DE SB45 | 2025-2026 | 153rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This bill adds a new crime of application insurance fraud under the criminal code to include fraudulent statements submitted in support of an application to obtain or renew insurance or made for purposes of obtaining a commission or other payment from an insurer. This bill makes application-related insurance fraud a class A misdemeanor unless the benefits wrongfully obtained or sought to be obtained is at least $1,000, in which case application insurance fraud is a class G felony.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Fraud.
Sponsors
| Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D] | Rep. William Bush [D] | Sen. Nicole Poore [D] | Sen. Jack Walsh [D] |
| Sen. David Wilson [R] | Rep. Daniel Short [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 | Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate |
