Address Confidentiality Act/Victim of Kidnapping/Add

What it does

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

This Act adds "victim of kidnapping" to the definition section of the Address Confidentiality Act, allowing for kidnapping victims to become eligible for the protections offered by the Address Confidentiality Program. This amendment is recommended and supported by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to better protect kidnapping victims and their families. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

1. Mar 13, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
3. Mar 27, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
4. Mar 28, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
5. May 22, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
6. Jun 18, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
7. Aug 2, 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 14 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

• KE Kyle Evans GayD Primary sponsor · District 5
• CR Cyndie RomerD Joint sponsor · District 25
• DU DeShanna U NealD Joint sponsor · District 13
• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Joint sponsor · District 3
• KG Krista GriffithD Joint sponsor · District 12