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HA1TOHB306 • 2025

This Amendment to House Bill No.

This Amendment to House Bill No.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Romer
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Passed 5/5/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on enforcement or consequences for non-compliance, leaving these aspects unclear.

Safe Harbor for Computer Interactions

This amendment to House Bill No. 306 provides protection for people who use computers during interactions by requiring them to clearly state at the start that they are talking to a computer, not a human.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new part (b) to an existing section in House Bill No. 306.
  • Defines when someone is following the rules during interactions with computers by stating clearly at the beginning that it's a computer interaction.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use computers for interactions
  • Anyone involved in sessions where computers are used

Terms To Know

Safe Harbor
A protection that keeps people from breaking the law if they follow certain rules.
Interactive session
A time when someone uses a computer to talk or work with others.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not explain what happens if someone does not follow this rule.
  • Does not specify how often these interactions must happen for the rule to apply.
  • Does not mention who enforces this new part of the law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to House Bill No. 306 provides a safe harbor, which provides that a person is not in violation of the Act if, at the beginning of each interactive session, the person states, in a clear and conspicuous manner, “You are interacting with a computer, not a human.”

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Romer

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 306

AMEND House Bill No. 306 on line 30 by inserting “

(a)

” before “

It

” therein.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 306 after line 38 and before line 39 by inserting the following:

“

(b) A person is in compliance with this section, if at the beginning of each interactive session, the person states, in a clear and conspicuous manner, “You are interacting with a computer, not a human.”

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to House Bill No. 306 provides a safe harbor, which provides that a person is not in violation of the Act if, at the beginning of each interactive session, the person states, in a clear and conspicuous manner, “You are interacting with a computer, not a human.”