AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWAE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES.
Summary
This Act adds the term “adjudication” to this section of the criminal code to enable juvenile defendants to petition the court for their adjudications of delinquency to be vacated and their juvenile criminal record to be expunged in regard to crimes, other than defined violent felonies, committed as a direct result of being victims of human trafficking.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2021 · House Mar 30, 2021
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 13, 2021
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% 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
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 Favorable
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
Co
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
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