HB 43 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPEALS.
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Summary
This bill adopts an inmate mailbox rule similar to the federal inmate mailbox rule. If a pro se inmate files an appeal while incarcerated, the date of filing will be counted as the date that that the inmate gave the appeal to the DOC officials for mailing rather than the date that the Courts receive the appeal.
Sponsors (15)
- Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
- Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
- Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
- Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
- Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
- Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
- Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
- Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
- Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
- Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic · primary
- Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
- David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
- Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
Action history (7)
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
- Mar 12, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits · lower
- Mar 13, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT · lower
- Mar 13, 2025 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
- May 7, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
- May 13, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- May 22, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive
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