Bill Text: DE HB293 | 2025-2026 | 153rd General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Victims Compensation Assistance Program.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)

Status: (Passed) 2026-06-24 - Signed by Governor [HB293 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2025-HB293-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Morrison & Sen. Lockman & Sen. Pinkney
Reps. Osienski, Griffith, K. Johnson, Lambert, Wilson-Anton, Snyder-Hall, Berry, Bush, Cooke, Gorman, Romer, Harris; Sens. Sokola, Hansen, Hoffner, Cruce

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 293

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 9002, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 9002. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter:

(6) “Crime” means any of the following:

i. Any act that contains the characteristics of a hate crime as defined in § 1304 of this title.

SYNOPSIS

This Act adds any act that contains the characteristics of a hate crime to the definitions of crimes for the purposes of the Victims Compensation Assistance Program.