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HB 152 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

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

Summary
In a case of first impression, the Superior Court ruled, contrary to "common knowledge" of Delaware Criminal laws, that criminal impersonation requires proof that a real person (a human being who has been born and is alive) has been impersonated; in other words, one cannot impersonate a fictitious person. Evans v. State, Del. Super., June 5, 2019. This Act provides that criminal impersonation occurs when one impersonates a real or fictitious person.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Last action Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 21, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 21, 2022
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22