HB 314 DE Became Law
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES.
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Summary
This bill clarifies House Bill 307 from 2018 by making it clear that a 6-month or 12-month mandatory commitment to Level 5 incarceration or institutional confinement for a juvenile only applies to adjudications of delinquency for the charge of Robbery First Degree or Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony if the offense was committed after the child’s 16th birthday.
Sponsors (4)
- Debra Heffernan Democratic · primary
- Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
- Valerie Longhurst · primary
- Sarah McBride · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Kyle Evans Gay · cosponsor
- Paul S. Baumbach · cosponsor
Action history (7)
- Mar 3, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
- Mar 23, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · lower
- May 5, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT · lower
- May 5, 2022 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 8, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · upper
- Jun 29, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Oct 26, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive
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