HB 35 DE

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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution. This Substitute for House Bill No. 35 makes technical corrections and omits the changes to § 12 of Article I to avoid confusion as there is a different currently pending amendment to that section.

• Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
• Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
• Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
• Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic · primary
• Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
• Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary

1. Jun 17, 2025 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 35 · lower
2. Jun 24, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 12 NO 1 VACANT · lower
3. Jun 24, 2025 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
4. Jun 26, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · upper
5. Jun 30, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO · upper