HB 276

Delaware House bill in Session 153.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 6, 2026.

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

Bill ID DE-153-HB-276

Session 153

Status in_committee

Committee Judiciary

House in_committee 2026-05-06

Criminal Justice

Summary

This Act permits the value of items stolen at separate times to be grouped and prosecuted as one charge, if the thefts were part of a pattern. It also allows the occurrence of an act in one jurisdiction to be used as evidence of a pattern being charged in another jurisdiction. This Act also makes technical corrections to existing law to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Sponsor

Cooke

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-21	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-05-06	Status	in_committee
2026-05-06	Latest Action	Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits

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