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HB 162 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SERVICES FOR YOUTH.

Summary
The 18-month recidivism rate among juveniles released from Delaware’s Level 4 and Level 5 juvenile detention facilities is over 80%. This Act creates a fund to allow the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families to award competitive grants for the targeted provision of services that have been proven effective in helping juveniles avoid contact with the criminal justice system. This Act also allocates $500,000 for FY 2022 to the Fund for provision of cognitive behavioral therapy services and vocational training services. Finally, the bill updates outdated language.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Apr 28, 2021 Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021 · House Jun 10, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 22, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
May 13, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23