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DE HB 421

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Quick answers

Did DE HB 421 pass?

Yes. DE HB 421 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-14): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 421 about?

This Act changes the criteria for granting or denying a sexual violence protective order by prohibiting the consideration of certain information only in the decision to deny a protective order rather than prohibiting its consideration at all.

Who sponsors DE HB 421?

Claire Snyder-Hall, Marie Pinkney, Cyndie Romer and 2 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 421.

Description

This Act changes the criteria for granting or denying a sexual violence protective order by prohibiting the consideration of certain information only in the decision to deny a protective order rather than prohibiting its consideration at all.

Introduced
2026-05-14
Latest action
2026-09-14 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Krista Griffithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-14

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-07-01

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

    passage

  3. 2026-06-24

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

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-06-11

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-06-11

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2026-05-20

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 10 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-05-14

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-11 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: other
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
  • SM

    2026-07-01 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: other
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: other
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

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