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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

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Simplifying the Definition of Law-Enforcement Agency

This amendment changes how Delaware law defines a 'law-enforcement agency' by replacing a long list with a shorter rule based on who employs officers.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a detailed list that named specific police departments and state offices.
  • Adds a new definition stating an agency is any government group that hires law-enforcement officers.
  • Links the term 'law-enforcement officer' to existing definitions found in Title 11 of the code.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Government agencies within Delaware
  • Lawmakers who write or interpret state laws

Terms To Know

law-enforcement agency
A government group that employs law-enforcement officers.
Title 11
The section of state laws where the definition for 'law-enforcement officer' is located.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This text only changes one specific definition and does not list other rules in House Bill No. 94.
  • The exact date this change becomes effective is not listed in the provided source material.

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.