HB 96 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO THE DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GOVERNOR, AND OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES REGARDING UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS.

Summary
This Act requires the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust of the Department of Justice to submit a quarterly report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Office of Legislative Services detailing any request from a federal agency or entity for assistance from any State law enforcement agency related to any of the following: a. Information about the issuance of any driving privilege card from the Department of Transportation or Division of Motor Vehicles. b. Continuation or discontinuation of the Department of Education’s migrant education program and ensuring funding is set aside by the state in the event federal funding for migrant education is terminated. c. Stopping any individual based purely on suspicion of undocumented status. d. Assisting any federal immigration or law enforcement agency from any activity or operation in any school or church. e. School Resource Officer or constable assistance or participation in any federal law enforcement activity related to immigration. f. Dissemination of information about an undocumented student from the Department of Education and any Delaware school district. g. Release of information about an undocumented resident from the Department of Finance or Division of Revenue.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Jun 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

HA 1 to HB 96 HA 2 to HB 96 · 3 edits
MINOR
The amendment shifts the bill's focus from a general prohibition on reporting requests based solely on undocumented status to a specific mandate involving only three federal immigration agencies: ICE, USCIS, and CBP. It removes previous requirements to withhold personal identifying information and exempts human trafficking investigations from reporting rules. This change narrows the scope of the law to apply only to these specific agencies while eliminating protections for individual privacy and specific investigative exemptions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from a broad restriction on reporting requests for undocumented individuals to a specific requirement regarding only ICE, USCIS, and CBP.
ELIGIBILITY

Replaced a general ban on reporting requests based on undocumented status with a specific mandate to report only requests from ICE, USCIS, and CBP.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the requirement that reports must exclude the names or identifying information of individuals subject to the request.

Removed the exemption that prevented reporting requirements from applying to human trafficking investigations.

Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2025

How they voted

2114
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Jun 25, 2025
D Democratic26
21 Yea 2 Nay 3
80% Yea
R Republican14
12 Nay 2
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 25, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 14 NO 2 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 1 VACANT
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 96 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 96 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Not Worked in Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Not Worked in Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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