Delaware lawmakers are pushing to pass a law that would provide tenants with legal representation in eviction disputes. Backers say the measure would reduce evictions.

Senate Bill 101, introduced by Sen. Bryan Townsend, D-Newark, would give the Delaware Attorney General’s Office the authority to select a person to coordinate with nonprofits in organizing representation for those among the nearly 20% of Delawarean renters taken to court over rent every year who couldn’t otherwise afford an attorney.