Constables/Justice of the Peace Court/Residency Requirement/Eliminate

What it does

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

This bill eliminates the requirement that Justice of the Peace Court constables reside within the State of Delaware. The residency requirement was established when Constables were independent officers, and had their own bonding requirements and penalties for failure to do the business of the Court. Constables are now employees of the Justice of the Peace Court and the residency requirement is no longer needed. The removal of the requirement will allow the Justice of the Peace Court to recruit from a larger pool of candidates and to retain existing trained and skilled employees.

Every action

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

1. May 7, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. May 15, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
3. May 21, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
4. May 22, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
5. Jun 12, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
6. Jun 18, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
7. Jun 30, 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 8 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

• DJ Darius J. BrownD Primary sponsor · District 2
• PC Peter C. SchwartzkopfD Joint sponsor · District 14