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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE."
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description: "This bill reflects the reality that “grooming” children for the purpose of committing crimes of sexual violence against them is often preceded by conduct that perpetrators know will make the child particularly susceptible to abuse. The bill requires proof that a person has engaged in three or more specific instances of conduct proscribed by the statute. Each of these predicate acts would not otherwise be considered criminal conduct, so the bill requires proof of a pattern of conduct aimed at a specific outcome. By outlawing “grooming,” the State will be explicitly empowered to stop a predator who engages in certain conduct with the intent to entice, persuade, induce, or coerce a child into participating in a sexual act with the perpetrator. A conviction for “grooming” is a stand-alone offense and is a felony punishable by up to 3 years in jail."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "151"
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identifier: "SB 307"
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citation: "Delaware SB 307 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Darius J. Brown", "Krista Griffith", "Nicole Poore", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2022-06-02"
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last_action: "2022-08-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6028bbf2-2e2a-42e2-be81-0a432530b728"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109592"
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source_hash: "e4d16b866aa50fd43f0f5b442fc1cf32ae843143d47cf623d6542eb7deca3dfa"
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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 SB 307 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
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This bill reflects the reality that “grooming” children for the purpose of committing crimes of sexual violence against them is often preceded by conduct that perpetrators know will make the child particularly susceptible to abuse. The bill requires proof that a person has engaged in three or more specific instances of conduct proscribed by the statute. Each of these predicate acts would not otherwise be considered criminal conduct, so the bill requires proof of a pattern of conduct aimed at a specific outcome. By outlawing “grooming,” the State will be explicitly empowered to stop a predator who engages in certain conduct with the intent to entice, persuade, induce, or coerce a child into participating in a sexual act with the perpetrator. A conviction for “grooming” is a stand-alone offense and is a felony punishable by up to 3 years in jail.
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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=109592&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB307)
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2. **HA 1 to SB 307** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=129871&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **36–4** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
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- Krista Griffith — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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- Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Colin Bonini — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- Ernesto B. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
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- Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — 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 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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- **2022-06-02** Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-08** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2022-06-09** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2022-06-10** Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-29** Amendment HA 1 to SB 307 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-06-29** Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 4 NO 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2022-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2022-08-19** 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/6028bbf2-2e2a-42e2-be81-0a432530b728`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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