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HB 79 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELINQUENCY AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING CHILDREN.

Summary
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12 and limits proceeding against a minor as an adult to a narrow set of serious crimes alleged to have been committed by children 16 or older. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or detained pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions, and aligns other language in Title 10 with the limitations on transfer of children from Family to Superior Court.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Last action Apr 25, 2023
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Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Tabled in Committee
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Mar 8, 2023
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Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
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Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
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Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
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Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
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Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
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Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
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Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
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Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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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
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Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
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Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15