DE HB 43
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPEALS.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
Description
This bill adopts an inmate mailbox rule similar to the federal inmate mailbox rule. If a pro se inmate files an appeal while incarcerated, the date of filing will be counted as the date that that the inmate gave the appeal to the DOC officials for mailing rather than the date that the Courts receive the appeal.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-06
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-22 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Brian Pettyjohnprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Sean M. Lynnprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
- Cyndie Romerprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-03-06
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-13
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
passage
2025-03-13
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-05-22
Signed by Governor
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Versions
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Documents
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Votes
SM
2025-03-13 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: other
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: other
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- 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
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: other
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Stell Parker Selby: other
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: other
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
SM
2025-05-13 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
Related bills
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