DE HB 465

passed one chamber

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY.

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

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Did DE HB 465 pass?

Not yet. DE HB 465 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-06-30. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

What is DE HB 465 about?

This Act adds virtual currency to the money laundering definition in the criminal code and gives the State legal authority to attempt to return virtual currency for victims. It also provides that if money cannot be returned to the victims of the crime, or are outside of the United States, it should be disposed of per order of the Superior Court.

Who sponsors DE HB 465?

Marie Pinkney, David P. Sokola, Spiros Mantzavinos and 7 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 465.

Description

Introduced: 2026-06-04
Latest action: 2026-06-30 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-06-04
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-11
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-11
Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-24
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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Votes

3/4
2026-06-11 · pass · 38-1
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: no
- 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: other
- 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
3/4
2026-06-30 · pass · 21-0
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: yes
- 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: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143432

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