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HB 305 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO § 11, ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY.

Summary
This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly when the General Assembly amends the Delaware Constitution.
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Mar 2020
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Introduced Mar 12, 2020 Last action Mar 12, 2020
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Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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6 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
Photo of Raymond Seigfried
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
Co
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3