AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Summary
Section 1 of this Act addresses a condition of confinement issue that could adversely affect inmate rehabilitation efforts by eliminating solitary confinement imposed by the sentencing court. Section 2 of this Act clarifies language in the Code that states inmates will be assigned to programs based on a risk and needs assessment relative to their criminogenic risk factors and that inmates are consequently assigned to programs that correspond with those criminogenic risk factors. Section 3 of this Act makes changes to recidivism reports compiled by the Statistical Analysis Center. Section 3 of this Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, including removing a deadline that has already occurred.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced Mar 30, 2021
Signed Sep 30, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Corrections Committee in House
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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