DelawareDelaware task force must study retail crime and recommend responses
Delaware lawmakers, justice officials, retailers, and specialists serve on a task force that must study retail crime and recommend ways to respond.
What it does
The task force must study organized theft and retail crime tied to mental health, substance use, or financial hardship. A majority of members must approve official findings and recommendations.
The task force must first meet by March 1, 2025. Its co-chairs must report on its work by February 1, 2026.
Argument forRetailers and police could find better ways to prevent theft and share evidence because the task force must examine how they work together.
Argument againstRetail workers might see no safety change after the report because the resolution does not require anyone to put its recommendations into practice.
More detail
The task force must study retail crime and recommend ways to respond. Its work covers organized theft and retail crime tied to mental health, substance use, or financial hardship in Delaware. A majority of task force members must approve official findings and recommendations.
The task force must hold a first meeting, and its co-chairs must submit a report. The report must cover the task force's assigned issues and include any findings and recommendations. The first meeting must occur by March 1, 2025, and the report is due by February 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 29Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANTPassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Introduced in SenateIntroduced
- Jan 29Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 2nd Chamber
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