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HA1TOHS2FORHB94 • 2025

This House Amendment to House Substitute No.

This House Amendment to House Substitute No.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Harris
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Passed 4/16/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about the specific impacts of the bill on law enforcement operations or its broader legal implications.

Simplifying Law-Enforcement Agency Definition

This amendment changes how 'law-enforcement agency' is defined by referring to 'law-enforcement officer', which is already explained in another part of the law.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the definition of 'law-enforcement agency'.
  • Refers to a general term, 'law-enforcement officer', for defining what counts as a law-enforcement agency.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work in or interact with law enforcement agencies.
  • Lawmakers and legal experts who use the definition of 'law-enforcement agency'.

Terms To Know

Law-enforcement officer
A person working for a government agency to enforce laws.
General definitions section
The part of the law that explains common terms used throughout the legal text.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not list specific agencies anymore, but refers to them as those employing 'law-enforcement officers'.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2026-04-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

This House Amendment to House Substitute No. 2 for House Bill No. 94 simplifies the definition of “law-enforcement agency” by referencing “law-enforcement officer” a term that is defined in the general definitions section of Title 11.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Harris

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 2

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 94

AMEND House Substitute No. 2 for House Bill No. 94 by deleting lines 21 through 28 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

“law-enforcement agency” means the Delaware State Police, the Wilmington City Police Department, the New Castle County Police, the University of Delaware Police Division, the Delaware State University Police Department, the police force established by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, the police department, bureau of police, or police force of any incorporated municipality, city, or town within this State, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the Delaware Capitol Police, Probation and Parole Office of the Department of Correction, Probation and Parole of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, State Fire Marshal, the Department of Justice, the State Police Drug Diversion Unit, or the State Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement.

(4) “Law-enforcement agency” means a government agency that employs law-enforcement officers.

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SYNOPSIS

This House Amendment to House Substitute No. 2 for House Bill No. 94 simplifies the definition of “law-enforcement agency” by referencing “law-enforcement officer” a term that is defined in the general definitions section of Title 11.