Tag: Mike Smith

Voting Reforms, Protections Highly Selective

By J. FulghamDirector of Policy & CommunicationsDelaware House of RepresentativesRepublican Caucus Governor Matt Meyer on Thursday signed the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act (HB 444), ostensibly to establish a system of state-level voting rights protections. Introduced during the final […]

ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD

A continuing feature looking at bills supported by House Republicans during the 153rd General Assembly that did not become law…but probably should have. Two bills introduced earlier this year by State Rep. Michael Smith (R-Pike Creek Valley) and State Sen. […]

Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Marriage Defeated in House

On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives refused to approve the first leg of a proposed constitutional amendment on marriage. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100 seeks to add marriage as a fundamental right in the state constitution, “that […]

House Sends Controversial Legislation to the Governor to Provide Free Drug Paraphernalia to Addicts

On a tight vote Tuesday evening, Democrats controlling the House of Representatives approved a bill to provide free supplies to facilitate the use of illicit drugs by people suffering from substance addiction. Senate Bill 249 (as amended) would require the […]