DOJ/Residency Req./Removal

What it does

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

This bill removes the requirement that a head or assistant head of any Division of the State Department of Justice or the Chief Prosecutor of a particular county be a resident of the State of Delaware.

Every action

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

1. Jan 18, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. Jan 25, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
3. Jan 25, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
4. Mar 13, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 53 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
5. Mar 13, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
6. Mar 14, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 29 NO 2 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
7. Mar 14, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 53 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
8. Mar 14, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
9. Mar 14, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
10. Apr 5, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · Senate Judiciary
11. May 11, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO15–6 vote
12. May 12, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

• KG Krista GriffithD Primary sponsor · District 12
• KE Kyle Evans GayD Joint sponsor · District 5