DE SB271 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Passed on October 21 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-10-21 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Passed on October 21 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-10-21 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
The Justice of the Peace Court actively discourages the acceptance of warrants from citizens, yet the statute as it currently stands may be interpreted to allow such warrants. This Act abolishes citizen warrants in the Justice of the Peace Court and creates a requirement that all warrants must issue only by information sworn to by a law-enforcement officer.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Crimes And Criminal Procedure And The Issuance Of Arrest Warrants.
Sponsors
| Sen. Kyle Gay [D] | Rep. Sean Lynn [D] | Sen. Bruce Ennis [D] | Sen. Marie Pinkney [D] |
| Sen. Bryan Townsend [D] | Rep. Paul Baumbach [D] | Rep. Timothy Dukes [R] | Rep. John Mitchell [D] |
| Rep. Stephen Smyk [R] |
Roll Calls
2022-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-06-16 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-06-16 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2022-06-29 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| 2022-06-22 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits | |
| 2022-06-17 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House | |
| 2022-06-16 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| 2022-06-15 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| 2022-04-28 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
