Charter Change/Wilmington/Attorneys/Tenure

What it does

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

This Act amends Section 3-701 of the City of Wilmington’s Charter to provide that, with the exception of the City Solicitor, all persons appointed to serve as attorneys in the law department shall attain tenure upon 3 years of continuous satisfactory full-time service and may not be removed from their positions except for just cause. The Wilmington Charter is also being amended to provide tenure status to attorneys who have already served 3 years of continuous satisfactory full-time service.

Every action

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

1. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
2. Apr 17, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
3. Apr 25, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
4. May 2, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
5. May 22, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
6. Jun 13, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES
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 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

• SE S. Elizabeth LockmanD Primary sponsor · District 3
• ST Stephanie T. BoldenD Joint sponsor · District 2