Senate Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday, January 28, 2026·29m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Executive Committee convened to consider three gubernatorial nominations — Lisa Collison for State Bank Commissioner and Mary Stuart Douglas and Willie Scott for the State Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board — alongside routine approval of prior meeting minutes. No opposition was voiced to any nomination, though formal vote outcomes on the nominations were not recorded on the transcript.

Key Actions

·Approval of Minutes – January 21, 2026Passed

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Notable Quotes

“Petty. John. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Lisa, it was great talking to you yesterday. I want to follow up and really let the rest of the committee here. One question that I asked yesterday in your response, and that is, where do you think Delaware's blindside is right now when it comes to our banking”
Lisa Collison — Collison was responding to Senator Pettyjohn's question about where Delaware's banking industry is most vulnerable and at risk of falling behind if action is not taken quickly.

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Votes

Approval of minutes of January 21, 2026Passed

Nominations of Lisa Collison, Mary Stuart Douglas, and Willie ScottPassed

Motion to adjournPassed

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TranscriptPreview

The Senate Executive Committee. And in accordance with Senate rules, this committee is authorized to meet in a hybrid format. Committee members and members of the public can participate either in person or virtually through zoom webinar. Should any member experience technical difficulties, please call or text 302-545-0158. Let's begin today's meeting by taking a roll call. Attendance of the committee members present. First, I have Senator Brian Townsend, Vice Chair here. Senator Gerald Hocker, probably imminent. Senator Elizabeth Lockman, Senator Russell Huxtable. I'm here. Senator Brian Pettyjohn. And Senator Marie Pinckney is not here yet. And Senator Dave Scoell, myself, Chair. With a sufficient number of members present, the committee meeting will move to the agenda. Our first order of business is the approval of the minutes of January 21, 2026. Members receive copies of the draft minutes via email, and hard copies are in your folders. Do I have a motion? So move. Second. And we have a motion. A second. With no objection, the minutes are adopted. We will recognize that Senator Marie Pinckney is now with us as well. First, we will go to the nomination part and Lisa Collison to be appointed State Bank Commissioner.…

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