Stalking/Course of Conduct/Expand Definition

What it does

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

This Act expands the definition of a “course of conduct” in the stalking statute and also provides that if the court finds as a matter of law that acts subject to this statute are in fact constitutionally protected activities, then all evidence associated with those activities must be excluded. This Act raises stalking under § 1312(c) from a class F to a class D felony. And also raises stalking under § 1312 (b) from a class G to a class E felony. 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. Jun 5, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. Jun 11, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
3. Jun 24, 2025HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 197 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. Jun 30, 2025HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 197 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
5. Jun 30, 2025HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT37–1 vote
6. Jul 1, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
7. Jan 21, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
8. May 5, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
9. May 21, 2026GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

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

Sponsors

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

• KG Krista GriffithD Primary sponsor · District 12
• LV Laura V. SturgeonD Joint sponsor · District 4