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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES. The Department of Corrections sometimes has difficulty tracking sex offenders coming out of prison because overly restrictive local ordinances can severely restrict the availability of appropriate housing. Homeless sex offenders are less likely to comply with registration requirements and are less able to access required treatment and comply with other supervision conditions. This may contribute to recidivism and detract from public safety. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 149 HB 357 Delaware HB 357 (149)
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Delaware HB 357 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES.

The Department of Corrections sometimes has difficulty tracking sex offenders coming out of prison because overly restrictive local ordinances can severely restrict the availability of appropriate housing. Homeless sex offenders are less likely to comply with registration requirements and are less able to access required treatment and comply with other supervision conditions. This may contribute to recidivism and detract from public safety.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 191 (pass) · upper
  • SM — 401 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bruce C. Ennis — primary (person)
  • James Johnson — primary (person)
  • John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-03-27 Introduced and Assigned to Corrections Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-03-28 Tabled in Committee
  • 2018-04-25 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2018-06-21 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO passage
  • 2018-06-21 Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-06-27 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2018-06-27 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2018-09-13 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aafafafc-5edb-45ba-976b-1bab02b7edd9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).