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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 412, VOLUME 80 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE JUVENILE OFFENDER CIVIL CITATION PROGRAM. This Act removes the sunset provision contained in Volume 80, Chapter 412 of the Laws of Delaware (formerly House Bill No. 405, as amended, of the 148th General Assembly) that is set to expire the law on September 8, 2018. The purpose of Volume 80, Chapter 412 of the Laws of Delaware is to prevent first-time juvenile offenders charged with certain minor misdemeanors from entering into the juvenile criminal justice system by providing law enforcement with a civil citation procedure as an alternative to arrest. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 149 HB 308 Delaware HB 308 (149)
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Charles Potter Jr.
Debra Heffernan
Harris B. McDowell
James Johnson
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Delaware HB 308 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 412, VOLUME 80 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE JUVENILE OFFENDER CIVIL CITATION PROGRAM.

This Act removes the sunset provision contained in Volume 80, Chapter 412 of the Laws of Delaware (formerly House Bill No. 405, as amended, of the 148th General Assembly) that is set to expire the law on September 8, 2018. The purpose of Volume 80, Chapter 412 of the Laws of Delaware is to prevent first-time juvenile offenders charged with certain minor misdemeanors from entering into the juvenile criminal justice system by providing law enforcement with a civil citation procedure as an alternative to arrest.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 200 (pass) · upper
  • SM — 400 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Charles Potter Jr. — primary (person)
  • Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
  • Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
  • James Johnson — primary (person)
  • Anthony Delcollo — cosponsor (person)
  • David Bentz — cosponsor (person)
  • Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
  • Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
  • John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
  • John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • Peter C. Schwartzkopf — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
  • Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-01-23 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-01-24 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable
  • 2018-01-25 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2018-03-19 Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-03-28 Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2018-04-17 Laid On Table in Senate
  • 2018-04-17 Lifted From Table in Senate
  • 2018-04-17 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2018-05-01 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/25e6300d-f9f7-452c-b132-2b9630859d87. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).