Delaware House Bill 247

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Introduced on June 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 5 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

There were 139 traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2021, the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2006. Senate Concurrent Resolution 94 of the 151st Delaware General Assembly set a goal of no more than 100 traffic fatalities per year and tasked state agencies to meet that goal by 2025. Instead of moving towards meeting the General Assemblys goal, however, traffic fatalities increased to 165 in 2022, deepening the crisis on Delawares roads. To reverse this situation, the Everyone Gets Home Act makes changes to the Delaware Code to sharpen the Department of Transportations focus on the three most common types of fatal crashes: intersection (including driveway); roadway departure; and mid-block pedestrian.

An Act To Amend Titles 9 And 17 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Traffic Safety.

Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]	Rep. Ronald Gray [R]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12		Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2023-06-22		Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in House

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