DE SB128 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Passed on September 21 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-21 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act establishes the crime of obstruction of justice. Nearly every other state has a statutory crime of obstruction of justice and this Act is modeled on laws that prohibit intentional obstruction of justice and interference with governmental functions under federal law, Chapter 73 of Title 18 of the United States Code, and in Pennsylvania, under § 5101 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Criminal Code. This Act addresses actions that powerful individuals and organizations take to silence victims and witnesses and impede investigations into fraud, abuse, corruption, and white collar crime.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Obstruction Of Justice.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-09-21 Signed by Governor
2023-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 17 ABSENT
2023-06-23 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2023-06-22 Re-Assigned to Administration Committee in House
2023-06-15 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
2023-06-14 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-05-17 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2023-05-11 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

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Bill Comments

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