DE SB11

Amends Article I, Section 12 of the Delaware Constitution to expand the categories of offenses for which pretrial bail may be denied beyond capital offenses

Allows the General Assembly to designate specific felony offenses as potentially non-bailable, requiring a two-thirds vote of both houses to add or remove such designations

Requires courts to find by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions can reasonably assure court appearance, protect the community/victims/witnesses, and maintain judicial integrity before denying bail in non-capital cases

Modernizes bail provisions that have remained largely unchanged since the 1792 Delaware Constitution, when many more crimes (including manslaughter, rape, robbery, burglary) were capital offenses

Works in conjunction with Senate Bill No. 12 from the 152nd General Assembly, which prescribes specific felony offenses and procedures for pretrial detention and takes effect 6 months after this constitutional amendment is enacted