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DE SB 314

died on adjournment

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.

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

Description

Like the original bill, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 314 modernizes the Rape Shield provisions in Title 11 of the Delaware Code, §§ 3508 and 3509 and provides that in any prosecution for any degree of rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, unlawful sexual penetration or unlawful sexual contact, any evidence that the complaining witness made a false accusation of unlawful sexual conduct against any person on another occasion is inadmissible unless it complies with the procedure set forth in § 3508 of Title 11, is relevant and is material to a fact in issue in the case, and the inflammatory or prejudicial nature of the evidence does not outweigh the probative value of the evidence. This Senate Substitute differs from the original in that it establishes a separate procedure under § 3508(b) of Title 11 to address prior false accusations of unlawful sexual conduct by the complaining witness, providing a distinct set of standards for handling the unique issues surrounding this type of evidence.

Introduced
2026-06-16
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-30 — Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-16

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 314, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  3. 2026-06-23

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  4. 2026-06-24

    Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-06-30

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-23 · 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=143562

Attribution

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