DE SB118 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-09 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-09 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act revises Delaware's death penalty statute to ensure its compliance with the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in Hurst v. Florida, and by the Delaware Supreme Court in Rauf v. State. In accordance with these cases, this Act requires that before a death sentence can be imposed, a jury, unless waived by the defendant, must first unanimously determine all of the following:
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Extreme Crimes Protection Act.
Sponsors
| Sen. Eric Buckson [R] | Rep. Daniel Short [R] | Sen. David Lawson [R] | Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R] |
| Sen. David Wilson [R] | Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R] | Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-09 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
