Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB75: Child Sexual Abuse/File Claims/Retroactive
Status: Passed one chamber, July 1, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL CLAIMS BASED ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 10 of the delaware code relating to the statute of limitations for civil claims based on sexual abuse of a minor.
From the introduced text, March 11, 2025:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL CLAIMS BASED ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR. WHEREAS, in June of 2007, the 144 th General Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 29, which gave victims of childhood sexual abuse a two year "window," allowing them to bring a civil action against their abusers in cases previously barred by the law. The bill, known as the Child Victim's Act of 2007, was signed into law on July 10, 2007; and WHEREAS, in enacting the bipartisan Child Victim's Act, Delaware was one of two states at the forefront of a revolution for children; and WHEREAS, following the enactment of SB 29, opponents of the bill challenged it in the Delaware Supreme Court in Sheehan v. Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, 15 A.3d 1247 (Del. 2011) (en banc), claiming that retroactivity and changes to the statute of limitation were unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the Child Victim's Act of 2007; and WHEREAS, states have now followed the pioneering examples of Delaware and California in enacting Child Victim's Act legislation for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, most recently in the State of Maryland where SB 686 ("The Child Victim's Act of 2023") was signed by its Governor …
Sponsors
- Timothy Dukes (R, 40) · primary sponsor
- Krista Griffith (D, 12)
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17)
- Nicole Poore (D, 12)
- Mara Gorman (D, 23)
- Jeff Hilovsky (R, 4)
- Kendra Johnson (D, 5)
- Sophie Phillips (D, 18)
- Cyndie Romer (D, 25)
- Melanie Ross Levin (D, 10)
- Rebecca Snyder-Hall (D, 14)
- Bryan Shupe (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : Stricken in House
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
- : Amendment SA 3 to HB 75 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT
- : Amendment SA 2 to HB 75 - Stricken in Senate
- : Amendment SA 3 to HB 75 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- : Amendment SA 2 to HB 75 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- : Amendment SA 1 to HB 75 - Stricken in Senate
- : Amendment SA 1 to HB 75 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- : Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Votes
- Passed (SM) (July 1, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (July 1, 2026): 14 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (July 1, 2025): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB75?
- HB75 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Child Sexual Abuse/File Claims/Retroactive.
- What does HB75 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 10 of the delaware code relating to the statute of limitations for civil claims based on sexual abuse of a minor.
- What is the status of HB75?
- Passed one chamber as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Stricken in House (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB75?
- Timothy Dukes (R, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB75?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141915
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