Legislative Updates - State of Delaware
The following bills were passed by the 145th Delaware General Assembly:
SB 33
Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Qualifies that children can witness an act of domestic violence by sight or sound.
Status: Signed by the Governor on 5/22/09
HB 46
Expungement Bill
Excludes certain criminal convictions (Unlawful Imprisonment, Interference w/Custody and Coercion), from mandatory expungement and discretionary expungement following a pardon.
Status: Passed
HB 146 w/SA1
Allows the Fatal Incident Review Team (FIRT) to review near death cases resulting from domestic violence.
Status: Signed by the Governor on 7/8/2009
HB 147
Adds "stepson" and "stepdaughter" to the list of what constitutes a family member for the purposes of family court proceedings, including Protection From Abuse proceedings.
Status: Signed by the Governor on 6/26/2009
SB 116
This bill modifies the composition of the Council in order to ensure broad bipartisan representation.
Status: Signed by the Governor on 7/6/2009.
SB 117
Allows members of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council to appoint a proxy member if they will be out of state or physically disabled for a period of three months or longer.
Status: Signed by the Governor on 7/6/2009
HB 181
Adds penalties for breaching any pre-trial condition imposed by a court when the breach occurs while the accused is being detained in default of bail or in lieu of bail.
Status: Signed by the Governor on 7/8/2009
SCR 21
Establishes a Teen Dating Violence Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations on policies for Teen Dating Violence Education in Delaware.
Status: Passed by House & Senate
