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HB 339 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RELEASE OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIMES.

Summary
This bill allows children under the age of 18 to be transferred to the Department of Corrections only after adjudication and an imposition of a sentence of incarceration. Currently, Delaware permits juveniles charged with adult offenses to be held in default of bail in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The trend nationwide is to hold juveniles charged with adult offenses in juvenile facilities pretrial as these facilities provide educational and rehabilitative programs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Mar 15, 2018 Signed Jul 11, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2018 · House Mar 29, 2018

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 3, 2018
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 11, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Corrections Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
Co
Photo of Stephanie Bolden
Stephanie Bolden
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17