HB 482 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESTITUTION.
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Summary
This Act requires an individual who kills a child’s parent while driving under the influence to pay restitution to the child for the reasonable and necessary support of the child. This Act is to be known and may be cited as “Bentley’s Law”, in honor of Bentley Williams, the son of Cordell Williams and Lacey Newton, who were killed by an individual driving under the influence in Missouri in April 2021.
Sponsors (2)
- Bryan W. Shupe Republican · primary
- Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
5 coauthors / cosponsors
- Colin Bonini · cosponsor
- Gerald W. Hocker Republican · cosponsor
- Dave G. Lawson Republican · cosponsor
- Brian Pettyjohn Republican · cosponsor
- Stephen Smyk · cosponsor
Action history (1)
- Jun 15, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
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