AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON RELATING TO ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITORS.
Summary
This Act amends Section 3-701 of the City of Wilmington’s Charter to provide that, with the exception of the City Solicitor, all persons appointed to serve as attorneys in the law department shall attain tenure upon 3 years of continuous satisfactory full-time service and may not be removed from their positions except for just cause. The Wilmington Charter is also being amended to provide tenure status to attorneys who have already served 3 years of continuous satisfactory full-time service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Mar 20, 2024
Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 13, 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
Aug 2, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
May 2, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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