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HB 170 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN.

Summary
This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children: 1. Ensures the sharing of information between the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC) and the Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council. 2. Expressly requires a multidisciplinary response to these cases, similar to child deaths and serious physical injury. 3. Even though human trafficking of children is child abuse, specifically delineates it throughout the child abuse multidisciplinary investigative response. 4. Codifies a review panel and oversight committee within CPAC for these cases, with the same authority, subpoena power, and immunities provided to the system that reviews child abuse deaths and near deaths. 5. Establishes that the Office of the Child Advocate will staff the review panel and oversight committee. This Act also makes minor technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 17, 2023 Last action Jun 14, 2023
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Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
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Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits
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May 17, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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Bryan Townsend
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Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
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25
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Dave Wilson
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18
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Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
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16
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Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
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Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
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Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
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Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20