Delaware House Bill 252 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Passed on July 18 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-18 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill serves to remove the two-year sunset provision from the amendment of Title 10, Section 1007 of the Delaware Code, signed into law on July 12, 2010. The 2010 amendment of Title 10, Section 1007 of the Delaware Code expanded the list of possible acts for which a child could be detained in a secure facility, while simultaneously providing significant safeguards against the abuse of discretion on these grounds. The ultimate goal of the amendment, which was the product of the joint effort of the agencies of the Juvenile Justice Collaborative, was to reduce the unwarranted detention of juveniles and provide meaningful alternatives to detention. Because these goals continue to be furthered by the amendment introduced in 2010, this Bill removes the sunset provision so that the amendment may remain in place.

An Act To Amend Volume 77, Chapter 375, Laws Of Delaware, Relating To Disposition Of Children Pending Adjudication And Payment For Care.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]
Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]

2012-06-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-03-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-18		Signed by Governor
2012-06-26		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-05-03		Reported Out of Committee (CHILDREN; YOUTH & FAMILIES) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2012-03-28		Assigned to Children; Youth & Families Committee in Senate
2012-03-22		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-03-14		Reported Out of Committee (CORRECTIONS) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2012-01-24		Introduced and Assigned to Corrections Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/1ffa46e0b4ca5cae8525798300722e5a?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+252/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/9b31cf89245e2818852579c90072aba3?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/dc80cd7f789a981a85257a2900660cdc?OpenDocument