DE HB91 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on February 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on February 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
This Act creates a new offense of Aggravated Criminal Mischief with enhanced penalties (class D felony) applicable when an individual knowingly damages or tampers with critical utility infrastructure intending to disrupt utility services. In recent years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI have issued repeated warnings about domestic terrorists and extremist groups targeting critical utility infrastructure. Bulletins issued through DHS National Terrorism Advisory System in 2022 warned of a heightened threat environment based, in part, on continued calls for violence directed at U.S. critical infrastructure. Physical and computerized attacks on electric utility equipment have reached a 10-year high in 2022. Recent attacks in Washington and North Carolina have caused substantial outages and damage to the power grids in both states.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Offenses Involving Property.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-06-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-02-28 | Signed by Governor | |
2024-01-23 | Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT | |
2023-06-28 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT | |
2023-06-28 | Amendment SA 1 to HB 91 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT | |
2023-06-28 | Amendment SA 1 to HB 91 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
2023-05-10 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits | |
2023-04-25 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate | |
2023-04-25 | Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT | |
2023-04-25 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 91 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
2023-04-04 | Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable | |
2023-03-24 | Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House |