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HA1TOHB355 • 2025

This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.

This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Morrison
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Introduced and Placed With Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.

This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Morrison

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 355

AMEND House Bill No. 355 on line 20 by deleting “

shall be entitled to the following damages:

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “

may be entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 355 by deleting lines 21 through 24 in their entirety.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment removes "shall be entitled to the following damages" and removes the list thereafter from the Act and substitutes that language with "may be entitled to attorneys' fees and costs" to better reflect current Delaware practice and to provide the Court with more discretion in determining fees.