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

HB 268: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ASSAULT.

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 268 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ASSAULT. Primary sponsor: Ed Osienski (Democratic), Kerri Harris (Democratic), Jack Walsh (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 23, 2026): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

This Act elevates the charge for assaulting a postal worker acting in the lawful performance of duty from assault in the third degree to assault in the second degree.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Kerri HarrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Jack WalshPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Stephanie BoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Bryant RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Kam SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Kim WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Lyndon YearickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“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 3 ABSENT
  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: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sources

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