DE HB118 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-19 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-19 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have established a process for compensating individuals who have been wrongly convicted. This Act creates such a process for Delaware.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act.
Sponsors
| Rep. Sean Lynn [D] | Sen. Darius Brown [D] | Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R] | Sen. Bryan Townsend [D] |
| Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D] | Rep. Paul Baumbach [D] | Rep. Larry Lambert [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-19 | Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House | |
| 2022-03-16 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits | |
| 2021-03-17 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
