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

HB 75: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL CLAIMS BASED ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.

Passed both chambers 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 75 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL CLAIMS BASED ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR. Primary sponsor: Tim Dukes (Republican), Krista Griffith (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2026): Stricken in House.

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.

A victim of child sexual abuse that occurred in this State who has been barred from filing suit against the victim’s abuser by virtue of the expiration of a former civil statute of limitations are permitted to file these claims in the Superior Court of this state at any time. This is intended to apply retroactively.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim DukesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Krista GriffithPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Melissa Minor-BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Nicole PoorePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Mara GormanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Gerald HockerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Trey ParadeeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Brian PettyjohnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Sophie PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Charles PostlesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Cyndie RomerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Bryan ShupeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. Stricken in House
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  3. Amendment SA 3 to HB 75 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT
  4. Amendment SA 2 to HB 75 - Stricken in Senate
  5. Amendment SA 3 to HB 75 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  6. Amendment SA 2 to HB 75 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  7. Amendment SA 1 to HB 75 - Stricken in Senate
  8. Amendment SA 1 to HB 75 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  9. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
  10. Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
  11. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
  12. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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