Bill Commons

DE SB 82

enacted

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

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 82 pass?

Yes. DE SB 82 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-20): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 82 about?

This Act changes the period of time for which relief may be granted under a lethal violence protective order from 1 year to 5 years. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE SB 82?

Cyndie Romer, Spiros Mantzavinos, Mara Gorman and 1 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 82, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

This Act changes the period of time for which relief may be granted under a lethal violence protective order from 1 year to 5 years. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-08-20 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • S. Elizabeth Lockmanprimary
  • Larry Lambertcosponsor
  • Cyndie Romercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-20

    Signed by Governor

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  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 VACANT

    passage

  3. 2025-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-05-20

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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  5. 2025-05-15

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

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  6. 2025-05-15

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 82 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

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  7. 2025-05-14

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 82 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

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  8. 2025-04-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

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  9. 2025-04-03

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-05-15 · pass · 15-6

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: no
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: no
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: no
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: no
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: no
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: no
  • SM

    2025-06-30 · pass · 38-2

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: no
    • 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: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes

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