Delaware House Bill 391

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-06-13 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Delaware relies on fees imposed as surcharges by the criminal legal system to generate revenue for government services. These criminal fees can be an unstable revenue generator, especially when there are recessions, pandemics, or other major economic events. This Act repeals three fees that currently fund videophone systems used by state and local agencies, personnel, equipment, and training expenses related to judicial branch security, and victim notification initiatives. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General Assembly, in its December 7, 2023 report. The Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group also recommended replacement of lost revenue for affected agencies as needed with General Funds. In repealing these fees, the General Assembly intends to eliminate any outstanding balances owed on these fees.

An Act To Amend Title 10, Title 11, And Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Elimination Of Certain Fees.

Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Darius Brown [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]
Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]
Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-13		Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2024-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
2024-05-14		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141360
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141360&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB391