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DE HB 35

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AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY.

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

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Did DE HB 35 pass?

The current status of DE HB 35 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-06-30): Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO

What is DE HB 35 about?

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution. This Substitute for House Bill No. 35 makes technical corrections and omits the changes to § 12 of Article I to avoid confusion as there is a different currently pending amendment to that section.

Who sponsors DE HB 35?

Ray Seigfried, Spiros Mantzavinos, Mara Gorman and 7 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 35.

Description

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution. This Substitute for House Bill No. 35 makes technical corrections and omits the changes to § 12 of Article I to avoid confusion as there is a different currently pending amendment to that section.

Introduced
2025-06-17
Latest action
2025-06-30 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Trey Paradeeprimary
  • William Bushprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Sean M. Lynnprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO

    passage

  2. 2025-06-26

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-06-24

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  4. 2025-06-24

    Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 12 NO 1 VACANT

    passage

  5. 2025-06-17

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 35

    introduction

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Votes

  • 2/3

    2025-06-24 · pass · 28-12

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Shannon Morris: no
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: no
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: no
    • Timothy D. Dukes: no
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: no
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: no
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: no
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: no

  • 2/3

    2025-06-30 · pass · 14-7

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: no
    • Eric Buckson: no
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: no
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: no
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: no
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: no
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: no

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142530

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