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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 472, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS FOR TORTIOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING DEATH, TO LAWFULLY OWNED PETS."
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description: "In the 151st General Assembly, SS1 to SB 258 was passed, which permitted pet owners to pursue compensatory damages without limitation for veterinary bills incurred to care for a pet that was injured by the negligence, reckless, or intentional acts of another individual or that individual's pet. This act removes a sunset provision that would have these changes expire on October 14, 2025."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "153"
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identifier: "SB 118"
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citation: "Delaware SB 118 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Daniel B. Short", "Melanie Ross Levin", "Stell Parker Selby"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-05-01"
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last_action: "2025-08-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ec760af-21e6-4784-a3e1-30d523309105"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142163"
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source_hash: "c179f3eaef5cd6d0e83d287aa05711d0546ed188e4afe6eb7a5a9a2cea0629f9"
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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 118 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 472, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS FOR TORTIOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING DEATH, TO LAWFULLY OWNED PETS.
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In the 151st General Assembly, SS1 to SB 258 was passed, which permitted pet owners to pursue compensatory damages without limitation for veterinary bills incurred to care for a pet that was injured by the negligence, reckless, or intentional acts of another individual or that individual's pet. This act removes a sunset provision that would have these changes expire on October 14, 2025.
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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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## Votes
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- SM — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **18–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
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- Melanie Ross Levin — 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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- **2025-05-01** Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-14** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-10** Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2025-06-11** Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-24** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 10 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 3 ABSENT 1 VACANT `passage`
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- **2025-08-20** 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/4ec760af-21e6-4784-a3e1-30d523309105`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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