DE HB 142
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARRESTS.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 142 pass?
Yes. DE HB 142 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-14): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 142 about?
This Act eliminates authorization for a warrantless arrest by a private person in the case of an individual accused in the courts of another state of a felony. It also strikes a provision relating to the authority of an officer to command assistance in making arrests based on charges in another state. This bill is a successor to House Bill No. 76.
Who sponsors DE HB 142?
Dave G. Lawson, Spiros Mantzavinos, Sean M. Lynn and 4 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 142.
Description
This Act eliminates authorization for a warrantless arrest by a private person in the case of an individual accused in the courts of another state of a felony. It also strikes a provision relating to the authority of an officer to command assistance in making arrests based on charges in another state. This bill is a successor to House Bill No. 76.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-08
- Latest action
- 2025-07-14 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Dave G. Lawsonprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Sean M. Lynnprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-07-14
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
passage
2025-06-25
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-06-17
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-17
Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 12 NO 5 ABSENT
passage
2025-05-21
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
SM
2025-06-17 · pass · 24-12
Member-level votes (41)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: other
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: no
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: other
- Timothy D. Dukes: no
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: no
- Krista Griffith: other
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: no
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: no
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: no
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: no
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Stell Parker Selby: other
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: no
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: no
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: other
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: no
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 16-5
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: no
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: no
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: no
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no
Related bills
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