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

HB 152: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION.

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 152 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on May 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION. Primary sponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Tizzy Lockman (Democratic), Gerald Hocker (Republican), Russ Huxtable (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), 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 expands the criminal offense of impersonating a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or fire officer to also prohibit impersonation of a federal officer. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform to the Legislative Drafting Manual and creates a definition of “law-enforcement official,” which includes all of the state officers already explicitly referenced in the statute, as well as federal officers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mara GormanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Melissa Minor-BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Tizzy LockmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Gerald HockerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Russ HuxtablePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Brian PettyjohnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Stephanie BoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
DeShanna NealCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Sophie PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8

“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 (Executive) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
  6. Amendment HA 1 to HB 152 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  7. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits
  8. Amendment HA 1 to HB 152 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  9. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sources

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