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SB 111 Delaware Senate · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 AND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT.

Summary
This Act creates an automatic expungement process for adult and juvenile charges that are eligible for mandatory expungement because under the petition-based system, only a small fraction of people eligible for expungement ever obtain this important relief. Under this Act, the State Bureau of Identification must identify and expunge cases eligible for automatic mandatory expungement on a monthly basis. This Act is effective immediately and will be implemented on August 1, 2024. Implementing the automatic expungement process requires coordination between different courts and state agencies. This Act is known as “The Clean Slate Act”. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Apr 14, 2021 Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House Jun 29, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 29, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 NO
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
lower
May 6, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
5 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8