Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission/Modernize

What it does

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

This Act repeals Subchapter X of Title 11 which established the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (Commission) and recodifies the Commission under Chapter 89A of Title 11. This Act modernizes the Commission’s mission, establishes the membership of the Commission, codifies the Commission’s overall power and authority, and creates a duty for the Commission to provide a data report annually.

Every action

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

1. Jun 5, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. Jun 11, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
3. Jun 11, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
4. Jan 14, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Finance
5. Jan 21, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT14–6 vote
6. Jan 22, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
7. Mar 25, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
8. Mar 26, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations Committee in House · House Appropriations
9. Jun 16, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits · House Appropriations
10. Jun 23, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 27 YES 14 NO27–14 vote
11. Jul 23, 2026GovernorSigned 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 9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.

• MP Marie PinkneyD Primary sponsor · District 13
• KG Krista GriffithD Joint sponsor · District 12
• CR Cyndie RomerD Joint sponsor · District 25