DE SB188 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 8 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-13 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This bill vests judges with discretion to determine “habitual offender” sentences, rather than the Attorney General’s staff. It also permits some offenders whose sentences were determined by the Attorney General’s Office to be resentenced by judges.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Habitual Offenders.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-05-08 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-05-13HouseIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
2014-05-08SenatePassed by Senate. Votes: Passed 12 YES 9 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-05-01SenateReported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2014-04-03SenateAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

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Bill Comments

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