HB 359 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTION OF WITNESSES AND CRIME VICTIMS.

Summary

This Act adds victims of human trafficking to the Address Confidentiality Act. Under this program, certain crime victims are provided a substitute address by the Department of Justice so as to protect the participant’s actual address from public disclosure. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2022

Committee Review

Jun 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

Jun 2022

Signed into Law

Sep 2022

Introduced Mar 24, 2022 Signed Sep 9, 2022

Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Sep 9, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

upper

Jun 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

upper

Apr 14, 2022

Introduced

Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

upper

Apr 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

lower

Apr 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 Favorable

lower

Mar 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

lower

2 primary · 24 co-sponsors