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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BAIL."
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description: "This substitute bill incorporates the provisions of Senate Amendment 2 to the original bill, including reiterating in the Whereas statements the existing law that requires persons arrested for a violent felony while out on bail awaiting trial for a previous violent felony to be held without bail. It also updates the language regarding the courts' obligation to review bail to reflect current practice and requires reporting on such cases and racial impact by the Criminal Justice Council in its annual report. Finally, it provides a sunset provision so that the bill expires when the constitutional amendment regarding bail is enacted."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "151"
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identifier: "SB 7"
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citation: "Delaware SB 7 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryan Townsend", "Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stephanie L. Hansen", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-06-09"
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last_action: "2021-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2174b50-d757-43a9-af55-54f7529d6f8d"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78868"
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source_hash: "784d7fdc8c3c8314c6da41ec039b66f8d6b95de73fb3064a5ac73f456431bb9d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware SB 7 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BAIL.
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This substitute bill incorporates the provisions of Senate Amendment 2 to the original bill, including reiterating in the Whereas statements the existing law that requires persons arrested for a violent felony while out on bail awaiting trial for a previous violent felony to be held without bail. It also updates the language regarding the courts' obligation to review bail to reflect current practice and requires reporting on such cases and racial impact by the Criminal Justice Council in its annual report. Finally, it provides a sunset provision so that the bill expires when the constitutional amendment regarding bail is enacted.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=78868&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SS1forSB7)
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2. **HA 4 to SS 1 for SB 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=78998&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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3. **SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=78874&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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4. **SA 2 to SS 1 for SB 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=78880&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **32–8** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **19–2** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **19–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
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- John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — cosponsor (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-06-09** was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 7 `introduction`
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- **2021-06-09** Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-09** Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-10** Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-10** Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-06-10** Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-06-10** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO `passage`
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- **2021-06-11** Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-15** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2021-06-22** Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-23** Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-23** Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 6 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 32 NO 1 ABSENT `amendment-failure`
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- **2021-06-24** Passed By House. Votes: 32 YES 8 NO 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
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- **2021-06-24** Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-06-24** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2021-06-24** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO `passage`
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- **2021-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2174b50-d757-43a9-af55-54f7529d6f8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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