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DE SB 179

died on adjournment

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION.

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

Description

This Act repeals Subchapter X of Title 11 which established the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (Commission) and recodifies the Commission under Chapter 89A of Title 11. This Act modernizes the Commission’s mission, establishes the membership of the Commission, codifies the Commission’s overall power and authority, and creates a duty for the Commission to provide a data report annually.

Introduced
2025-06-05
Status date
Latest action
2026-06-23 — Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 14 NO
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • David P. Sokolaprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Darius J. Brownprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-05

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-06-11

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-14

    Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-01-21

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2026-01-22

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-25

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-03-26

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  9. 2026-06-16

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

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-06-23

    Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 14 NO

    passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-01-21 · pass · 14-6

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • 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: other
    • 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
  • SM

    2026-06-23 · pass · 27-14

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • 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: no
    • 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: no
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: no
    • 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

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