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SB232 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
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 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
  • This Act increases for the crime of criminal mischief to a class F felony when the person intentionally causes damage to an authorized emergency vehicle resulting in a pecuniary loss of $5,000 or more or in the authorized emergency vehicle becoming temporarily unable to be used to respond to an emergency.
  • This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 232 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 32 YES 9 NO

  3. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Suspension of Rules in Senate

  4. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  5. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 232 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  6. 2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

  7. 2026-04-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

  8. 2026-03-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT

  9. 2026-03-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  10. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
This Act increases for the crime of criminal mischief to a class F felony when the person intentionally causes damage to an authorized emergency vehicle resulting in a pecuniary loss of $5,000 or more or in the authorized emergency vehicle becoming temporarily unable to be used to respond to an emergency.

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.