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 Back | 145th General Assembly
House Bill # 133 |
| Primary Sponsor: | D.P. Williams | Additional Sponsor(s): Rep. Keeley & Sen. Henry |
| CoSponsors: | Reps. Barbieri, Bennett, Carson, Q. Johnson, Kowalko, Lee, Longhurst, Manolakos, Plant, Ramone, Schooley, Schwartzkopf, Thornburg, Wilson; Sens. Ennis, Hall-Long |
| Introduced on : | 04/22/2009 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE PERTAINING TO COMPENSATION FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS OF CRIME. |
| Synopsis: | This bill will allow innocent victims of crime to receive compensation for mental health counseling, costs of attending criminal proceedings, and expenses related to essential personal safety property. Such compensation would only be available in cases where a “cold case” is reopened, or the offender seeks release through the Board of Parole or appears in court for purposes of post-conviction relief or appeal of the conviction. Victims would also be eligible to apply for such compensation in the event of a retrial of the offender on the original charges involving the victim, including penalty hearings, or upon the execution of the offender. Compensation is at the discretion of the Board and would be available to those victims for 1 year prior to, or 2 years after, the release of the offender, or the date of the retrial, parole hearing, or other court appearance, hearing, or event involving the offender.
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| Committee Reports: |
House Committee Report 05/07/09 F=0 M=5 U=0----> |
| Voting Reports: |
House vote: () Passed 6/4/2009 5:06:34 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 7/1/2009 12:37:46 AM-------> |
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Actions History:
| Aug 24, 2009 - Signed by Governor
Jul 01, 2009 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 17 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT
Jul 01, 2009 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
Jun 16, 2009 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
Jun 04, 2009 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
May 07, 2009 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 5 On Its Merits
Apr 22, 2009 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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