DE HB152 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 21 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-29 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 21 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-29 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
In a case of first impression, the Superior Court ruled, contrary to "common knowledge" of Delaware Criminal laws, that criminal impersonation requires proof that a real person (a human being who has been born and is alive) has been impersonated; in other words, one cannot impersonate a fictitious person. Evans v. State, Del. Super., June 5, 2019. This Act provides that criminal impersonation occurs when one impersonates a real or fictitious person.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Impersonation.
Sponsors
| Rep. Stephen Smyk [R] | Sen. Bruce Ennis [D] | Sen. David Wilson [R] | Rep. Paul Baumbach [D] |
| Rep. William Bush [D] | Rep. Daniel Short [R] | Rep. Michael Smith [R] |
Roll Calls
2022-06-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-29 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits | |
| 2022-06-21 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate | |
| 2022-06-21 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| 2022-05-03 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits | |
| 2021-04-15 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
