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HB 43 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPEALS.

Summary
This bill adopts an inmate mailbox rule similar to the federal inmate mailbox rule. If a pro se inmate files an appeal while incarcerated, the date of filing will be counted as the date that that the inmate gave the appeal to the DOC officials for mailing rather than the date that the Courts receive the appeal.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAdopts inmate mailbox rule to count filing date when given to DOC, protecting timely appeals and defendant rights in criminal justice.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Signed May 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
May 13, 2025
D Democratic15
15 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
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Cyndie Romer
Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Mara Gorman
Mara Gorman
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melanie Ross Levin
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Ray Seigfried
Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7