Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Session
- 153
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-04-09 00:00:00
Alternate titles
- Victims of Sexual Assault/Protect/Retaliatory Lawsuits short title
Source-supplied abstracts
The purpose of this Act is to protect victims of sexual assault, discrimination, or harassment from retaliatory lawsuits that arise when a victim of sexual assault discloses information regarding an act of sexual assault, discrimination, or harassment. Specifically, this Act protects assault victims from defamation lawsuits by placing a higher burden of proof on the complainant, even if the complainant is a private figure. It also entitles a prevailing defendant in a defamation lawsuit to attorneys’ fees and costs, actual damages, and punitive damages.
Sponsors
- Eric Morrison (primary), primary
- David L. Wilson (primary), primary
- Nicole Poore (primary), primary
- Darius J. Brown (primary), primary
- Cyndie Romer (primary), primary
- Bryant L. Richardson (primary), primary
- Stell Parker Selby (primary), primary
- Mara Gorman (primary), primary
- Melanie Ross Levin (primary), primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall (primary), primary