Delaware House Bill 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-13 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act clarifies Delawares driving under the influence (DUI) law related to intensive inpatient or outpatient drug and alcohol treatment for felony DUI offenders. The current law has resulted in differing interpretations regarding treatment; specifically, whether treatment must be completed while incarcerated (Level V) or at home confinement (Level IV), rather than at community supervision (Level III or Level II). This has resulted in extending incarceration for some offenders or requiring out-of-state offenders to reside in Delaware to complete the mandated drug and alcohol abstinence program and drug and alcohol treatment program under § 4177(d)(9) of Title 21.

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Driving A Vehicle While Under The Influence.

Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Gerald Brady [D]

2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-13		Signed by Governor
2021-01-28		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2021-01-27		Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2021-01-27		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2021-01-27		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2021-01-26		Suspension of Rules in House
2021-01-21		Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2021-01-07		Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48251
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48251&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB51
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41713
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41741