DE HB 272
Status unknownAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Did DE HB 272 pass?
The current status of DE HB 272 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-17): Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
What is DE HB 272 about?
Like House Bill No. 272, this Substitute creates the new crime of "interference with reproductive health services or exercise of religion”, which is based on a substantially similar federal law (18 U.S.C. § 248). The Superior Court is vested with jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions of this offense. This Substitute for House Bill No. 272 adds clarification by defining “place of worship”. This Substitute also replaces the phrase “discourage any person from obtaining or providing reproductive health services” with “seek to persuade any person with respect to a reproductive health choice or the provision of reproductive health services.” Finally, this Substitute adds language modeled on the similar federal law to clarify that nothing in this law (1) prohibits expressive conduct, including peaceful picketing or demonstration, that is protected under either the U.S. or Delaware Constitution, (2) creates new remedies for interference with activities protected by the free speech or exercise clauses or limit any existing legal remedies for such interference, nor (3) provides exclusive criminal penalties or civil remedies with respect to conduct prohibited under this law.
Who sponsors DE HB 272?
Sarah McBride, Claire Snyder-Hall, Marie Pinkney and 9 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 272.
Description
Like House Bill No. 272, this Substitute creates the new crime of "interference with reproductive health services or exercise of religion”, which is based on a substantially similar federal law (18 U.S.C. § 248). The Superior Court is vested with jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions of this offense. This Substitute for House Bill No. 272 adds clarification by defining “place of worship”. This Substitute also replaces the phrase “discourage any person from obtaining or providing reproductive health services” with “seek to persuade any person with respect to a reproductive health choice or the provision of reproductive health services.” Finally, this Substitute adds language modeled on the similar federal law to clarify that nothing in this law (1) prohibits expressive conduct, including peaceful picketing or demonstration, that is protected under either the U.S. or Delaware Constitution, (2) creates new remedies for interference with activities protected by the free speech or exercise clauses or limit any existing legal remedies for such interference, nor (3) provides exclusive criminal penalties or civil remedies with respect to conduct prohibited under this law.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-06-17 — Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Trey Paradeeprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Cyndie Romerprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Debra Heffernanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-12
Passed By House. Votes: 23 YES 12 NO 1 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT
passage
2026-03-05
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 272
introduction
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
SM
2026-03-12 · pass · 23-12
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: other
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: no
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: no
- Timothy D. Dukes: no
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: no
- Krista Griffith: other
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: no
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: no
- Michael F. Smith: no
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: other
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: other
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- 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: other
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: no
Related bills
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