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

HB 151: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DETENTION FACILITIES.

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 151 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on April 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DETENTION FACILITIES. Primary sponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), Ray Seigfried (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 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.

House Substitute No. 2 for House Bill No. 151 prohibits the State, a unit of local government, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, from doing the following with respect to a detention facility owned, managed, or operated by a private entity: (1) Enter into an agreement of any kind for the detention of an individual with; (2) Pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray in any way any cost related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of; (3) Receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of an individual in; (4) Give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of. This House Substitute is different from House Bill No. 151 in the following ways: (1) It adds an exemption that excludes Residential Alternative to Detention facilities from the definition of a private detention facility. (2) It exempts facilities that house a program to provide services in a nonsecure residential setting for juveniles under the jurisdiction of Family Court from the definition of a private detention facility. It also provides a definition of “nonsecure residential setting”. The exemption for nonsecure residential settings for juveniles sunsets on February 1, 2028. This Substitute makes technical corrections to Section 3 of House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 151.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mara GormanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Ray SeigfriedPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Debra HeffernanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sophie PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Cyndie RomerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
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: 21 YES
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 13 NO
  6. was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 151

Sources

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