DE HB70 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-06-27 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-06-27 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act eliminates the death penalty in Delaware. As such, the penalty for a person who is convicted of first-degree murder for an offense that was committed after the persons 18th birthday is imprisonment for the remainder of the persons natural life without benefit of probation or parole or any other reduction.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Death Penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-27 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO | |
| 2024-06-26 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable | |
| 2024-06-18 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate | |
| 2024-06-18 | Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 NO | |
| 2024-03-20 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-01-25 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
