HB 182 DE

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Sections 1 through 6 of this Act revise the State's existing child abuse laws as follows: (1) Revises Child Abuse in the Third Degree by removing extraneous language and redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Fourth Degree. (2) Revises Child Abuse in the Second Degree by redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Third Degree and making it a class D felony. (3) Revises Child Abuse in the First Degree by removing extraneous language, adding a sentence enhancement for certain aggravating factors, and redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Second Degree. (4) Creates a new crime of Child Abuse in the First Degree, a class A felony, when a person intentionally or recklessly causes serious physical injury to a child and that injury causes permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment of health, or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily organ. (5) Creates a new crime of Child Torture, a class B felony. (6) Creates a new crime of Continuous Child Abuse when a person intentionally or recklessly engages in 3 or more acts of child abuse or child torture over a period of time not less than 3 weeks in duration. Sections 7 through 9 and 11 through 14 of this Act make conforming amendments to the Delaware Code based on the revisions made by Sections 1 through 6 of this Act. Section 10 of this Act designates Child Abuse in the First Degree and Child Abuse in the Second Degree as violent felonies.

• Krista Griffith Democratic · primary
• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
• Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• Sean Matthews · primary
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary

1. Jun 1, 2023 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
2. Jun 7, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · lower
3. Jun 13, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HB 182 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
4. Jun 20, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HB 182 - Defeated By House. Votes: 6 YES 33 NO 2 ABSENT · lower
5. Jun 20, 2023 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT · lower
6. Jun 20, 2023 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
7. Jun 28, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
8. Jun 30, 2023 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
9. Jul 31, 2023 Signed by Governor · executive