Delaware · House Bill 35 · 153rd General Assembly

Death Penalty/Prohibit/Const. Amend./1st Leg

HB 35 Sponsored by Sean M. Lynn Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Dec 19, 2024
  2. In committee Dec 19, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. The Act also removes reference to “capital offenses” in Section 12 of Article I because that language is inconsistent with a constitutional prohibition on the death penalty. The words “Section 11” and “Section 12” are struck to accord with the passage of a first leg constitutional amendment on technical…

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This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. The Act also removes reference to “capital offenses” in Section 12 of Article I because that language is inconsistent with a constitutional prohibition on the death penalty. The words “Section 11” and “Section 12” are struck to accord with the passage of a first leg constitutional amendment on technical corrections in the 152nd General Assembly (HB430), and the expected passage of the second leg in the 153rd General Assembly. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits · House Administration
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 35
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 35 - Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 12 NO 1 VACANT
  5. SenateHS 1 for HB 35 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
  6. SenateHS 1 for HB 35 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 35 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 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.