DE SB85 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly

Delaware Senate Bill 85 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on February 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-02-10 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This bill permits the administrative transfer of cases from an aldermans court or mayors court to the Justice of the Peace Court when such a transfer is in the interests of justice. This transferability may be used in cases where an alderman must recuse themselves pursuant to the Code of Judicial Conduct or where it is impracticable for the case to be heard in aldermans court. A transfer to the Justice of the Peace Court ensures that the receiving court is well prepared to handle the case due to the similarities in jurisdiction.

Title

An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Transfer Of Cases Between Alderman's Or Mayor's Courts And The Justice Of The Peace Court.

Roll Calls

2020-01-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-10		Signed by Governor
2020-01-21		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2019-06-27		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
2019-06-21		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
2019-06-20		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2019-06-19		Reported Out of Committee (Judicial) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
2019-05-07		Introduced and Assigned to Judicial Committee in Senate

Delaware State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47434
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47434&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB85
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41008
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41375