2025-2026 Regular SessionDelaware Legislature

HB43: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Appeals.

Legislative Summary

This bill adopts an inmate mailbox rule similar to the federal inmate mailbox rule. If a pro se inmate files an appeal while incarcerated, the date of filing will be counted as the date that that the inmate gave the appeal to the DOC officials for mailing rather than the date that the Courts receive the appeal.

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Bill History

3/6/2025
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
3/12/2025
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
3/13/2025
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
3/13/2025
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
5/7/2025
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
5/13/2025
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
5/22/2025
Signed by Governor

Roll Call Votes

Senate Third Reading
5/13/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Third Reading
3/13/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED