Senate Bill 31 adds the words “race, color and national origin” to the state Constitution’s equal rights clause, making the document more inclusive, spelling out protections as described in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The ERA bill is one of eight proposals included in the Justice for All Agenda laid out by the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus.
SB 31
Legislative Highlights
SB 191
SB 191- 151st General Assembly The first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would explicitly make protection against discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin a fundamental right. […]
HB 447
HB 447- 151st General Assembly This Act implements some of the recommendations of the African American Task Force’s Safety and Justice Subcommittee. Specifically, it requires that cases or charges that are more than 7 years old be treated as “resolved […]
HB 243
HB 243- 151st General Assembly Prohibits law-enforcement agencies from releasing or publishing or causing to be released or published the name of any juvenile or any image depicting a juvenile, including displaying such image on any publicly maintained social media […]