AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUDICIAL PROCEDURES.
Summary
This Act is modeled after American Laws for American Courts legislation that has passed in Tennessee, Louisiana, Arizona, Kansas, South Dakota, Alabama, and North Carolina. The Declaration of Independence announced the formation of a new country that would no longer find itself in the clutches of a foreign power. For more than two centuries, hundreds of thousands of men and women have given their lives to protect America’s sovereignty and freedom. America has unique values of liberty which do not exist in all foreign legal systems such as freedom of religion, speech, and press, due process, and the right to privacy. Unfortunately, because state legislatures have generally not been explicit about what their public policy is relative to foreign laws, the courts and the parties litigating in those courts are left to their own devices. State legislatures play a vital role in preserving fundamental constitutional rights and American values of liberty and freedom. No United States citizen or resident should be denied these guaranteed liberties, rights, and freedom.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 22, 2017
Last action Jun 14, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
P
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
P
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
Co
Charles Postles
RRepublican
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
Co
Danny Short
RRepublican
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
FG
F. Gary Simpson
RRepublican
Co
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
Co
GF
Gregory F. Lavelle
RRepublican
Co
HR
Harvey R. Kenton
RRepublican
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