DE HB386 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-15 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 18 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-15 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This legislation originated from the St. Thomas More Academy Criminal Justice class relating to Law and Society. Currently Delaware law requires schools to prohibit bullying and otherwise prohibits criminal acts such as harassment, menacing, terroristic threatening, and assault, but does not specifically criminalize bullying. This bill creates the crime of “bullying” as an unclassified misdemeanor. This penalty is the same as for the crime of menacing.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Prevention Of Bullying Act.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-15 | House | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| 2016-05-18 | House | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
