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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 103"
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citation: "Delaware HB 103 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Andria L. Bennett", "Charles Potter Jr.", "Deborah Hudson", "Gregory F. Lavelle", "Kimberly Williams", "Nicole Poore", "Sean Matthews", "Stephen Smyk"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-30"
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last_action: "2018-05-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33ff9108-0d77-4d67-bb9c-4f155953eb54"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25579"
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source_hash: "206a026df169a3c3bf7c0e160695f9b56e519d0110032c5a3ce7c928d7fa2e63"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 103 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25579&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB103)
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## Votes
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Andria L. Bennett — primary (person)
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- Charles Potter Jr. — primary (person)
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- Deborah Hudson — primary (person)
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- Gregory F. Lavelle — primary (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
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- Stephen Smyk — primary (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryon H. Short — cosponsor (person)
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- Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
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- Ernesto B Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
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- Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
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- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
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- John Walsh — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph E. Miro — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Ramone — cosponsor (person)
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- Quinton Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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- Timothy D. Dukes — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-30** Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-05** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-01-23** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-01-23** Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-28** Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-17** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33ff9108-0d77-4d67-bb9c-4f155953eb54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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