Delaware · House Bill 74 · 152nd General Assembly

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE.

HB 74 Sponsored by Eric Morrison Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 2, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act abrogates the privilege between priest and penitent in a sacramental confession relating to child abuse and neglect. It requires priests to report child abuse and neglect or to give or accept evidence in a judicial proceeding relating to child abuse or neglect.

Every action

1 step, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 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.