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HB 56 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT CONCURRING IN A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 37 OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION OF 1897, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COURT ON THE JUDICIARY.

Summary
This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would add the Chief Magistrate to the Court on the Judiciary. Like all judges within the state, the judges of the Justice of the Peace Court are subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary. This amendment makes it so that the presiding judge of each of the six state courts serves as a member.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2017 Last action May 10, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2017

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 26, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
FG
F. Gary Simpson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
GF
Gregory F. Lavelle
RRepublican
DE
4
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26