AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Summary
This Act clarifies that the representative appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to the Human Trafficking Interagency Coordinating Council shall serve as the Council’s temporary chair for the purposes of organizing the initial meeting of the members. A permanent Chair and Vice Chair are to be elected at the first organizational meeting and shall be elected annually thereafter from among the members of the Council.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Feb 14, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2018 · House Jan 11, 2018
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jan 25, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Feb 14, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jan 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
P
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
P
Tim Dukes
RRepublican
Co
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
Co
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
Co
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
Co
Stephanie Bolden
DDemocratic
Co
WR
William R. Outten
RRepublican
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