Delaware House Bill 145
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reverse Location And Reverse Keyword Searches And Court Orders.
Active
Passed Senate on Jul 1, 2026
First Action
Apr 14, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
145
State
Delaware
Session
153
checkPassed on May 19, 2026
Motion Text
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House Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Reverse-keyword court orders enable the government to obtain technology search data without identifying any specific person as to which there is probable cause to believe they have committed or will imminently commit a crime. The profusion of electronic devices and apps in recent years has allowed recordation of numerous details of citizen’s everyday lives, that the government should not be permitted to collect and review at will. Such general searches allow the government to sweep in personal information about hundreds or thousands of people who are not suspected of having committed any crime. These searches are an invasion of privacy, have a potentially chilling effect on civil liberties, and sidestep requirements for individualized suspicion that are otherwise required for a lawful search.
This House Substitute for House Bill No. 145 would prohibit law enforcement and courts from requesting, issuing, or enforcing reverse-keyword court orders and reverse-keyword requests, with the exception that reverse-keyword court orders and requests may be utilized to investigate suspected Class A Felonies so long as the search query returns 5 or fewer search hits. It also requires the suppression of evidence derived from an unlawful reverse-keyword search.
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07/01/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 4 NO 6 ABSENT
06/24/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
05/19/2026
Senate
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
05/19/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 12 NO 5 ABSENT
05/19/2026
House
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
05/19/2026
House
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
05/06/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
04/14/2026
House
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 145, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jun 5, 2025 4:23:53 PM
Record Updated
Jul 1, 2026 7:27:47 AM