Bill Commons

DE HB 142

enacted

AN 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

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-14

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO

    passage

  3. 2025-06-25

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-06-17

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-17

    Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 12 NO 5 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 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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