republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/149/hb-103.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD	The Act amends Section 916 of Title 11 of the Code so that the statutory penalties for the crime of home improvement fraud increase as the amount of the loss to the victim increases, using the same scale applicable to Theft under Section 841 of Title 11 and New Home Construction Fraud under Section 917 of Title 11. Like Theft under Section 841 of Title 11, the amendment also provides for an increase in the level of the offense for amounts under $50,000 where the victim is 62 years of age or older or an "adult who is impaired" or a "person with a disability" as defined in the Code. The Act also amends the definition of "home improvement contract" to provide that a victim's payment can be in any form, not just money, and to clarify that a "home improvement contract" includes all agreements for labor, services and materials to be furnished and performed under the home improvement contract.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	149	HB 103	Delaware HB 103 (149)	bill		enacted	Andria L. Bennett Charles Potter Jr. Deborah Hudson Gregory F. Lavelle Kimberly Williams Nicole Poore Sean Matthews Stephen Smyk	1	7	2	2017-03-30	2018-05-09	openstates	ocd-bill/33ff9108-0d77-4d67-bb9c-4f155953eb54	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25579	206a026df169a3c3bf7c0e160695f9b56e519d0110032c5a3ce7c928d7fa2e63	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 103 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD

The Act amends Section 916 of Title 11 of the Code so that the statutory penalties for the crime of home improvement fraud increase as the amount of the loss to the victim increases, using the same scale applicable to Theft under Section 841 of Title 11 and New Home Construction Fraud under Section 917 of Title 11. Like Theft under Section 841 of Title 11, the amendment also provides for an increase in the level of the offense for amounts under $50,000 where the victim is 62 years of age or older or an "adult who is impaired" or a "person with a disability" as defined in the Code. The Act also amends the definition of "home improvement contract" to provide that a victim's payment can be in any form, not just money, and to clarify that a "home improvement contract" includes all agreements for labor, services and materials to be furnished and performed under the home improvement contract.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 40–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Andria L. Bennett — primary (person)
• Charles Potter Jr. — primary (person)
• Deborah Hudson — primary (person)
• Gregory F. Lavelle — primary (person)
• Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Sean Matthews — primary (person)
• Stephen Smyk — primary (person)
• Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
• Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
• Bryon H. Short — cosponsor (person)
• Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
• Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
• David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
• Ernesto B Lopez — cosponsor (person)
• Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
• Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
• John Walsh — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph E. Miro — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Ramone — cosponsor (person)
• Quinton Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
• Timothy D. Dukes — cosponsor (person)
• Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-03-30 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-04-05 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2018-01-23 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2018-01-23 Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-03-28 Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2018-04-17 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2018-05-09 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/33ff9108-0d77-4d67-bb9c-4f155953eb54. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).