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SA1TOSB82 • 2025

This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lockman
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
Passed 5/15/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  2. 2025-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Lockman

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 82

AMEND Senate Bill No. 82 by inserting a new Section after line 60 as follows:

Section 2. Amend Chapter 77, Title 10 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 7705. Termination and renewal.

(a) A

respondent subject to a lethal violence protective order issued under § 7704 of this title, or renewed under subsection (b) of this section, may submit 1 written request

at any time

per year

during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment allows a respondent to submit 1 written request per year during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

Author: Senator Lockman