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

HB 265: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSE REPORTING AND IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN CRIMES.

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 265 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSE REPORTING AND IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN CRIMES. Primary sponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), Sophie Phillips (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 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 provides limited immunity from prosecution for persons who seek to report a sexual offense. Under this Act a person who is a victim or witness or otherwise seeks law enforcement assistance in relation to a sexual offense may not be charged, arrested, or prosecuted, or issued a civil citation for low-level crimes relating to drug or alcohol use or possession. This Act also provides that a person’s probation or pretrial release status may not be revoked or changed based on an incident for which the person would receive the limited immunity from prosecution provided under this statute.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melanie Ross LevinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Sophie PhillipsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Bill BushCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Mara GormanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Debra HeffernanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Tizzy LockmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
DeShanna NealCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Cyndie RomerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Bryan TownsendCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Kim WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19

“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: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  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: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 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