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HB 281 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS.

Summary
This bill increases the minimum amount of property damage that triggers the mandatory reporting of a vehicular collision to police from $500 to $2,000. This bill also increases the minimum amount of property damage requiring police agencies to investigate from $1,000 to $2,000. This increase makes Delaware more consistent with other states and reflects the Legislature’s intention in 1997 to increase the amount annually by $100.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2020 Last action Jan 28, 2020
Floor votes · House Jan 28, 2020

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 41
Jan 28, 2020
D Democratic26
23 Yea 3
88% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced
Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
Photo of Raymond Seigfried
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Rich Collins
Rich Collins
RRepublican
DE
41
Co
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38