Delaware House Bill 204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 31 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-07-31 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

On December 22, 2008, Delaware City Fire Company paramedic Michelle Smith was tragically killed in the line of duty by a reckless driver. Under current Delaware law, a person who recklessly causes the death of an on-duty law enforcement officer, corrections employee or fire fighter is guilty of murder in the first degree and eligible for capital punishment. This Act, named in Michelle’s honor, adds paramedics, EMTs, Fire Marshalls and fire police officers to same statutes, ensuring that any person who recklessly kills one of Delaware’s first responders is eligible to be punished to the fullest extent of the law

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Crime Of Murder In The First Degree And The Classification Of Offenses.

Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Sen. Joseph Booth [R]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Richard Cathcart [R]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]
Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Thomas Kovach [R]	Rep. Clifford Lee [R]
Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Nick Manolakos [R]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]
Rep. William Outten [R]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]
Rep. Pamela Thornburg [R]	Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

2009-06-11 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-31		Signed by Governor
2009-06-30		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 5 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 1 VACANT
2009-06-30		Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2009-06-16		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2009-06-11		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2009-06-11		Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2009-06-11		Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
2009-06-10		Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 8 On Its Merits
2009-06-04		Introduced in House and assigned to Judiciary Committee
2009-06-04		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/06165144496fef30852575cf006e295b?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+204/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/fa000d9d27fe8deb852575d200793dbf?OpenDocument