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HB 182 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESPONSES TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Summary
This bill clarifies that the reviews of child abuse and neglect deaths and near deaths are confidential and should not be used in any proceedings. It ensures that the committees and panels who do the work on behalf of the Child Protection Accountability Commission are protected. Finally, the bill clarifies that any duties of the State for public disclosure in these cases under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act will not be fulfilled by these confidential reviews conducted by the Commission as Delaware’s Citizen Review Panel.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 16, 2017 Signed Aug 30, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jun 27, 2017 · House Jun 15, 2017

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 27, 2017
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Aug 30, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
lower
Jun 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
MG
Melanie George Smith
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
RM
Robert Marshall
DDemocratic
DE
3