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HB 118 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT COMPENSATION ACT.

Summary
Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have established a process for compensating individuals who have been wrongly convicted. This Act creates such a process for Delaware.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2021 Last action Mar 19, 2022
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Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 19, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23