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SB 146 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUVENILE EXPUNGMENTS

Summary
The continued existence and dissemination of a juvenile criminal record hampers an individual’s ability to become a successful and productive member of society. These criminal records are a hindrance to employment, education, housing, credit, and military service. This Act streamlines Delaware’s juvenile expungement code by providing the Delaware Family Court the option to immediately order an expungement in the event that a felony case was terminated in favor of the juvenile (i.e. a juvenile was found not guilty, or the charges were dropped). Delaware law currently allows the Court to do this for misdemeanor and violation cases.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Oct 2018
Introduced Jan 23, 2018 Signed Oct 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2018 · House Jun 30, 2018

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
May 2, 2018
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Oct 15, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
May 3, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
May 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 2 to SB 146 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 146 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
6 primary · 21 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
P
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
P
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24