Delaware · Senate Bill 282 · 152nd General Assembly

Fees/Remove/Criminal Defendants/Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group Recommendations

SB 282 Sponsored by Darius J. Brown Became law

  1. Introduced May 7, 2024
  2. In committee May 7, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate May 21, 2024
  4. Passed the House Jun 30, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 12, 2024

What it does

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

This Act repeals the Senior Trust Fund Fee, the Interstate Compact Fee, and the Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund Fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General Assembly, in its December 7, 2023 report. The…

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This Act repeals the Senior Trust Fund Fee, the Interstate Compact Fee, and the Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund Fee imposed on criminal defendants. The elimination of these fees was recommended by the Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group created by House Bill 244, as amended by House Amendment No 2, of the 151st General Assembly, in its December 7, 2023 report. The Criminal Legal System Imposed Debt Study Group also recommended replacement of lost revenue for affected agencies as needed with General Funds. In repealing these fees, the General Assembly also intends to eliminate any outstanding balances owed on these fees.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

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

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
May 21, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · Full House

Passed 41–0
Jun 30, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 41 No 0
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 41

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 28 cosponsors: 22 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

All 28 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.