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HB 243 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RELEASE AND PUBLICATION OF THE NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH OF A JUVENILE.

Summary
This bill prohibits law-enforcement agencies from releasing or publishing or causing to be released or published the name of any juvenile or any image depicting a juvenile, including displaying such image on any publicly maintained social media page or website, unless the juvenile is charged with a violent felony, and release or publication of the photograph is necessary to protect the public’s safety.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Jun 10, 2021 Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021 · House Jun 22, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 29, 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
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 243 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 243 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
13 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19