DE HB267 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on October 23 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-10-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on October 23 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-10-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
This Act prohibits the Family Court from imposing a sentence of incarceration or ordering the suspension of a persons license for failure to pay court-ordered child support unless it finds that the failure to pay is wilful and not due to an inability of the person to pay the support.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Violations Of Child Support Orders.
Sponsors
| Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D] | Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D] | Rep. Larry Lambert [D] | Rep. Eric Morrison [D] |
| Rep. Cyndie Romer [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-23 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2024-06-27 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO | |
| 2024-03-20 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits | |
| 2024-01-25 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate | |
| 2024-01-25 | Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 5 NO 5 ABSENT | |
| 2024-01-25 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| 2024-01-24 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2024-01-17 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-12-14 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
