DE SB 45
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 45 pass?
Yes. DE SB 45 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 45 about?
This bill adds a new crime of application insurance fraud under the criminal code to include fraudulent statements submitted in support of an application to obtain or renew insurance or made for purposes of obtaining a commission or other payment from an insurer. This bill makes application-related insurance fraud a class A misdemeanor unless the benefits wrongfully obtained or sought to be obtained is at least $1,000, in which case application insurance fraud is a class G felony.
Who sponsors DE SB 45?
Claire Snyder-Hall, Daniel B. Short, William J. Carson and 6 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 45, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
This bill adds a new crime of application insurance fraud under the criminal code to include fraudulent statements submitted in support of an application to obtain or renew insurance or made for purposes of obtaining a commission or other payment from an insurer. This bill makes application-related insurance fraud a class A misdemeanor unless the benefits wrongfully obtained or sought to be obtained is at least $1,000, in which case application insurance fraud is a class G felony.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Daniel B. Shortprimary
- William J. Carsonprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- David L. Wilsonprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- William Bushprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Nicole Poorecosponsor
- John "Jack" Walshcosponsor
- David L. Wilsoncosponsor
- Alonna Berrycosponsor
- William J. Carsoncosponsor
- Daniel B. Shortcosponsor
- Claire Snyder-Hallcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-24
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
passage
2026-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 11 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-11
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-10
Amendment SA 1 to SB 45 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2025-04-09
Amendment SA 1 to SB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-03-19
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-16
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
2/3
2026-06-10 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: other
- 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
3/4
2026-06-18 · pass · 41-0
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: yes
- 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
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