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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION.

DE · session 153 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 15, 2025

Latest action (Jul 14, 2025) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act expands the criminal offense of impersonating a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or fire officer to also prohibit impersonation of a federal officer. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform to the Legislative Drafting Manual and creates a definition of “law-enforcement official,” which includes all of the state officers already explicitly referenced in the statute, as well as federal officers.

Sponsors (11)

Action history (9)

  1. May 15, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. Jun 17, 2025 Amendment HA 1 to HB 152 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  3. Jun 17, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits · lower
  4. Jun 24, 2025 Amendment HA 1 to HB 152 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
  5. Jun 24, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT · lower
  6. Jun 24, 2025 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
  7. Jun 26, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
  8. Jun 30, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  9. Jul 14, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive

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