HB 394 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.

Summary
This Act provides that the Department of Correction must provide a copy of all policies relating to the accrual and forfeiture of good time to inmates, as well as a quarterly written accounting of good time credit earned and/or forfeited. The requirement that all accrued time must be forfeited upon conviction of any crime within custody, the complete forfeiture will apply only to commission of felonies. Forfeiture of good times for rule violations is changed to apply only to Class I disciplinary violations. The Act also updates § 4322 of Title 11 to allow dissemination of Department of Correction policies and procedures to inmates and the public where such dissemination would not endanger safety or security of a correctional facility, corrections staff, inmates, or the public.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Oct 2022
Introduced Apr 28, 2022 Signed Oct 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 23, 2022 · House Jun 7, 2022

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 23, 2022
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
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Oct 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 7 Favorable
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Corrections Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors