HB 134

Delaware House bill in Session 153.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2026.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.

Bill ID DE-153-HB-134

Session 153

Status in_committee

Committee Judiciary

House in_committee 2026-01-21

Criminal Justice

Summary

This Bill updates Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to animal cruelty. After 2 misdemeanor violations of this section, currently class A misdemeanors, all further violations are to be upgraded to class F felonies. Also, after the first felony violation of the statute, currently a class F felony, which involves intentionally killing or causing serious injury to any animal in violation of the statute, all further violations are to be upgraded to class E felonies. Also, any person convicted of a felony violation a second time shall be prohibited from owning or possessing any animal for the remainder of their life without exception.

Sponsor

Spiegelman

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-05-06	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-21	Status	in_committee
2026-01-21	Latest Action	Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits

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