Delaware House Bill 78

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: Passed on September 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-11 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act updates the definition of a catalytic converter and limits the purchase or sale of a catalytic converter to a licensed automotive recycler or licensed scrap metal processor, and their respective employees and agents. The Act prohibits minors from selling catalytic converters. The Act specifies the amount of time the catalytic converter must be held before sale as well as what contact information must be obtained from the purchaser and seller as well as identification information on the catalytic converter and requires the information be maintained for 1 year. The Act places a 48 hour hold on payments and limits payment form to checks and limits the time of day and location for the sale of a catalytic converter. The Act requires the licensed sellers to make the purchasers and sellers contact information available to the police. This Act makes a catalytic converter, in violation of this chapter, considered contraband and, possession thereof, subject to seizure and forfeiture. This Act is for the purpose of regulating the purchase and sale of catalytic converters and for the purpose of assisting law enforcement in response to the high level of catalytic converter theft that has occurred in Delaware. This Act also makes technical changes to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

An Act To Amend Title 21 And Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Catalytic Converters.

Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]
Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]
Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2023-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-11		Signed by Governor
2023-06-30		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-06-27		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-06-27		Amendment SA 2 to HB 78 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-06-27		Amendment SA 1 to HB 78 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-06-26		Amendment SA 2 to HB 78 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-13		Amendment SA 1 to HB 78 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-05-03		Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2023-04-06		Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
2023-04-06		Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
2023-04-06		Amendment HA 2 to HB 78 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2023-04-06		Amendment HA 1 to HB 78 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2023-04-06		Amendment HA 2 to HB 78 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-03-30		Amendment HA 1 to HB 78 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-03-28		Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2023-03-07		Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

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