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

HB 150: AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CIVIL 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 150 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on March 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CIVIL ARRESTS. Primary sponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), Laura Sturgeon (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 3, 2026): 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 prohibits civil arrests from being made in courthouses or Department of Labor Offices where the Delaware Industrial Accident Board conducts hearings. The prohibition does not apply where there is a judicial order authorizing the civil arrest or where the law enforcement officer seeking to make the civil arrest has provided the court or administrative body with detailed advance notice regarding the proposed arrest. This Substitute differs from the original House Bill No. 150 in that it adds locations and proceedings related to the Delaware Industrial Accident Board to the prohibition and incorporates changes made by House Amendment No. 2 into the body of the bill.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mara GormanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Laura SturgeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Nnamdi ChukwuochaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Tizzy LockmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Cyndie RomerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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: 18 YES 1 NO 2 NOT VOTING
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 13 NO 3 ABSENT
  6. Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  7. Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  8. was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 150

Sources

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