Delaware House Bill 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-7)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-06-06 - Stricken in House
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to provide for equal protection. This amendment would advance human dignity and equality for all under the Delaware Constitution, and would correct a constitutional shortcoming. It subjects unequal treatment based on discrimination to strict scrutiny, and enables courts in Delaware to establish jurisprudence concerning equal rights violations under State law reflecting Delaware values. Currently, while the federal and many state constitutions afford equal protection, Delawares constitution fails to do so.

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Equal Protection.

Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Andria Bennett [D]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]
Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Charles Potter [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Sen. Gregory Lavelle [R]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]
Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. David Bentz [D]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-06		Stricken in House
2017-05-09		Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25747
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25747&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB2