Delaware House Bill 33

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 30 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Health & Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act allows criminal charges of using, consuming, or possessing other than a personal use quantity of a marijuana or other substance containing tetrahydrocannabinols and charges of public consumption of the same, where the offense is committed in the City of Newark by a person over 18 years of age, to be heard initially at either the Aldermans Court or in the Court of Common Pleas. This Act likewise allows a civil violation for a person under the age of 21 using, consuming, or possessing a personal use quantity of a marijuana or other substance containing tetrahydrocannabinols to be heard initially at the Aldermans Court where the violation is committed in the City of Newark by a person over 18 years of age.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Related To Controlled Substances In The City Of Newark.

Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]

Sen. David Sokola [D]

Rep. Mara Gorman [D]

Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]

2025-01-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30		Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2025-01-30		Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
2025-01-30		Amendment HA 1 to HB 33 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2025-01-29		Amendment HA 1 to HB 33 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2025-01-22		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2025-01-09		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141758
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141758&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB33
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56558