Lethal Violence Protective Orders/Relief/1 Year to 5 Years

What it does

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

This Act changes the period of time for which relief may be granted under a lethal violence protective order from 1 year to 5 years. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

1. Apr 3, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. Apr 17, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
3. May 14, 2025SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 82 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. May 15, 2025SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 82 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
5. May 15, 2025SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO15–6 vote
6. May 20, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
7. Jun 18, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
8. Jun 30, 2025HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 VACANT38–2 vote
9. Aug 20, 2025GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

• SE S. Elizabeth LockmanD Primary sponsor · District 3
• MG Mara GormanD Joint sponsor · District 23