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

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

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Jun 2021

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Last action Jun 30, 2021

Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2021

How they voted

35–3

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Jun 30, 2021

D Democratic25

21 Yea 3 Nay 1

84% Yea

R Republican15

14 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 30, 2021

Introduced

Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

upper

Jun 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 3 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

lower

Jun 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors