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SCR130 • 2025

EXTENDING THE RETAIL CRIME PREVENTION TASK FORCE.

EXTENDING THE RETAIL CRIME PREVENTION TASK FORCE.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Townsend
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Passed 1/28/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about what additional time is needed for, nor does it specify if this extension will lead to changes in handling or preventing retail crimes.

Extending the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force

This resolution extends the time that the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force can operate and sets a new deadline for their final report until May 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Stretches out the period during which the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force can continue its work until May 1, 2026.
  • Sets a new deadline of May 1, 2026, for the Task Force to submit their final report.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Retail Crime Prevention Task Force
  • People involved in compiling and reviewing the Task Force's report

Terms To Know

Retail Crime Prevention Task Force
A group set up to study retail crime issues and make recommendations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify what the new report will include beyond the original directive.
  • It is unclear if this extension will lead to any changes in how retail crimes are handled or prevented.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  3. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

EXTENDING THE RETAIL CRIME PREVENTION TASK FORCE.
This Concurrent Resolution extends the existence of the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force (Task Force) and the deadline for the Task Force’s final report until May 1, 2026.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Townsend & Rep. Romer

Rep. Kamela Smith

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130

EXTENDING THE RETAIL CRIME PREVENTION TASK FORCE.

WHEREAS, the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force (Task Force) was established on January 29, 2025, by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12 of 153rd General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the Task Force was directed to compile a final report containing a summary of the Task Force’s work regarding the issues assigned to it under SCR 12, including any findings and recommendations, and submit the report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Director and Librarian of Legislative Services no later than March 1, 2026; and

WHEREAS, SCR 12 directed the Task Force to study and report its findings and recommendations on 6 areas related to the impacts of retail crime, opportunities to improve responses to retail crime, and to address the drivers of retail crime; and

WHEREAS, the Task Force has determined that additional time is necessary to fulfill this directive.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the existence of the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force (Task Force), created by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12 of 153rd General Assembly, is extended until the submission of the final report.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the co-chairs of the Task Force must submit the final report assigned under SCR 12 no later than May 1, 2026.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution extends the existence of the Retail Crime Prevention Task Force (Task Force) and the deadline for the Task Force’s final report until May 1, 2026.

Author: Senator Townsend