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SB 321 Delaware Senate · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PARDONS.

Summary
This bill broadens the scope of mental health practitioners who are authorized by statute to conduct examinations with inmates for purposes of advising the Board of Pardons on matters material to the Board’s scope of review. This will enable licensed mental health practitioners and other clinical mental health professionals to participate in the process of evaluating and reporting upon an offender’s mental health history, likelihood to re-offend, and other pertinent matters that will assist the deliberative process of the Board of Pardons.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Nov 2022
Introduced Jun 9, 2022 Signed Nov 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2022 · House Jun 29, 2022

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 16, 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
11
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Nov 2, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 17, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
Jun 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 15, 2022
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 9, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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 Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23