Children under 12/Detention Facility/Prohibit
- Introduced Apr 5, 2023
- In committee Apr 5, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB 115, which prohibits the criminal prosecution of children under the age of 12, and limits delinquency proceedings for children under 12 to a small set of very serious crimes. This Act clarifies that children under 12 may not be arrested or placed in a detention facility pending adjudication, except where the alleged crime is one of the enumerated exceptions.
Every action
2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
- CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Judiciary
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 16 Democrats.
- NO Nnamdi O. ChukwuochaD Primary sponsor · District 1
- BT Bryan TownsendD Joint sponsor · District 11
From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.