DE SB235 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-5)
Status: Enrolled on June 17 2014 - 75% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-19 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on June 17 2014 - 75% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-19 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Bill represents the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the feasibility of opening Family Court proceedings to the public. The Bill provides that paternity, divorce, property division and alimony hearings are presumed to be public proceedings and that the Court has discretion to hold the proceedings in private for criteria specifically outlined. The Bill also clarifies that adoption, custody, visitation, third party visitation, termination of parental rights, guardianship, permanent guardianship, and Child Protection Registry hearings are private, except that the Court may open the hearings to the public under a specific criteria.
Title
An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Access To Family Court Proceedings.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2014-06-17 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-06-19 | House | Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House |
2014-06-17 | Senate | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
2014-06-17 | Senate | Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
2014-06-12 | Senate | Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate |
2014-06-11 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
2014-06-04 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |