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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS."
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description: "This Act prohibits a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor from purchasing or otherwise acquiring a gift card or other item in its original packaging unless the individual offering the item for sale produces a receipt or proof of purchase at the time of transaction. The Department of Homeland Security or its designee may seize an item found in violation of Chapter 23, Title 24 for a period of 30 days to allow the pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor an opportunity to provide a receipt or proof of ownership."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "HB 157"
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citation: "Delaware HB 157 (152)"
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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", "Edward S. Osienski", "Eric Morrison", "Franklin D. Cooke", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kimberly Williams", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Russell Huxtable", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-05-12"
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last_action: "2023-08-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a9d4551-c285-4be1-8228-66e2b98d9176"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140385"
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source_hash: "0a7c08b547f95e34920dbb3605c9ff0a097c99e706fcf6b7ed9401289f56e6e8"
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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 157 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS.
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This Act prohibits a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor from purchasing or otherwise acquiring a gift card or other item in its original packaging unless the individual offering the item for sale produces a receipt or proof of purchase at the time of transaction. The Department of Homeland Security or its designee may seize an item found in violation of Chapter 23, Title 24 for a period of 30 days to allow the pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor an opportunity to provide a receipt or proof of ownership.
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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=140385&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB157)
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2. **HA 1 to HB 157** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140602&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **36–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-05-12** Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-16** Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 5 Favorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-13** Laid On Table in House
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- **2023-06-13** Lifted From Table in House
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- **2023-06-13** Amendment HA 1 to HB 157 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-13** Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-06-13** Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-21** Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2023-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2023-08-03** 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/3a9d4551-c285-4be1-8228-66e2b98d9176`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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