League Testimonies on Specific Bills
League Lobbyists testify frequently at legislative hearings in Dover. Browse the folders below the testimony documents as presented by LWVDE in recent legislative sessions. (Use the inner scrollbars to see all the documents in each folder.)
153rd General Assembly (Nov 2024 - Sept 2026)
152nd General Assembly (Nov 2022 - Sept 2024)
151st General Assembly (Nov 2020 to Nov 2022)
SB 15 - Increasing the Minimum Wage (signed into law by Governor Carney on July 19, 2021)
- LWVDE supports this initiative to increase the minimum wage
- A gradual increase to $15 per hour is a fair approach
- All Delawareans need earnings sufficient to meet their basic needs
- Text of SB 15
SB 17 - Constitutional Right to Privacy of Individuals to Make Reproductive Choices (stricken in Senate 3/16/2021)
- LWVDE opposes this mandate
- This measure would require physicians to perform a medically unnecessary procedure
- Women's right to privacy must be protected
- Text of SB 17
SB 21 - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (signed into law by Governor Carney on Sept 17, 2021)
- Facilitates the use of EV's
- Leads to a cleaner environment
- Text of SB 21
SB 31 - Constitutional Amendment (approved by both houses; becomes part of DE state constitution)
- Equal rights must be guaranteed for all
- Our Constitution should reflect our core values
- Has been adopted and is now in the Constitution of DE
- Text of SB 31
SB 32 - Code Relating to Discrimination (signed into law by Governor Carney on April 13, 2021)
- Discrimination based on hairstyle must be banned
- Racially-linked and cultural practices must be honored
- Text of SB 32
SB 33 - Renewal Energy: Part One (signed into law by Governor Carney on Feb 10, 2021)
- Increased use of renewable energy is crucial
- Delaware is extremely vulnerable to climate change.
- Text of SB 33
- Renewable energy costs are going down
- The cost of non-renewable energy to our state is severe and multi-faceted
SB 56 - Enhanced funding for public schools (signed into law by Governor Carney on June 30, 2021)
- Equity in public school funding must be the goal
- Meeting the needs of all children through equitable funding benefits everyone in the state.
- Text of SB 56
HB 5 - Manufactured Housing (signed into law by Governor Carney on Sept 150, 2021)
- All affected parties should be authorized to attend meetings explaining rent increases for manufactured housing land.
- Elected officials play a key role in ensuring Delaware's laws protect our citizens and thus need to be allowed to be present at such meetings.
- Text for HB 5
HB 16 - Earned Income Tax Credit (signed into law by Governor Carney on August 10, 2021)
- A refundable EITC promotes work and expands economic security
- A refundable EITC strengthens families
- Text of HB 16
HB - 18 Complete Community Enterprise Districts (signed into law by Gov.Carney on June 3, 2021)
- Ideal lifestyle: walkable communities
- Personal choice of League member
- HB 18 provides important criteria for walkable communities.
- Text of HB 18
- Freeing consumers from domination by manufacturers
- Protecting the environment
- Text of HB 22
HB 26 and 27 - Juvenile Reform (HB 26 enacted without signature)
- Support for prisoner relief from Covid 19
- Risk reduction for prison staff and their families
- Text of HB 37
- LWVDE opposes this mandate
- This measure would require physicians to perform a medically unnecessary procedure
- The right to privacy must be protected
- Text of HB 40
HB 48 - House Health and Human Development Committee (signed into law by Governor Carney on August 10, 2021)
- Support for increasing the supply of primary care providers
- Easing the burden of medical school's cost
- Text of HB 48
HB 86 (Support for Basic Special Education) (signed into law by Governor Carney on July 30, 2021)
- Children in K- through Grade 3 with a need for basic special education are currently not being provided support that could help them reach their full potential.
- Intervention in the early years makes good financial sense.
- Text of HB 86
HB 88 - Youth and Training Wage (signed into law by Governor Carney on Sept 30, 2021)
- Wages should be based on job performance, not age or length on the job.
- Earnings below minimum wage create extreme hardship
- Text of HB 88
HB 125 (Ghost Guns) (signed into law by Governor Carney on Oct 20, 2021)
- Ghost Guns are becoming increasingly available at an alarming rate
- These dangerous weapons must be banned.
- Text of HB 125
- Greatly enhances the well-being of children in high needs elementary schools
- Makes sense financially and logistically.
- Text of HB HB 129
HB 200 - Clean Water for Delaware (signed into law by Governor Carney on July 22, 2021)
- Clean drinking water is a basic human right
- Delaware's water is below standard
- HB 200 is needed to fund efforts to clean our water
- Text of HB 200
FY2023 OMB Budget Hearings (held Nov 2021)
LWVDE testimonies given at the Delaware administrative branch's Office of Management and Budget hearings during budget planning for the following fiscal year.
- Protect our vital agricultural industry
- Provide $10 millon for farmland preservation
JFC Hearings on FY 2022 Budget (held Feb/Mar 2021)
LWVDE testimonies given at the Joint Finance Committee hearings on the Governor's recommended Delaware Fiscal Year 2022 Budget.
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The Childhood Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee needs adequate staff support
- Additional machines are needed to do lead poisoning testing
- Without adequate funding, Delaware’s children will continue to face the dangers of lead poisoning
- Delaware faces serious pollution of its air and water
- Adequate funding for DNREC is crucial to protect our public health
- Open space is essential to our health
- Preserving open space is money well spent for many reasons
- Farmland preservation is money well spent to enhance our quality of life
- Our agricultural industry adds crucially to Delaware's economy and deserves our support
Older Testimonies
LWVDE testimonies for 2017 to 2020 can be found on our Testimonies Archives web page.
