DE SB285 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Engrossed on May 21 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-22 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 21 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-22 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This bill eliminates the requirement that Justice of the Peace Court constables reside within the State of Delaware. The residency requirement was established when Constables were independent officers, and had their own bonding requirements and penalties for failure to do the business of the Court. Constables are now employees of the Justice of the Peace Court and the residency requirement is no longer needed. The removal of the requirement will allow the Justice of the Peace Court to recruit from a larger pool of candidates and to retain existing trained and skilled employees.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Residency Requirements For Justice Of The Peace Court Constables.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-05-21 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-05-22 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House | |
2024-05-21 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
2024-05-15 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits | |
2024-05-07 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |