Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 476 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GOLD ALERT PROGRAM.

Last action — Signed by Governor

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 10, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    2 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

This Act requires all law-enforcement agencies to remove all Gold Alert notifications of missing persons from all social media and all websites within 72 hours of being notified that the missing person has been located.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 15 removed

18 line(s) added, 15 removed.

→
Previous
Latest
Griffith HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
Griffith & Sen.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Gay Reps.
476 AMEND House Bill No.
Heffernan, Matthews, Osienski, K.
476 on line 8 by deleting “social” and inserting in lieu thereof “law enforcement”.
Williams;
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Sens.
476 on line 8 by deleting “and all”, as it appears therein, and inserting in lieu thereof:
Hansen, Wilson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
“platforms, including social media platforms, and law enforcement”.
476 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GOLD ALERT PROGRAM.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
476 on line 9 by inserting after “located.” the following :
Section 1.
“Once the data is electronically removed the law enforcement agency must follow retention and disposition requirements under Chapter 5 of Title 29.”.
Amend Chapter 85, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and underline as shown by underline as follows:
SYNOPSIS This amendment clarifies that once the missing person is located law enforcement agencies must remove the notifications within 72 hours from law enforcement social media platforms and websites.
§ 8583.
It also requires the law enforcement agency, in regard to the electronic notifications, follow records retention and disposition requirements under Chapter 5 of Title 9.
Cancellation of a Gold Alert.
(a) The investigating law-enforcement agency shall notify the designated media outlets when a Gold Alert has been cancelled.
(b) A law-enforcement agency that locates a missing person who is the subject of a Gold Alert shall notify DELJIS, NCIC, and the DIAC as soon as possible that the missing person has been located.
A law-enforcement agency must remove any notifications concerning the missing person from all social media and all websites within 72 hours of being advised that the missing person has been located.
SYNOPSIS This Act requires all law-enforcement agencies to remove all Gold Alert notifications of missing persons from all social media and all websites within 72 hours of being notified that the missing person has been located.
06/16/2022 08:48 AM 2141510763
06/10/2022 11:56 AM 2141510742
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

  4. Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  6. Amendment HA 1 to HB 476 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  7. Amendment HA 1 to HB 476 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  8. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  9. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

2 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 54 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (54)

54 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 54 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SM

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 11000
Republican 5000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Kyle Evans Gay — Yea
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

Official roll call →

SM

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 15001
Republican 12000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
Charles "Bud" M. Freel — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Not Voting
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 476 do?
This Act requires all law-enforcement agencies to remove all Gold Alert notifications of missing persons from all social media and all websites within 72 hours of being notified that the missing person has been located.
Who sponsors HB 476?
HB 476 is sponsored by Kyle Evans Gay, Krista Griffith (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), and Sean Matthews.
What is the current status of HB 476?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 10, 2022. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 476?
Track HB 476 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 476

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 476

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →