Death Penalty/Eliminate in Delaware

What it does

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

This Act eliminates the death penalty in Delaware. As such, the penalty for a person who is convicted of first-degree murder for an offense that was committed after the person’s 18th birthday is imprisonment for the remainder of the person’s natural life without benefit of probation or parole or any other reduction.

Every action

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

1. Jan 25, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
3. Jun 18, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 NO33–8 vote
4. Jun 18, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
5. Jun 26, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable · Senate Judiciary
6. Jun 27, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO14–7 vote
7. Sep 26, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 12 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
• KE Kyle Evans GayD Joint sponsor · District 5