DE HB237 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly

Delaware House Bill 237

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-06 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to increase the number of Justices of the Supreme Court to 7 and to require that of the 7 Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, at least 2 must be residents of Kent County, at least 2 must be residents of Sussex County, and at least 2 must be residents of New Castle County. The seventh Justice may be from any county.

Title

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iv Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Judiciary.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-06		Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2023-06-29		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2023-06-16		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Delaware State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140643
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140643&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB237