HB 243 DE Became Law
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RELEASE AND PUBLICATION OF THE NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH OF A JUVENILE.
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Summary
This bill prohibits law-enforcement agencies from releasing or publishing or causing to be released or published the name of any juvenile or any image depicting a juvenile, including displaying such image on any publicly maintained social media page or website, unless the juvenile is charged with a violent felony, and release or publication of the photograph is necessary to protect the public’s safety.
Sponsors (14)
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
- Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
- S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
- Ernesto B. Lopez · primary
- Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
- Stephanie T. Bolden · primary
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic · primary
- Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
- Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
- Larry Lambert Democratic · primary
- Valerie Longhurst · primary
- Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
- Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary
- Sherae'a Moore Democratic · primary
14 coauthors / cosponsors
- David P. Sokola Democratic · cosponsor
- Bryan Townsend Democratic · cosponsor
- John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · cosponsor
- Paul S. Baumbach · cosponsor
- David Bentz · cosponsor
- Gerald L. Brady · cosponsor
- Debra Heffernan Democratic · cosponsor
- John A. Kowalko · cosponsor
- John L. Mitchell · cosponsor
- Eric Morrison Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael Ramone · cosponsor
- Kimberly Williams Democratic · cosponsor
- Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · cosponsor
- Sarah McBride · cosponsor
Action history (9)
- Jun 10, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
- Jun 15, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits · lower
- Jun 21, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 243 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
- Jun 22, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 243 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
- Jun 22, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
- Jun 22, 2021 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 23, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
- Jun 29, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Nov 8, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive
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