Bill Text: DE HB301 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Section 11, Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Prohibiting The Imposition Of The Death Penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-20 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits [HB301 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2023-HB301-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Lynn & Rep. Morrison & Sen. Gay & Sen. Hoffner |
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Reps. Neal, Romer, Wilson-Anton |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 301
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11, ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1. Amend § 11, Article I of the Delaware Constitution by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 11. Excessive bail or fines; cruel punishments; health of prisoners.
Section 11. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor the death penalty imposed, nor cruel punishments inflicted; and in the construction of jails a proper regard shall be had to the health of prisoners.
SYNOPSIS
This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty.
This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly when the General Assembly amends the Delaware Constitution.
