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HB 135 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SUPREME COURT.

Summary
This bill requires that of the five Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, at least one is a resident of Kent County, at least one is a resident of Sussex County and at least two are residents of New Castle County.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2023 Last action Apr 27, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Apr 27, 2023
D Democratic25
22 Yea 3
88% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
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Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Shupe
Bryan Shupe
RRepublican
DE
36
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Charles Postles
Charles Postles
RRepublican
DE
33
P
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jesse Vanderwende
Jesse Vanderwende
RRepublican
DE
35
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Shannon Morris
Shannon Morris
RRepublican
DE
30
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Tim Dukes
Tim Dukes
RRepublican
DE
40
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15