SB 70 DE

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This Act adds the following acts against a person's companion animal or service animal to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings: 1. Engaging in cruelty. 2. Inflicting physical injury. 3. Engaging in a course of alarming or distressing conduct. In addition, this Act provides specific authority for the Court to include provisions in a protection from abuse order that grant a petitioner exclusive care, custody, or control of a companion animal and order a petitioner to stay away from the companion animal. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Sean Matthews · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
• Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
• Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Paul S. Baumbach · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• David L. Wilson Republican · primary
• Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
• Daniel B. Short Republican · primary

1. Mar 28, 2023 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
2. Apr 5, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
3. Apr 25, 2023 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
4. Apr 26, 2023 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
5. May 17, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jun 15, 2023 Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 7 ABSENT · lower
7. Jun 27, 2023 Signed by Governor · executive