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Sections 1 through 6 of this Act revise the State's existing child abuse laws as follows: (1) Revises Child Abuse in the Third Degree by removing extraneous language and redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Fourth Degree. (2) Revises Child Abuse in the Second Degree by redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Third Degree and making it a class D felony. (3) Revises Child Abuse in the First Degree by removing…
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Sections 1 through 6 of this Act revise the State's existing child abuse laws as follows: (1) Revises Child Abuse in the Third Degree by removing extraneous language and redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Fourth Degree. (2) Revises Child Abuse in the Second Degree by redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Third Degree and making it a class D felony. (3) Revises Child Abuse in the First Degree by removing extraneous language, adding a sentence enhancement for certain aggravating factors, and redesignating it as Child Abuse in the Second Degree. (4) Creates a new crime of Child Abuse in the First Degree, a class A felony, when a person intentionally or recklessly causes serious physical injury to a child and that injury causes permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment of health, or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily organ. (5) Creates a new crime of Child Torture, a class B felony. (6) Creates a new crime of Continuous Child Abuse when a person intentionally or recklessly engages in 3 or more acts of child abuse or child torture over a period of time not less than 3 weeks in duration. Sections 7 through 9 and 11 through 14 of this Act make conforming amendments to the Delaware Code based on the revisions made by Sections 1 through 6 of this Act. Section 10 of this Act designates Child Abuse in the First Degree and Child Abuse in the Second Degree as violent felonies.
Every action
9 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 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Judiciary
HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 182 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 182 - Defeated By House. Votes: 6 YES 33 NO 2 ABSENT
HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT39–1 vote
CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
GovernorSigned by Governor
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.