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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 3, 2022

Latest action (Oct 26, 2022) Signed by Governor

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)

  1. Mar 3, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. Mar 23, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · lower
  3. May 5, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT · lower
  4. May 5, 2022 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
  5. Jun 8, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · upper
  6. Jun 29, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  7. Oct 26, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive

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