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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE COVERAGE ON MOTOR VEHICLES."
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description: "The purpose of this amendment is to better protect the motorists of the State of Delaware by raising the minimum automobile bodily injury and property damage limits to reflect the current economic conditions. The minimum automobile liability limits have not been raised in the State of Delaware since July 19, 1983. Most motor vehicle policies sold in Delaware provide $10,000 for property damage coverage. Bodily injury insurance proceeds are frequently used to cover the cost of not only pain and suffering, but an injured person’s medical expenses and lost wages, which have increased since 1983. For example, $15,000 in 1983 is equivalent to $35,960.54 in 2016, based on the federal Consumer Price Index – Urban statistics for 1983 and 2016. In addition, $30,000 in 1983 is equivalent to $71,921.08 in 2016."
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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 114"
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citation: "Delaware HB 114 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryon H. Short", "David P. Sokola", "Helene M. Keeley", "John L. Mitchell", "Trey Charles Paradee"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-04-04"
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last_action: "2017-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9fea30f-c345-47d3-9cbc-87e75b346411"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25597"
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source_hash: "f3a18d43b5bd27cc5d7bf948e60d8820bf20b34a2c3fe85cfefe847e8e0666ca"
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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 114 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE COVERAGE ON MOTOR VEHICLES.
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The purpose of this amendment is to better protect the motorists of the State of Delaware by raising the minimum automobile bodily injury and property damage limits to reflect the current economic conditions. The minimum automobile liability limits have not been raised in the State of Delaware since July 19, 1983. Most motor vehicle policies sold in Delaware provide $10,000 for property damage coverage. Bodily injury insurance proceeds are frequently used to cover the cost of not only pain and suffering, but an injured person’s medical expenses and lost wages, which have increased since 1983. For example, $15,000 in 1983 is equivalent to $35,960.54 in 2016, based on the federal Consumer Price Index – Urban statistics for 1983 and 2016. In addition, $30,000 in 1983 is equivalent to $71,921.08 in 2016.
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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=25597&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB114)
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## Votes
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- SM — **33–5** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryon H. Short — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Helene M. Keeley — primary (person)
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- John L. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — primary (person)
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- Andria L. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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- Anthony Delcollo — cosponsor (person)
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- Brian J. Bushweller — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- Colin Bonini — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Earl G. Jaques Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris B. McDowell — cosponsor (person)
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- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Viola — cosponsor (person)
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- John Walsh — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Ramone — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- Quinton Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean Matthews — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-04-04** Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-26** Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-16** Amendment HA 1 to HB 114 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-05-16** Amendment HA 1 to HB 114 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-05-16** Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 5 NO 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-05-17** Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-07** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-13** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-06-13** 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/d9fea30f-c345-47d3-9cbc-87e75b346411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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