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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 142: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARRESTS.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 142 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on May 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARRESTS. Primary sponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act eliminates authorization for a warrantless arrest by a private person in the case of an individual accused in the courts of another state of a felony. It also strikes a provision relating to the authority of an officer to command assistance in making arrests based on charges in another state. This bill is a successor to House Bill No. 76.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mara GormanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Dave LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Sean LynnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 12 NO 5 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source