Criminal Mischief/Emergency Vehicles/Expand Definition
- Introduced Mar 5, 2024
- In committee Mar 5, 2024
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
This Act expands the crime of “criminal mischief” to include damaging an authorized emergency vehicle, defining them as vehicles of a fire department, fire company, police vehicles, ambulances, as well as vehicles used by a fire chief, chief engineer, or fire police officer of any duly organized fire company in performance of their duties. This Act also makes it a class E felony when the person intentionally damages an authorized emergency vehicle.
Every action
2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
- CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 11 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
- JR Jesse R. VanderwendeR Primary sponsor · District 35
- DB Daniel B. ShortR Joint sponsor · District 39
- DL David L. WilsonR Joint sponsor · District 18
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.