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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RELEASE AND PUBLICATION OF THE NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH OF A JUVENILE.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jun 10, 2021

Latest action (Nov 8, 2021) Signed by Governor

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)

14 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (9)

  1. Jun 10, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. Jun 15, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits · lower
  3. Jun 21, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 243 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  4. Jun 22, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 243 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
  5. Jun 22, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
  6. Jun 22, 2021 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
  7. Jun 23, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
  8. Jun 29, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  9. Nov 8, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

Text versions (4)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Bill Text · HTML
  • Bill Text · PDF
  • HA 1 to HB 243 · PDF
  • HA 1 to HB 243 · HTML

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