Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 D · 8 R cosponsors

HB 359 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTION OF WITNESSES AND CRIME VICTIMS.

Last action — Signed by Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2022. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    2 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 D · 8 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act adds victims of human trafficking to the Address Confidentiality Act. Under this program, certain crime victims are provided a substitute address by the Department of Justice so as to protect the participant’s actual address from public disclosure. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This Act expands eligibility under the Address Confidentiality Act to include victims of human trafficking.

  • § 9611

    “Victim of human trafficking” means a victim of an offense set forth in § 787 of this title, or any equivalent provision in the laws of any other state, the United States, or any territory, District or subdivision thereof, or any other foreign jurisdiction. This definition is to include victims of both “labor” and “sex” trafficking.

    It establishes a clear definition of 'victim of human trafficking' within the law.

  • § 9613

    The All of the following persons shall be → All of the following persons shall be

    This change corrects a grammatical error for clarity.

  • § 9613

    abuse. → abuse;

    This change corrects punctuation for consistency.

  • § 9613

    title. → title;

    This change corrects punctuation for consistency.

  • § 9613

    attorney. → attorney;

    This change corrects punctuation for consistency.

Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

  4. Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

  5. Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

  6. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 Favorable

  7. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 36 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (36)

36 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democratic 11000
Republican 5000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Not Voting
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

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Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 16000
Republican 11001
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
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 — Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 359 do?
This Act adds victims of human trafficking to the Address Confidentiality Act. Under this program, certain crime victims are provided a substitute address by the Department of Justice so as to protect the participant’s actual address from public disclosure. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors HB 359?
HB 359 is sponsored by Kyle Evans Gay, Kevin S Hensley (Republican), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Dave G. Lawson (Republican), Trey Paradee (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Ronald E. Gray (Republican), Krista Griffith (Democratic), Sherry Dorsey Walker, Ruth Briggs King, Paul S. Baumbach, Ernesto B Lopez, Stephen Smyk, John L. Mitchell, Valerie Longhurst, and John A. Kowalko.
What is the current status of HB 359?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2022. Enacted.
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