SB 45 DE Became Law
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.
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Summary
This bill adds a new crime of application insurance fraud under the criminal code to include fraudulent statements submitted in support of an application to obtain or renew insurance or made for purposes of obtaining a commission or other payment from an insurer. This bill makes application-related insurance fraud a class A misdemeanor unless the benefits wrongfully obtained or sought to be obtained is at least $1,000, in which case application insurance fraud is a class G felony.
Sponsors (9)
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
- William Bush Democratic · primary
- Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
- John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
- David L. Wilson Republican · primary
- Stell Parker Selby · primary
- William J. Carson Democratic · primary
- Daniel B. Short Republican · primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
Action history (9)
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · upper
- Mar 19, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · upper
- Apr 9, 2025 Amendment SA 1 to SB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · upper
- Jun 10, 2026 Amendment SA 1 to SB 45 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT · upper
- Jun 10, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
- Jun 11, 2026 Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · lower
- Jun 16, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 11 On Its Merits · lower
- Jun 18, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 Signed by Governor · executive
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