Stephanie L. Hansen

Joint Finance Committee funds three of Senate Democrats’ top legislative priorities

Three of the Delaware Senate Democrats top legislative priorities were funded by the Joint Finance Committee this week, including bills to provide low-income tenants’ with a right to legal representation, protect children and families from exposure to lead, and streamline the First State’s transition to renewable energy sources. […]

Sen. Hansen files bill to consolidate oversight, planning of Delaware’s future energy needs

Senate Bill 7, also known as the Delaware Energy Planning Act, will strengthen the ability of the State Energy Office to serve as a lead agency on a variety of climate and energy issues, including the buildout and resiliency of the statewide energy grid, review of emerging technologies, promotion of energy equity and monitoring the progress of our transition to renewable energy sources. […]

Sens. Hansen, Mantzavinos sponsor bills to help
law enforcement crack down on large-scale drug traffickers

Senate Democrats introduced two bills this week that will help law enforcement keep fentanyl and other hard drugs out Delaware’s communities by keeping the people who sell them off of our streets. […]

Senate passes two bills to protect families, pets from domestic abuse

The Delaware Senate on Tuesday passed the first two pieces of a three-part legislation package that collectively seeks to weave animal welfare into the state’s existing protections against domestic violence. […]