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SB 26 Delaware Senate · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FALSELY REPORTING AN INCIDENT.

Summary
Sections 1 and 2 of this Act make clear that an individual who is the subject of a false report is a victim and is entitled to restitution and the benefits of the Victims’ Bill of Rights. Section 3 of this Act corrects an internal reference to § 1245 of Title 11 based on changes made in Section 1 of this Act. Finally, this Act makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2019 Last action May 30, 2019
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 30, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 26 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judicial Committee in Senate
upper
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
Co
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37