Delaware Senator David Sokola [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
DE	HB50	Intro 25%	This Act addresses energy costs to consumers by redirecting certain funds to supplement the existing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and by creating the Delaware Energy Fund to provide assistance to consumers whose household income is less ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-19 To House Natural Resources & Energy Committee
DE	SCR17	Intro 25%	This Concurrent Resolution requests the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association prepare a report of recommendations for legislative action regarding awards of attorneys fees in certain corporate litigation cases. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-17 Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
DE	SB21	Intro 25%	Section 1 of this Act amends § 144 of Title 8 to provide safe harbor procedures for acts or transactions in which one or more directors or officers as well as controlling stockholders and members of control groups have interests or relationships tha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-17 To Senate Judiciary Committee
DE	SB32	Intro 25%	This Act allows for correctional officers and probation and parole officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 To Senate Finance Committee
DE	HB33	Engross 50%	This Act allows criminal charges of using, consuming, or possessing other than a personal use quantity of a marijuana or other substance containing tetrahydrocannabinols and charges of public consumption of the same, where the offense is committed in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DE	HB9	Intro 25%	Section 4 of this Act requires a paid elected official or paid appointed official of this State or any political subdivision of this State (official) who is also employed by a state agency or a political subdivision of this State to disclose the dual... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Amendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DE	SCR8	Engross 50%	This resolution recognizes January 2025, as National Mentoring Month in the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	SCR4	Engross 50%	This Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership and achievements of African Americans and urges the celebration of Black History Month. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	SCR16	Enroll 75%	This Concurrent Resolution requests an advisory opinion of the Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court regarding whether a Delaware Governor can withdraw nominations submitted by the preceding Governor that otherwise are properly before the State Sena... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 3 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT
DE	SCR9	Engross 50%	This resolution recognizes January 2025 as Tobacco Use Awareness Month in the State of Delaware, affirms the importance of educating and protecting Delawareans from the harmful effects of tobacco use, encourages collaboration among schools, health ad... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	SCR10	Engross 50%	This resolution recognizes January 2025, as National Blood Donor Month in the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	HCR11	Engross 50%	This House Concurrent Resolution designates February 2025 as Energy Poverty Awareness Month in the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT
DE	SB20	Intro 25%	The State of Delaware previously offered an employer match for state employee contributions to the deferred compensation program. The purpose of the match was to help state employees save and build wealth for retirement and to enable state government... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-30 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	HB140	Intro 25%	This Act permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual's life in a humane and dignified manner if both the individual's attending physician or attendin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-29 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
DE	HB23	Intro 25%	This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-29 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
DE	HB10	Intro 25%	This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to make technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was House Bill No. 430 of the 152nd General Assembly, published in Chapter 281 of Volu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-29 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
DE	SCR12	Engross 50%	This resolution establishes a Retail Crime Prevention Task Force. The co-chairs of the Task Force are directed to compile a report containing a summary of the Task Forces work regarding the issues assigned to it, including any findings and recommenda... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-29 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	HCR7	Engross 50%	This Resolution recognizes February 5, 2025, as National Girls & Women in Sports Day in the State of Delaware, to celebrate the achievements of girls and women in sports and raise awareness and support for upholding Title IX protections for futur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-29 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT
DE	SB5	Intro 25%	This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to ensure that every Delawarean is afforded reproductive freedom. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-29 [Hearing: Mar 3 @ 12:00 pm] To Senate Health & Social Services Committee
DE	HB22	Engross 50%	This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-28 To Senate Education Committee
DE	HB3	Intro 25%	This Act creates a breastfeeding and lactation program within the DOC to provide lactation support to women in DOC custody. Among other things, it permits women to collect breast milk for later retrieval and delivery to an infant or toddler by an app... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-28 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
DE	SCR6	Engross 50%	This concurrent resolution designates February 2025, as Career and Technical Education Month in the State of Delaware to urge all citizens to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by the career and technical education programs in the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-28 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	SCR5	Engross 50%	This resolution recognizes the Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge occurring March 8 at University of Delaware Carpenter Sports Building, an event that raises funds for an organization providing services and support to Delawareans with disabilities ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-23 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	SB11	Engross 50%	This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to modernize the bail provisions within the Delaware Constitution and clarify the power of the General Assembly to enumerate certain felony offenses for which, or circumstances under which, pre... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-22 To House Administration Committee
DE	SCR3	Engross 50%	This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Da... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-16 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	SCR2	Engross 50%	This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes January 9, 2025, as "Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" in the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-16 Passed In House by Voice Vote
DE	HB100	Intro 25%	This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-15 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	SB30	Intro 25%	This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2026 Bond and Capital Improvements Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-15 To Senate Capital Improvement Committee
DE	HB101	Intro 25%	This Act appropriates $17,561,900 to provide one-time funded projects through the Office of Management and Budget. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-15 To House Appropriations Committee
DE	SR6	Engross 50%	Appointing A Committee To Notify The House Of Representatives That The Senate Is Organized. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-14 Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 2 ABSENT 2 VACANT
DE	SR8	Engross 50%	This Resolution enacts the Delaware State Senate Rules of Procedure for Ethics Violations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-14 Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 2 ABSENT 2 VACANT
DE	SR5	Engross 50%	Appointing A Committee To Notify The Governor That The Senate Is Organized. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-14 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT
DE	SCR1	Engross 50%	This Concurrent Resolution provides for a Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of announcing the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Delaware. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-14 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT
DE	SB4	Intro 25%	This Act establishes an independent and nonpartisan Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the position of the Inspector General. Under this Act, the OIG would be unique in state government as a non-political agency with a sole mission to investig... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-10 To Senate Executive Committee
DE	HB34	Intro 25%	This Act amends the Newark Charter by authorizing the City of Newark to levy and collect a per student, per semester tax on Colleges and Universities that host in person classes which are located within the boundaries of the City of Newark. This tax ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-09 To House Administration Committee
DE	SB14	Intro 25%	This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission to redistrict Senatorial and Representative districts following each federal decennial census. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Executive Committee
DE	SB3	Intro 25%	This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and provide an absolute right to vote by absentee ballot without an excuse. This Act is in response to the Supreme Courts dec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SB2	Intro 25%	This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to specifically authorize early, in-person voting for the general election, a primary election, and a special election filling a vacancy in the General Assembly. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-01-03 To Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee
DE	SR1	Engross 50%	This Resolution establishes the roll of members of the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-12-16 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DE	SR4	Engross 50%	This Resolution elects Ryan C. Dunphy to be the Secretary of the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly and appoints Daniel Yngstrom to be the Assistant Secretary of the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-12-16 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DE	SR2	Engross 50%	This Resolution enacts the Rules of the Senate for the 153rd General Assembly until further action of the Senate. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-12-16 Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT