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SB284 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-24
Official status
SS 1 for SB 284 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
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 PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS.
  • This Act makes it a crime for any person to either cross a marked barrier established by a first responder, or, after receiving a warning not to approach from a first responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, to violate the warning and approach or remain within 25 feet of the first responder, with the intent to do any of the following: (1) Impede or interfere with the first responder’s ability to perform the first responder’s legal duty.
  • (2) Threaten the first responder with physical injury, serious physical injury, or death.
  • (3) Harass the first responder.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 284 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  2. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 284

  3. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 284 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  4. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 284 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  5. 2026-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-04-21 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 PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS.
This Act makes it a crime for any person to either cross a marked barrier established by a first responder, or, after receiving a warning not to approach from a first responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, to violate the warning and approach or remain within 25 feet of the first responder, with the intent to do any of the following:
(1) Impede or interfere with the first responder’s ability to perform the first responder’s legal duty.
(2) Threaten the first responder with physical injury, serious physical injury, or death.
(3) Harass the first responder.

For purposes of this Act, a first responder means a law-enforcement officer, volunteer or paid firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or fire police officer.