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HB 151 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Summary
This Act expressly adds the intentional restriction of another adult’s access to economic resources resulting in a loss of financial autonomy to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings. This Act also specifies that tangible property of the petitioner includes legal documents belonging to the petitioner. In addition, this Act codifies the existing practice of Family Court to allow relief by ordering respondents to return specific legal documents. 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
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced May 11, 2023 Signed Sep 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2023 · House Jun 22, 2023

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 29, 2023
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
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
Sep 21, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 151 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits, 3 Unfavorable
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 151 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
22 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
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Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Cyndie Romer
Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3