DE HB213 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly

Delaware House Bill 213

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-08 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that provides for the Family Court to consist of 19 Judges including the Chief Judge, 10 who must be residents of New Castle County, 4 who must be residents of Kent County and 4 who must be residents of Sussex County at the time they apply for nomination by the Governor. This Act would increase the current Family Court bench by 2 Judges, 1 additional Judge from Kent County and 1 additional Judge from Sussex County.

Title

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iv Of The Delaware Constitition Relating To The Family Court.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-08		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Delaware State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140548
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140548&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB213