Delaware House Bill 351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 15 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-15 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act requires candidates for either House of the General Assembly to obtain a criminal history background check to ensure that they have not been convicted of or plead guilty to any crime that, per the Delaware state constitution, disqualifies them from holding said office. The results of the background check are provided to the Commissioner of the Department of Elections who has the duty to review the results and ensure that individuals are qualified under § 21, Article II of the Delaware Constitution before the individual may be considered a candidate for election to either House of the General Assembly. The Act makes any and all information revealed by the background check obtained by the Commissioner of Elections confidential and not a public record. The cost of the criminal history background check is the responsibility of the candidate and may be paid from campaign funds.

An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal History Background Checks For Candidates For The General Assembly.

Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Rep. Michael Smith [R]	Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-15		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=79234
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=79234&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB351