States / Delaware / HB 23

HB 23 Enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 AND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law: (1) It adds “patronizing a victim of sexual servitude” and “ trafficking of persons for use of body parts” to the offenses that may serve as a predicate for forfeiture of property under the trafficking statute. (2) It removes an obsolete reference to charging a minor with delinquency for engaging in prostitution. The Criminal Code was revised in 2019 to define prostitution as a crime that may be committed only by a person who is 18 years of age or older.

(3) It adds conduct constituting a human trafficking offense to the list of conduct that constitutes “abuse” for purposes of obtaining a protective order in Family Court.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Dec 19, 2024
Last action
May 7, 2025 — Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Claire Snyder-Hall D
Session
153
Momentum
95 · Very high