Delaware · House Bill 151 · 152nd General Assembly

PFA/Add Intentional Restriction/Economic Resources

HB 151 Sponsored by Eric Morrison Became law

  1. Introduced May 11, 2023
  2. In committee May 11, 2023
  3. Passed the House Jun 22, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 29, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 21, 2023

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act expressly adds the intentional restriction of another adult’s access to economic resources resulting in a loss of financial autonomy to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings. This Act also specifies that tangible property of the petitioner includes legal documents belonging to the petitioner. In addition, this Act codifies the existing practice of Family Court to allow relief by ordering respondents to return specific legal documents. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
  2. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 151 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits, 3 Unfavorable · House Judiciary
  4. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 151 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  5. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable · Senate Judiciary
  8. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  9. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 40–0
Jun 22, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 25 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Absent · 1

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (2/3 required) · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Jun 29, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 17 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 20 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.