DE HB9 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on October 12 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-10-12 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on October 12 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-10-12 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
This bill allows judicial discretion when juveniles are charged with any of the five specific offenses carved out in state code that say a juvenile of 16 or older, or 15 in the case of § 1447A, must be prosecuted as an adult. The bill simply changes the language from shall to may to allow judges to weigh the possibility that the juvenile may be better served in Delawares Family Court system via the amenability process already enumerated in Title 10 § 1010 and § 1011.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Certain Crimes.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-12 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2017-06-30 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 4 NO 4 NOT VOTING | |
| 2017-06-29 | Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits | |
| 2017-06-27 | Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate | |
| 2017-06-27 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| 2017-06-27 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| 2017-05-17 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits | |
| 2017-05-17 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2017-05-10 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
