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SB 238 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CRIME VICTIMS.

Summary
This Act adds "victim of kidnapping" to the definition section of the Address Confidentiality Act, allowing for kidnapping victims to become eligible for the protections offered by the Address Confidentiality Program. This amendment is recommended and supported by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to better protect kidnapping victims and their families. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Mar 13, 2024 Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2024 · House Jun 18, 2024

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 27, 2024
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Aug 2, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Cyndie Romer
Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15