Vulnerable Adult/Endangering Welfare/Create/Criminal Offense
- Introduced Apr 3, 2025
- In committee Apr 3, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
This Act creates the criminal offense of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult. A person found guilty of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly.
Every action
1 step, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.
- RH Russell HuxtableD Primary sponsor · District 6
- KG Krista GriffithD Joint sponsor · District 12
All 3 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.