DE HB336 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Passed on July 12 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-12 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act enhances the Family Court’s ability to protect victims of domestic violence and abuse by authorizing the Family Court to enter the no contact provisions of protection from abuse orders for up to 2 years in every case and, where aggravating circumstances exist, authorizing the Family Court to order no contact for as long as it deems necessary to prevent further abuse, including the entry of a permanent order.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Protection From Abuse Proceedings.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-05-06 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2010-03-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-07-12 Signed by Governor
2010-07-12 Signed by Governor
2010-07-12 Signed by Governor
2010-05-06 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 16 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-05-05 Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2010-03-30 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2010-03-25 Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-03-24 Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2010-03-18 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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Bill Comments

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