th -   West Farm

R

(-)

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

+

Catherine L. Cloutier

5th - Heatherbrooke

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Liane M. Sorenson

6th -   Hockessin

R

+

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

+

Patricia M. Blevins

7th -   Elsmere

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

David P. Sokola

8th -   Newark

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

Karen E. Peterson

9th -   Stanton

D

(-)

+

Ab.

+

+

(-)

+

+

Steven H. Amick

10th - Glasgow

R

+

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

Anthony J. DeLuca

11th - Varlano

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

Dori A. Connor

12th - Penn Acres

R

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

David B. McBride

13th - Hawk's Nest

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

James T. Vaughn

14th - Clayton

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Nancy W. Cook

15th - Kenton

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Colin R. J. Bonini

16th - Dover South

R

+

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

John C. Still III

17th - Dover North

R

+

+

Ab.

+

+

+

+

+

F. Gary Simpson

18th - Milford

R

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Thurman Adams

19th - Bridgeville

D

(-)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

George H. Bunting

20th - Bethany Be

D

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Robert L. Venables

21st - Laurel

D

(-)

+

+

(-)

+

+

+

+

Key: + = With the Chamber, (-) = Against the Chamber,

Ab.= Absent, HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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