AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT BY IMPERSONATION OF A FAMILY MEMBER.
Summary
This Act increases the penalty when an individual commits theft by impersonating a family member of the victim. A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned for not less than 60 days. The minimum sentence under this section may not be suspended.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2026
Last action Jun 23, 2026
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Bill Text
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MODERATE
The final bill text of HB 326 retains a mandatory minimum 60-day prison sentence (non-suspendable) for theft by impersonation of a family member, rejecting the House Amendment that would have removed all sentencing requirements and left them to judicial discretion. The final version also adds full restitution as a mandatory requirement upon conviction.
ENFORCEMENT
The House Amendment had proposed deleting the mandatory minimum sentence and sentencing provisions entirely, leaving punishment to court discretion. The final bill text instead keeps a mandatory minimum of 60 days imprisonment that cannot be suspended.
REQUIREMENT
The final bill requires the sentencing judge to order full restitution to the victim for any monetary losses suffered upon conviction.
The final bill requires the judge to consider imposing community service and, if the offender is a minor, an appropriate curfew as part of sentencing.
SCOPE
Additional cosponsors were added: Sen. Hoffner joined Rep. Morrison as primary sponsors, with additional support from Reps. Griffith, Romer, Harris, and Sen. Hocker.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 23, 2026 · House May 5, 2026
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 23, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 2 NO 6 ABSENT
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 326 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 326 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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