DE SB71 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Passed on June 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-27 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act requires law-enforcement agencies, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Department of Justice to report suspected animal cruelty to the Office of Animal Welfare that is discovered while performing their responsibilities in child welfare cases. This Act also provides immunity to people who in good faith, report suspected animal cruelty.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting Suspected Animal Cruelty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-05-09 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-06-27 Signed by Governor
2023-05-09 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
2023-05-03 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
2023-04-26 Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2023-04-25 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-04-05 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 Favorable
2023-03-28 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

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Bill Comments

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