HB 218 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INTERPERSONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE MILITARY.

Summary
This Act requires that the court consider the existence of a military protective order as a factor in favor of granting an emergency protective order or a temporary sexual violence protective order. It further requires that a law-enforcement officer notify the agency that entered a military protective order against an individual, if the law-enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the individual violated the military protective order.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Governor
Introduced Jun 12, 2026 Last action Jul 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2026 · House Jun 16, 2026

How they voted

200
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jul 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 16, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 12, 2026
Introduced
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 218
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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