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144th General Assembly
Senate Bill # 316

Primary Sponsor: Cook Additional Sponsor(s):    Rep. Oberle Sen. Ennis Reps. Spence Lee
CoSponsors: { NONE...}
Introduced on : 06/12/2008
Long Title:AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EARNED GOOD TIME.
Synopsis:This amends the current good time provisions to eliminate disincentives to engage in programs identified as appropriate by the Department of Correction. The amendment attempts to capture the original intent of the legislation which was to target good time to those offenders who are cooperative in rehabilitation efforts. Finally, to simplify the sentence calculation process, the amendment increases the amount of good time that can be earned in a month by one half of one day.

Current Status: Signed   On   07/16/2008
Volume Chapter76:351
Fiscal Note:
Not Required
Date Governor acted:07/16/2008
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Committee Reports:
Senate Committee report 06/18/08 F=0 M=5 U=0----->Committee Report
House Committee Report 06/24/08 F=0 M=6 U=0---->Committee Report
Voting Reports:
Senate vote: () Passed 6/19/08 3:01:03 PM------->Voting Record
House vote: () Passed 6/25/08 5:46:32 PM------->Voting Record
Actions History:
Jul 16, 2008 - Signed by Governor
Jun 25, 2008 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 25, 2008 - Necessary rules are suspended in House
Jun 24, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (CORRECTIONS) in House with 6 On Its Merits
Jun 24, 2008 - Introduced and Assigned to Corrections Committee in House
Jun 19, 2008 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 18, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (FINANCE) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Jun 12, 2008 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
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