HB 170 is sponsored by David L. Wilson (Republican), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Richard G. Collins (Republican), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Ronald E. Gray (Republican), Kevin S Hensley (Republican), Charles S Postles Jr. (Republican), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (Republican), Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), Stephen Smyk, William R. Outten, Joseph E. Miro, Harvey R. Kenton, Deborah Hudson, Ruth Briggs King, David B. McBride, Melanie George Smith, Catherine Cloutier, and Michael Ramone.

Where can I track HB 170?

Track HB 170 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Delaware 149th General Assembly (2017-2018) Status: Enacted 11 R cosponsors

HB 170 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 29 AND 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANGEL INVESTOR JOB CREATION AND INNOVATION ACT .

Last action May 24, 2018 — Signed by Governor

✓
Introduced
✓
In Committee
✓
Passed House
✓
Passed Senate
✓
To Executive
6
Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 10, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
21 sponsors

5 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

This legislation, the Angel Investor Job Creation and Innovation Act for Small Technology Companies, creates an incentive for qualified angel investors to invest capital in qualified Delaware small technology companies..

Bill Text

Bill Text View text Current pdf

Action History

May 24, 2018
Signed by Governor
May 01, 2018
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 NO
April 25, 2018
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
April 25, 2018
Amendment SA 1 to HB 170 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
April 25, 2018
Amendment SA 1 to SA 1 to HB 170 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
April 25, 2018
Amendment SA 1 to SA 1 to HB 170 - Introduced and Placed with Bill
April 25, 2018
Amendment SA 1 to HB 170 - Reconsidered by Senate
April 25, 2018
Lifted From Table in Senate
April 25, 2018
Laid On Table in Senate
April 25, 2018
Lifted From Table in Senate
April 24, 2018
Laid On Table in Senate
April 24, 2018
Amendment SA 1 to HB 170 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
April 19, 2018
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
April 18, 2018
Amendment SA 1 to HB 170 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
July 12, 2017
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
July 02, 2017
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
June 08, 2017
Amendment HA 1 to HB 170 - Stricken in House
June 08, 2017
Amendment HA 1 to HB 170 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
June 07, 2017
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 9 On Its Merits
May 10, 2017
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

5 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 41 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (41)

41 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 41 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SM

May 01, 2018

Passed 39 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	24	1	0	0
Democratic	6	1	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	0
Total	39	2	0	0
% of votes cast	95%	5%	0%	0%

How each member voted (41)

Member	Party	Vote
Andria L. Bennett	—	Nay
Bryon H. Short	—	Yea
Charles Potter Jr.	—	Yea
David Bentz	—	Yea
Deborah Hudson	—	Yea
Earl G. Jaques Jr.	—	Yea
Gerald L. Brady	—	Yea
Harvey R. Kenton	—	Yea
Helene M. Keeley	—	Yea
James Johnson	—	Yea
John A. Kowalko	—	Yea
John J. Viola	—	Yea
John L. Mitchell	—	Yea
Joseph E. Miro	—	Yea
Melanie George Smith	—	Yea
Michael Mulrooney	—	Yea
Michael Ramone	—	Yea
Paul S. Baumbach	—	Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf	—	Yea
Quinton Johnson	—	Yea
Ruth Briggs King	—	Yea
Sean Matthews	—	Yea
Stephen Smyk	—	Yea
Valerie Longhurst	—	Yea
William R. Outten	—	Yea
Debra Heffernan	Democratic	Yea
Edward S. Osienski	Democratic	Yea
Kimberly Williams	Democratic	Nay
Sean M. Lynn	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden	Democratic	Yea
Trey Paradee	Democratic	Yea
William J. Carson	Democratic	Yea
Charles S Postles Jr.	Republican	Yea
Daniel B. Short	Republican	Yea
David L. Wilson	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman	Republican	Yea
Kevin S Hensley	Republican	Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick	Republican	Yea
Richard G. Collins	Republican	Yea
Ronald E. Gray	Republican	Yea
Timothy D. Dukes	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

