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HCR 42 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

REQUESTING AN ADVISORY OPINION OF THE JUSTICES OF THE DELAWARE SUPREME COURT REGARDING THE PROPER CONSTRUCTION OF § 13 OF ARTICLE III OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION AND ENABLING A JOINT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE PROCESS TO BE USED TO REMOVE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL PURSUANT TO § 13 OF ARTICLE III OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION.

Summary
This Concurrent Resolution requests an advisory opinion of the Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court regarding the proper construction of § 13 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution. This Resolution also tasks the Judiciary Committee of the House and Senate who shall meet jointly on or before December 17, 2021 to determine the process to be used to decide if reasonable cause exists for the removal of an elected official pursuant to § 13 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 1, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2021
Floor votes · House Nov 1, 2021

How they voted

24–8
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 40
Nov 1, 2021
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
8 Nay 7
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
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Nov 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 8 NO 6 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
lower
Nov 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
P
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
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 Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15