Delaware House Bill 255 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on October 26 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-10-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act criminalizes the deprivation of civil rights modeled after federal law (18 U.S.C. 242) and enforced by the Delaware Department of Justices Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust. The new crime of deprivation of civil rights would be a Class A misdemeanor, which could elevate to a Class D or Class B felony depending on the nature of the injury or harm. This new crime of deprivation of civil rights serves as a predicate offense for hate crimes, or for racketeering if committed by an enterprise. By including conduct committed under color of any ordinance, regulation, or custom, this law accounts for conduct by actors in areas such as banking, lending, leasing, government contracts or political operatives.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Civil Rights.

Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]

Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]

Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]

Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]

2022-06-23 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-10-26		Signed by Governor
2022-06-23		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2022-06-23		Lifted From Table in Senate
2022-06-22		Laid On Table in Senate
2022-03-17		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2022-01-27		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2022-01-27		Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
2022-01-27		Amendment HA 1 to HB 255 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2022-01-27		Amendment HA 1 to HB 255 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2021-06-15		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
2021-06-09		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=24797&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52830
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#53657