Bill Commons

DE SB 174

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AN ANIMAL ABUSE OFFENDER LIST.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 174 pass?

Yes. DE SB 174 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-21): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 174 about?

This Act establishes an animal abuse offender list which will be maintained by the Office of Animal Welfare. The list will be available to the public on the Office of Animal Welfare’s website. The list will contain information regarding adult individuals who are convicted of an animal abuse offense to assist the public and animal agencies in identifying individuals who present a risk to animal welfare. This Act prohibits animal shelters from approving pet adoptions to individuals who are on the animal abuse offender list.

Who sponsors DE SB 174?

Russell Huxtable, David L. Wilson, John "Jack" Walsh and 4 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 174.

Description

This Act establishes an animal abuse offender list which will be maintained by the Office of Animal Welfare. The list will be available to the public on the Office of Animal Welfare’s website. The list will contain information regarding adult individuals who are convicted of an animal abuse offense to assist the public and animal agencies in identifying individuals who present a risk to animal welfare. This Act prohibits animal shelters from approving pet adoptions to individuals who are on the animal abuse offender list.

Introduced
2025-06-05
Latest action
2025-08-21 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-21

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

    passage

  3. 2025-06-30

    Suspension of Rules in Senate

  4. 2025-06-30

    Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

    passage

  5. 2025-06-30

    Amendment HA 2 to SB 174 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  6. 2025-06-30

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 174 - Stricken in House

  7. 2025-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 13 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  8. 2025-06-12

    Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  9. 2025-06-12

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 3 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    passage

  10. 2025-06-12

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 174 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    amendment-passage

  11. 2025-06-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-06-05

    Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-06-12 · pass · 15-3

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: no
    • Eric Buckson: other
    • 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: no
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: no
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: other
    • David L. Wilson: yes
  • SM

    2025-06-30 · pass · 38-1

    Member-level votes (40)
    • 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: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: other
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: no
    • 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

    2025-06-30 · pass · 15-6

    Member-level votes (61)
    • Darius J. Brown: no
    • Eric Buckson: no
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: no
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: no
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: no
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: no
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: 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: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: other
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: no
    • 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

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