Delaware Senate Bill 17

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Introduced on May 2 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-08 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 99 (152nd) created the Victims Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendation to clarify the VBR, strengthen protections for victims, and ensure that state agencies have the necessary mechanisms, administration, and funding to successfully implement the VBR. To facilitate in-depth review and discussion, the VBR formed the following 4 subgroups: The Victim Safety Subgroup, The Rights of Special Victims Subgroup, The Victims Rights to Information and Notification Procedures Subgroup, and the Victims Compensation and Administration Subgroup.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Victims' Bill Of Rights And The Victims' Compensation Assistance Program.

Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]
Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-08		Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
2024-05-08		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2024-05-02		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141284
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141284&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB17