Delaware House Bill 147 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 30 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill updates the Delaware Code relating to Police Chief Due Process by providing that the hearing, which may be private or public, at the police chief’s request, is conducted by a panel of three persons appointed by the Delaware Police Chiefs’ Council, the Delaware League of Local Governments and the Delaware Criminal Justice Council. Furthermore, this bill authorizes the panel discretion to award attorney’s fees for a police chief in certain cases when there is a finding that just cause does not exist for dismissal, demotion or removal from office. This bill also allows the panel when just cause does not exist for dismissal, demotion or removal of a police chief to recommend other disciplinary action.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Police Chief Due Process.

Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]
Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. William Outten [R]
Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]

2013-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-06-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-30	House	Signed by Governor
2013-06-27	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-19	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2013-06-13	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2013-06-13	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-05	House	Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 9 On Its Merits
2013-05-16	House	Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/c823328c81ff435a85257b65006a991f?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+147/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+147/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/eb4e12f52d1fddac85257b89007a95d2?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/8b46fde67e5b95dd85257b9700778503?OpenDocument