Death Penalty/Prohibit/Const. Amend/1st Leg

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly when the General Assembly amends the Delaware Constitution.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 29, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
2. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Administration
3. Jun 30, 2024HouseDefeated By House. Votes: 24 YES 15 NO 2 NOT VOTING

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Primary sponsor · District 3
• SM Sean M. LynnD Joint sponsor · District 31
• EM Eric MorrisonD Joint sponsor · District 27
• WB William BushD Joint sponsor · District 29
• KL Kyra L. HoffnerD Joint sponsor · District 14
• KE Kyle Evans GayD Joint sponsor · District 5