DE SB 179
died on adjournmentAN 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
2025-06-05
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-06-11
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-01-21
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-01-22
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-25
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-03-26
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-23
Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 14 NO
passage
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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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