SM

April 25, 2018

Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	9	3	0	0
Democratic	4	1	0	0
Republican	1	3	0	0
Total	14	7	0	0
% of votes cast	67%	33%	0%	0%

How each member voted (21)

Member	Party	Vote
Anthony Delcollo	—	Yea
Brian J. Bushweller	—	Yea
Bruce C. Ennis	—	Yea
Catherine Cloutier	—	Yea
Colin Bonini	—	Nay
David B. McBride	—	Yea
Ernesto B Lopez	—	Yea
F. Gary Simpson	—	Nay
Gregory F. Lavelle	—	Yea
Harris B. McDowell	—	Yea
Margaret Rose Henry	—	Yea
Robert Marshall	—	Nay
Bryan Townsend	Democratic	Nay
David P. Sokola	Democratic	Yea
John "Jack" Walsh	Democratic	Yea
Nicole Poore	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen	Democratic	Yea
Brian Pettyjohn	Republican	Nay
Bryant L. Richardson	Republican	Yea
Dave G. Lawson	Republican	Nay
Gerald W. Hocker	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

SM

July 02, 2017

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	25	0	0	0
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	0
Total	41	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (41)

Member	Party	Vote
Andria L. Bennett	—	Yea
Bryon H. Short	—	Yea
Charles Potter Jr.	—	Yea
David Bentz	—	Yea
Deborah Hudson	—	Yea
Earl G. Jaques Jr.	—	Yea
Gerald L. Brady	—	Yea
Harvey R. Kenton	—	Yea
Helene M. Keeley	—	Yea
James Johnson	—	Yea
John A. Kowalko	—	Yea
John J. Viola	—	Yea
John L. Mitchell	—	Yea
Joseph E. Miro	—	Yea
Melanie George Smith	—	Yea
Michael Mulrooney	—	Yea
Michael Ramone	—	Yea
Paul S. Baumbach	—	Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf	—	Yea
Quinton Johnson	—	Yea
Ruth Briggs King	—	Yea
Sean Matthews	—	Yea
Stephen Smyk	—	Yea
Valerie Longhurst	—	Yea
William R. Outten	—	Yea
Debra Heffernan	Democratic	Yea
Edward S. Osienski	Democratic	Yea
Kimberly Williams	Democratic	Yea
Sean M. Lynn	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden	Democratic	Yea
Trey Paradee	Democratic	Yea
William J. Carson	Democratic	Yea
Charles S Postles Jr.	Republican	Yea
Daniel B. Short	Republican	Yea
David L. Wilson	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman	Republican	Yea
Kevin S Hensley	Republican	Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick	Republican	Yea
Richard G. Collins	Republican	Yea
Ronald E. Gray	Republican	Yea
Timothy D. Dukes	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

finance technology

Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 170 do?: This legislation, the Angel Investor Job Creation and Innovation Act for Small Technology Companies, creates an incentive for qualified angel investors to invest capital in qualified Delaware small technology companies..
Who sponsors HB 170?: HB 170 is sponsored by David L. Wilson (Republican), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Richard G. Collins (Republican), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Ronald E. Gray (Republican), Kevin S Hensley (Republican), Charles S Postles Jr. (Republican), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (Republican), Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), Stephen Smyk, William R. Outten, Joseph E. Miro, Harvey R. Kenton, Deborah Hudson, Ruth Briggs King, David B. McBride, Melanie George Smith, Catherine Cloutier, and Michael Ramone.
What is the current status of HB 170?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 10, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 170?: Track HB 170 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Keep track of this bill

Add this bill to your alerts and we'll email you when it moves — or keep it on a watchlist and see it in your weekly digest.

Create a free account →

At a glance

Identifier: HB 170
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Session: 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)
Type: Bill
Introduced: May 10, 2017
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: David L. Wilson

Make your voice heard on HB 170

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 170

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →