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SB 197 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND EXPUNGEMENT.

Summary
This Act provides mandatory expungement eligibility to individuals who were convicted of the possession, use or consumption of marijuana prior to Delaware’s decriminalization of these offenses. To be eligible for the mandatory expungement, the marijuana conviction must be the applicant’s only criminal conviction.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jul 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced May 8, 2018 Signed Aug 29, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2018 · House Jul 1, 2018

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jun 12, 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
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 29, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
Jun 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 197 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 7, 2018
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 197 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jun 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 8, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GF
Gregory F. Lavelle
RRepublican
DE
4
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
FG
F. Gary Simpson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19