Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB465: Virtual Currency/Money Laundering Definition/Add
Status: Signed into law, September 14, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 11 of the delaware code relating to virtual currency.
From the introduced text, June 4, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY. Section 1. Amend § 222, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: § 222. General definitions. When used in this Criminal and is not money, whether or not denominated in money; and does not include any of the following: a. A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from or exchanged with the merchant for money, bank credit, or virtual currency. b. A digital representation of value issued by or on behalf of a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform. Section 2. Amend § 857, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as definitions. For purposes of §§ 841-856, 1450 and 1451 of this title: (6) "Property" means anything of value except land, and includes things growing on, affixed to or found in land such as topsoil, sand, minerals, gravel and the like, documents although the rights represented thereby have no physical location, contract rights, trade …
Sponsors
- Cyndie Romer (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Bryan Townsend (D, 11)
- Kendra Johnson (D, 5)
- Eric Morrison (D, 27)
- William Carson (D, 28)
- Kerri Harris (D, 32)
- Mara Gorman (D, 23)
- Larry Lambert (D, 7)
- David Sokola (D, 8)
- Marie Pinkney (D, 13)
- Raymond Seigfried (D, 5)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
- : Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
- : Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Votes
- Passed (3/4) (July 1, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (3/4) (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB465?
- HB465 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Virtual Currency/Money Laundering Definition/Add.
- What does HB465 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 11 of the delaware code relating to virtual currency.
- What is the status of HB465?
- Signed into law as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (September 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB465?
- Cyndie Romer (D, 25), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB465?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143432
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