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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. This Act adds child abuse in the third degree to the list of enumerated criminal offenses for which, if convicted, one is by definition considered a “perpetrator of domestic violence” for purposes of this Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 HB 227 Delaware HB 227 (151)
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Delaware HB 227 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

This Act adds child abuse in the third degree to the list of enumerated criminal offenses for which, if convicted, one is by definition considered a “perpetrator of domestic violence” for purposes of this Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 2/3 — 210 (pass) · upper
  • 2/3 — 410 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Krista Griffith — primary (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
  • Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
  • Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
  • John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-06-03 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-06-15 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2021-06-18 Suspension of Rules in House
  • 2021-06-22 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
  • 2021-06-22 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-06-23 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2021-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2021-08-04 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/820ff3f5-51af-479e-9c94-4e70aa765726. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).