Superior Ct. Jurisdiction/Destructive Weapon Violations

What it does

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

This Act clarifies that the grant of exclusive jurisdiction to the Superior Court over violations of 11 Del C. § 1444 (possessing a destructive weapon), applies only to an adult defendant. Jurisdiction over minors remains with the Family Court.

Every action

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

1. May 12, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. May 20, 2026HouseNot Worked in Committee
3. Jun 17, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
4. Jun 18, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES
5. Jun 18, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
6. Jun 24, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
7. Jun 30, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
8. Sep 3, 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.

• CR Cyndie RomerD Primary sponsor · District 25
• MP Marie PinkneyD Joint sponsor · District 13