Year: 2022

Sen. Stephanie Hansen Introduces Legislation to Better Coordinate School Capacity and New Residential Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOVER – Delaware public school districts would have a stronger voice in planning for new residential development within their districts and be eligible for more financial support to help mitigate the cost of building new school facilities […]

Sen. Hansen Files Legislation to Enable Neighborhood Improvement Districts in New Castle County

DOVER – Communities in New Castle County where the homeowners association or maintenance corporation have fallen into disuse would have a new tool for providing trash collection, snow removal, street cleaning, graffiti removal, open space management or other common-interest services […]

Senate passes first leg of preventative detention amendment to the Delaware Constitution

DOVER – Defendants charged with specific felony offenses identified by the Delaware General Assembly would be ineligible for bail under the first leg of a Constitutional amendment passed by the State Senate on Thursday. The Delaware Constitution currently permits the […]

Legislation prohibiting landlord’s ability to rent units with bed bug infestations passes the Senate

DOVER — The Delaware State Senate unanimously passed legislation today that both prohibits landlords from renting units with known bed-bug infestations and spells out the requirements that landlords must follow when an infestation is discovered. Introduced in April, Senate Substitute […]