AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES.
Summary
This bill clarifies House Bill 307 from 2018 by making it clear that a 6-month or 12-month mandatory commitment to Level 5 incarceration or institutional confinement for a juvenile only applies to adjudications of delinquency for the charge of Robbery First Degree or Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony if the offense was committed after the child’s 16th birthday.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Oct 2022
Introduced Mar 3, 2022
Signed Oct 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2022 · House May 5, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 29, 2022
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Oct 26, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 5, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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