Delaware House Bill 113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Passed on October 15 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-10-15 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Since at least the 1980s, the Supreme Court has occasionally heard argument in locations other than Dover when time exigencies or special circumstances (such as the educational value of holding arguments at a law school) justified a departure from holding argument in Dover. To ensure that this long-standing practice is consistent with the Code, this Act would specifically authorize such limited exceptions to the general rule that the Supreme Court hears arguments in Dover. In emergency situations, the Chief Justice is authorized to determine if it is necessary for the Court to conduct proceedings outside of Dover; in all other circumstances, the Chief Justice, in consultation with the Justices, will determine whether the Court should hold a special session in another location for the benefit of the Bar, law students or in the public interest.

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Supreme Court.

Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2015-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-15	House	Signed by Governor
2015-06-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-24	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2015-06-18	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2015-06-18	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-05-06	House	Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
2015-04-28	House	Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/d2876808e97eb2ee85257e300070261c?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+113/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/32f38fadcb4f493c85257e7500084b9b?OpenDocument