Delaware · Senate Bill 91 · 152nd General Assembly

Wiretapping/Electronic Surveillance/Updates

SB 91 Sponsored by Kyle Evans Gay Became law

  1. Introduced Apr 19, 2023
  2. In committee Apr 19, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate May 9, 2023
  4. Passed the House Jun 21, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 11, 2023

What it does

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

Delaware law on the application to an authorized judge for the intercept of wire communications was written prior to the creation of the statutory divisions of Family, Fraud and Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights and Public Trust, within the Delaware Department of Justice. This would allow for the divisions leading, for example, sensitive fraud, public corruption, white collar, civil rights and hate crimes…

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Delaware law on the application to an authorized judge for the intercept of wire communications was written prior to the creation of the statutory divisions of Family, Fraud and Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights and Public Trust, within the Delaware Department of Justice. This would allow for the divisions leading, for example, sensitive fraud, public corruption, white collar, civil rights and hate crimes investigations to apply to the Superior Court for wire intercepts, and further makes clear that such investigations fall within the purview of the electronic surveillance chapter. Human trafficking is already included in the statute, but its investigations and prosecutions now fall under the jurisdiction of the Family Division.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO20–1 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT38–1 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

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

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO · Full Senate

Passed 20–1
May 9, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 1
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

No · 1

Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 38–1
Jun 21, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 1 Not voting 2
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

No · 1

Absent · 2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 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.