SB 36 - Authorizes Judges to Hold Suspects of Violent Felonies without Bail - Delaware Key Vote
Helene Keeley voted Nay (Passage) on this Constitutional Amendment.
Timeline
- House Amendment Adopted
- June 26, 2014
- House Amendment Rejected
- June 25, 2014
- Senate Amendment Adopted
- June 1, 2013
- Introduced
- March 28, 2013
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Title: Authorizes Judges to Hold Suspects of Violent Felonies without Bail
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a judge to hold suspects of violent felonies without bail.
Highlights:
- Authorizes a judge to hold suspects without bail if the individual is charged with the following (Sec. 1):
- A Class A or B violent felony offense; or
- For other circumstances when no condition other than detention will “reasonably assure the safety” of any individual or of the community.
- Requires a trial to occur within 120 days for individuals held without bail for a Class A or B violent felony offense, and specifies that if the trial does not occur within that time period, the individual shall be bailable (Sec. 1).
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NOTE: THE LEGISLATION'S ENACTMENT CLAUSE REQUIRES AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 2/3 OF THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERS FOR PASSAGE.
Title: Authorizes Judges to Hold Suspects of Violent Felonies without Bail
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a judge to hold suspects of violent felonies without bail.
Highlights:
- Authorizes a judge to hold suspects without bail if the individual is charged with the following (Sec. 1):
- A Class A or B violent felony offense; or
- For other circumstances when no condition other than detention will “reasonably assure the safety” of any individual or of the community.
- Requires a trial to occur within 120 days for individuals held without bail for a Class A or B violent felony offense, and specifies that if the trial does not occur within that time period, the individual shall be bailable (Sec. 1).
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NOTE: THE LEGISLATION'S ENACTMENT CLAUSE REQUIRES AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 2/3 OF THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERS FOR PASSAGE.
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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: Authorizes Judges to Hold Suspects of Violent Felonies without Bail
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER IN TWO SUCCESSIVE SESSIONS TO BECOME ENACTED.