Delaware 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 277 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPEED EXHIBITIONS.

Last action — Signed by Governor

  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 January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    12 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 14 removed

14 line(s) added, 14 removed.

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Williams HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
Williams & Rep.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Ramone & Sen.
277 AMEND House Bill No.
Walsh & Sen.
277 by deleting line 4 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof “(i)(1) Except as provided under paragraph (i)(2) of this section, the Court of Common Pleas has exclusive original jurisdiction of a violation of this section.
Mantzavinos Reps.
(2) If a violation of this section may be joined properly with a felony or other offense within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, the violation of this section is within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.”.
Cooke, Osienski, Parker Selby, Michael Smith, Yearick;
SYNOPSIS This Amendment clarifies the intent of HB 277 to provide the Court of Common Pleas with sole original jurisdiction, to the exclusion of the Justice of the Peace Court, of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21, and that a violation of this section is within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court when it is joined with another offense that is within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.
Sens.
Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
277 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPEED EXHIBITIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend § 4172, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 4172.
Speed exhibitions;
drag races and other speed contests.
(i) The Court of Common Pleas has original jurisdiction of violations created by this section.
SYNOPSIS This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section of Title 21.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  4. Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate

  5. Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

  6. Amendment HA 1 to HB 277 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  7. Amendment HA 1 to HB 277 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  8. Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable

  9. Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

Sponsors

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12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 50 not signed on

Sponsors (12)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (50)

50 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Republican 4002
Unaffiliated 1001
Total 18003
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Kyle Evans Gay — Not Voting
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
Russell Huxtable Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Not Voting
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Not Voting
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Eric Buckson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Democratic 19001
Republican 14000
Total 38003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Not Voting
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stell Parker Selby — Not Voting
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Cyndie Romer Democratic Yea
DeShanna U Neal Democratic Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kerri Evelyn Harris 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
Sophie Phillips Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Not Voting
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeff Hilovsky 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
Valerie Jones Giltner Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 277 do?
This Act designates the Court of Common Pleas as the court with original jurisdiction of offenses under section 4172 of Title 21.
Who sponsors HB 277?
HB 277 is sponsored by Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Stell Parker Selby, Michael Ramone, Sean Matthews, and Peter C. Schwartzkopf.
What is the current status of HB 277?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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