HB 168 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SENTENCING.

Summary

This Act makes it a class G felony if a person breaches a no contact provision of the person's sentencing order, where the sentence was for 1 or more felonies. This Act also makes it a class A misdemeanor if a person breaches a no contact provision of the person's sentencing order, where the sentence was for 1 or more misdemeanors and no felonies.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 15, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

HA 1 to HB 168 → Bill Text · 2 edits

MINOR

The final enacted text of HB 168 does not include the exclusive Superior Court jurisdiction provision that was proposed in House Amendment No. 1. The amendment, which would have added a subsection (c) granting the Superior Court sole authority over violations of the section, was not adopted. The bill as enacted contains only the criminal penalty provisions for breaching no contact sentencing orders.

ENFORCEMENT

The proposed subsection (c) giving the Superior Court exclusive jurisdiction over violations of the noncompliance section was not included in the final bill text. Violations will be handled under normal court jurisdiction rules rather than being reserved exclusively to the Superior Court.

TECHNICAL

Additional cosponsors were added (Sen. Poore, Reps. Gorman, Hilovsky, K. Williams; Sens. Buckson, Cruce, Hansen) and the document was reclassified from a House Amendment to the final enacted Bill Text.

Floor votes · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

38–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jun 26, 2025

D Democratic26

25 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

R Republican14

13 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

Amendment SA 1 to HB 168 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Jun 26, 2025

Introduced

Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

lower

Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment HA 1 to HB 168 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

lower

Jun 26, 2025

Introduced

Amendment HA 1 to HB 168 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

lower

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors