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DE HB 198

died on adjournment

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

Description

This Act amends the Delaware Code to allow for a respondent in a protection from abuse proceeding to consent to the entry of a permanent protection order without the need for the Court to make a finding as to the presence of the aggravating factors of 1045(f) of Title 10.

Introduced
2025-06-05
Status date
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Latest action
2025-06-18 — Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Krista Griffithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-05

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142416

Attribution

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