DE SB147 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act codifies a reasonableness requirement for the use of force, both non-lethal and lethal. This is important when the state of mind is an issue in a criminal trial, such as when the judge or jury must decide as to what someone believed, knew, or intended at a given time.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Use Of Force.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 25 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-10 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-10 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2021-06-29 | Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 NO | |
| 2021-06-29 | Amendment HA 2 to SB 147 - Defeated By House. Votes: 3 YES 38 NO | |
| 2021-06-29 | Amendment HA 4 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2021-06-28 | Amendment HA 3 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2021-06-25 | Amendment HA 2 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2021-06-22 | Amendment HA 1 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2021-06-17 | Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable | |
| 2021-06-11 | Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House | |
| 2021-06-10 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO | |
| 2021-06-08 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable | |
| 2021-05-25 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
