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HB 70 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY.

Summary
This Act eliminates the death penalty in Delaware. As such, the penalty for a person who is convicted of first-degree murder for an offense that was committed after the person’s 18th birthday is imprisonment for the remainder of the person’s natural life without benefit of probation or parole or any other reduction.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Jan 25, 2023 Signed Sep 26, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 18, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 26, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable
upper
Jun 18, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 NO
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
District
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Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
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Photo of Cyndie Romer
Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
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Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
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Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
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Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
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Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
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Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7