Delaware House Bill 94

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-5)
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

The expectation for speed enforcement, under Delaware's Motor Vehicle statute, are Delaware's law enforcement agencies. It is not always possible for law enforcement officers to effectively enforce the speed limitations due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, officer availability and safety. The original Act enabled the State, as well as counties and municipalities to more effectively enforce speed limits on roads in a residential district in which a Department of Transportation study, no more than 1 year old, documents that the 85th percentile speed on the road is 5 miles per hour or more than the posted speed limit or the road is in a designated work zone. For a violation to occur a motor vehicle must exceed the posted speed limit by 11 miles per hour or more. This Act would impose only civil penalties for violations and does not impose points on the owner or operators drivers license. Jurisdiction for adjudicating alleged violations would be in the Justice of the Peace Court and there would only be a right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas if the penalty exceeds $100. Any excess revenue not used for administration of the system, will be managed by the Office of Highway Safety and used only for purposes of education, enforcement, engineering and administration. This Act will sunset in 5 years if not extended by a subsequent act by the General Assembly.

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Use Of Electronic Speed Enforcement Devices.

Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Michael Smith [R]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]
Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]
Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Rep. Bryan Shupe [R]
Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

2023-06-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 14 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-30		Signed by Governor
2023-06-28		Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT
2023-06-27		Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2023-06-23		Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
2023-06-21		Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2023-06-15		Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
2023-06-15		Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NO 2 ABSENT
2023-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 94, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54942