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SB17 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 11, AND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 11, AND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.

Crime
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-08-20
Official status
SS 1 for SB 17 - Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 11, AND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 11, AND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 11, AND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.
  • Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
  • 99 (152nd General Assembly) created the Victims’ Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims’ Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendations to clarify the VBR, strengthen protections for victims, and ensure that state agencies have the necessary mechanisms, administration, and funding to successfully implement the VBR.
  • To facilitate in-depth review and discussion, the VBR formed the following 4 subgroups: The Victim Safety Subgroup, The Rights of Special Victims Subgroup, The Victims’ Rights to Information and Notification Procedures Subgroup, and the Victims’ Compensation and Administration Subgroup.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-20 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 17

  3. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - - Defeated In House by Voice Vote

  4. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 VACANT

  5. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits

  6. 2025-06-20 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  7. 2025-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits

  8. 2025-06-05 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

  9. 2025-05-22 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

  10. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 17 - Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  11. 2025-05-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 17

  12. 2025-03-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  13. 2025-03-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  14. 2025-01-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 11, AND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 99 (152nd General Assembly) created the Victims’ Bill of Rights Committee (VBR Committee) to perform a comprehensive review of the Victims’ Bill of Rights (VBR) and make recommendations to clarify the VBR, strengthen protections for victims, and ensure that state agencies have the necessary mechanisms, administration, and funding to successfully implement the VBR. To facilitate in-depth review and discussion, the VBR formed the following 4 subgroups: The Victim Safety Subgroup, The Rights of Special Victims Subgroup, The Victims’ Rights to Information and Notification Procedures Subgroup, and the Victims’ Compensation and Administration Subgroup.
This Act revises the Victims’ Bill of Rights and the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program based on the recommendations in the February 27, 2024, Victims’ Bill of Rights Committee Final Report.

Section 1 revises Chapter 94 of Title 11 (“this chapter”), the Victims’ Bill of Rights, by making technical cha