Delaware 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 9 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 96 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO THE DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GOVERNOR, AND OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES REGARDING UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS.

Last action — Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    11 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

This Act requires the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust of the Department of Justice to submit a quarterly report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Office of Legislative Services detailing any request from a federal agency or entity for assistance from any State law enforcement agency related to any of the following: a. Information about the issuance of any driving privilege card from the Department of Transportation or Division of Motor Vehicles. b. Continuation or discontinuation of the Department of Education’s migrant education program and ensuring funding is set aside by the state in the event federal funding for migrant education is terminated. c. Stopping any individual based purely on suspicion of undocumented status. d. Assisting any federal immigration or law enforcement agency from any activity or operation in any school or church. e. School Resource Officer or constable assistance or participation in any federal law enforcement activity related to immigration. f. Dissemination of information about an undocumented student from the Department of Education and any Delaware school district. g. Release of information about an undocumented resident from the Department of Finance or Division of Revenue.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

48 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 96 changes the reporting requirements for state law enforcement agencies. It now states that reports related to stopping individuals based solely on suspicion of undocumented status are only necessary if there is a finding that such activity is occurring. It also specifies that reports should exclude personal identifying information and clarifies that these reporting requirements do not apply to human trafficking investigations. Additionally, the Department of Justice is required to create regulations or guidelines to implement these reporting provisions.

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Lynn HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
Lynn & Rep.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Ortega & Sen.
96 AMEND House Bill No.
Hoffner & Sen.
96 on line 13 by deleting “status.” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “status, where there is a finding such activity is occurring.”.
Pinkney Reps.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Burns, K.
96 by inserting the following after line 21:
Johnson, Morrison, Neal, Phillips, Snyder-Hall, Wilson-Anton, Gorman, Lambert HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
“(6) The report required under paragraph (a)(5) of this section must not contain the name or identifying information of any individuals subject to the request for assistance.
96 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO THE DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GOVERNOR, AND OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES REGARDING UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS.
(7) The requirements of paragraph (a)(5) of this section do not apply to any investigation of human trafficking.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
(8) The Department of Justice must promulgate regulations or an instructional memorandum to state agencies to effectuate the provisions of reporting under paragraph (a)(5) of this section.”.
Section 1.
SYNOPSIS This Amendment does the following:
Amend § 2553, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
1) Makes reports of requests for assistance from any State law enforcement agency related to stopping any individual based purely on suspicion of undocumented status only required if there is a finding that such activity is occurring.
§ 2553.
2) Add the provisions that reports under this Act are not required in investigations of human trafficking.
Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust;
3) Provides that personal identifying information of any subject of the request should not be provided.
powers and duties.
4) The Department of Justice must promulgate regulations or an instructional memorandum to state agencies to effectuate the reporting requirements of the Act.
(a) The Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust shall do all of the following:
(5) Provide a quarterly report to the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives for distribution to all members, the Secretary of the Senate for distribution to all members, the Governor, and the Director and Librarian of the Office of Legislative Services, detailing any request from a federal agency, federal entity, or entity holding itself out as a federal agency or entity, for assistance from any State law enforcement agency related to any of the following:
a.
Information about the issuance of any driving privilege card from the Department of Transportation or Division of Motor Vehicles.
b.
Continuation or discontinuation of the Department of Education’s migrant education program and ensuring funding is set aside by the state in the event federal funding for migrant education is terminated.
c.
Stopping any individual based purely on suspicion of undocumented status.
d.
Assisting any federal immigration or law enforcement agency from any activity or operation in any school or church.
e.
School Resource Officer or constable assistance or participation in any federal law enforcement activity related to immigration.
f.
Dissemination of information about an undocumented student from the Department of Education and any Delaware school district.
g.
Release of information about an undocumented resident from the Department of Finance or Division of Revenue.
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03/27/2025 10:19 AM SYNOPSIS This Act requires the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust of the Department of Justice to submit a quarterly report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Office of Legislative Services detailing any request from a federal agency or entity for assistance from any State law enforcement agency related to any of the following:
a.
Information about the issuance of any driving privilege card from the Department of Transportation or Division of Motor Vehicles.
b.
Continuation or discontinuation of the Department of Education’s migrant education program and ensuring funding is set aside by the state in the event federal funding for migrant education is terminated.
c.
Stopping any individual based purely on suspicion of undocumented status.
d.
Assisting any federal immigration or law enforcement agency from any activity or operation in any school or church.
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School Resource Officer or constable assistance or participation in any federal law enforcement activity related to immigration.
f.
Dissemination of information about an undocumented student from the Department of Education and any Delaware school district.
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Release of information about an undocumented resident from the Department of Finance or Division of Revenue.
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Action History

  1. Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 14 NO 2 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 1 VACANT

  3. Amendment HA 2 to HB 96 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  4. Amendment HA 1 to HB 96 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  6. Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  7. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits

  8. Not Worked in Committee

  9. Not Worked in Committee

  10. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sponsors

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11 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 51 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (51)

51 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 21 Yea · 14 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 21203
Republican 01202
Total 211405
% of votes cast 53%35%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic Yea
Cyndie Romer Democratic Nay
DeShanna U Neal Democratic Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Not Voting
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Not Voting
Josue O Ortega Democratic Yea
Kamela T Smith Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic Nay
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Mara Gorman Democratic Yea
Melanie Ross Levin Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Sophie Phillips Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Not Voting
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Nay
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Not Voting
Daniel B. Short Republican Nay
Jeff Hilovsky Republican Nay
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Not Voting
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Nay
Kevin S Hensley Republican Nay
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Nay
Michael F. Smith Republican Nay
Richard G. Collins Republican Nay
Ronald E. Gray Republican Nay
Shannon Morris Republican Nay
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Nay
Valerie Jones Giltner Republican Nay

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Subjects

immigration civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 96 do?
This Act requires the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust of the Department of Justice to submit a quarterly report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Office of Legislative Services detailing any request from a federal agency or entity for assistance from any State law enforcement agency related to any of the following: a. Information about the issuance of any driving privilege card from the Department of Transportation or Division of Motor Vehicles. b. Continuation or discontinuation of the Department of Education’s migrant education program and ensuring funding is set aside by the state in the event federal funding for migrant education is terminated. c. Stopping any individual based purely on suspicion of undocumented status. d. Assisting any federal immigration or law enforcement agency from any activity or operation in any school or church. e. School Resource Officer or constable assistance or participation in any federal law enforcement activity related to immigration. f. Dissemination of information about an undocumented student from the Department of Education and any Delaware school district. g. Release of information about an undocumented resident from the Department of Finance or Division of Revenue.
Who sponsors HB 96?
HB 96 is sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Mara Gorman (Democratic), Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), Josue O Ortega (Democratic), and Sean M. Lynn (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 96?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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