Delaware 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 8 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROBATION AND SENTENCING PROCEDURES.

Last action — Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 8, and Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    16 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 8. Like Senate Bill No. 8, this Act codifies the standard conditions of probation to be used by the courts and the Department of Correction. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 8 by doing all of the following: (1) Making clear that an individual on probation who is a person prohibited under § 1448 of Title 11 of the Delaware Code may not own, possess, or be in control of a firearm or deadly weapon. (2) Making a technical correction. (3) Adding additional standard conditions requiring the individual on probation to not possess or consume a controlled substance, to be subject to testing for a controlled substance, and to comply with a curfew established by the individual’s probation and parole officer.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 8, and Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on

Sponsors (16)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (46)

46 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 8 do?
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 8. Like Senate Bill No. 8, this Act codifies the standard conditions of probation to be used by the courts and the Department of Correction. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 8 by doing all of the following: (1) Making clear that an individual on probation who is a person prohibited under § 1448 of Title 11 of the Delaware Code may not own, possess, or be in control of a firearm or deadly weapon. (2) Making a technical correction. (3) Adding additional standard conditions requiring the individual on probation to not possess or consume a controlled substance, to be subject to testing for a controlled substance, and to comply with a curfew established by the individual’s probation and parole officer.
Who sponsors SB 8?
SB 8 is sponsored by Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Mara Gorman (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Josue O Ortega (Democratic), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Cyndie Romer (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), and Marie Pinkney (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 8?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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