Delaware Senate Bill 190 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-14 - Laid On Table in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide for equal protection regardless of race, sex, age, religion, creed, color, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. This Act enshrines the value of equality in the Delaware Constitution and will cause any unequal treatment of or discrimination against members of the protected classes listed to be subject to the strictest scrutiny. This Act also enables the Delaware courts to establish their own rules for proof of equal protection violations under state law applying Delaware values.

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Protection.

Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]
Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Sen. Robert Marshall [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]
Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-14	Senate	Laid On Table in Senate
2016-06-08	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (EXECUTIVE) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2016-05-19	Senate	Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/27dcc56f8724a36e85257fae003c7425?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+190/$file/legis.html?open