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HB323 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Osienski
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
Lieu/Substituted 4/14/26
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.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
  • This Act makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under Chapter 83 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub.
  • L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information.
  • The Department of Finance applied for federal “Rap Back” reporting and was denied, so the unacceptable language is being eliminated to facilitate access.

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. 2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 323 - Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  2. 2026-04-23 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 323 - Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT

  3. 2026-04-23 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 323 - Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

  4. 2026-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 323 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

  5. 2026-04-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 323

  6. 2026-03-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
This Act makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under Chapter 83 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information. The Department of Finance applied for federal “Rap Back” reporting and was denied, so the unacceptable language is being eliminated to facilitate access.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Osienski & Sen. Poore

Sens. Hoffner, Pettyjohn, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 323

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 8320, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8320. Criminal background checks.

(b) Any current or prospective contractor

or third party

of the Department, or any counterparty to an information exchange agreement with the Department,

that requires or may require access to

sensitive or confidential

Department systems, facilities, or data may be required by the Secretary to submit to a criminal background check.

(e) If a current

employee, contractor, or third party

employee or contractor

obtains a background check under this section, the State Bureau of Identification must provide all of the following to the Department:

SYNOPSIS

This Act makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under Chapter 83 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information. The Department of Finance applied for federal “Rap Back” reporting and was denied, so the unacceptable language is being eliminated to facilitate access.