# Delaware HB 324: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TATTOO PARLORS, BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Delaware HB 324, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TATTOO PARLORS, BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by DeShanna U Neal (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-14 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB324-153 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HB 324 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TATTOO PARLORS, BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-18 - Last action: 2026-09-14, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: DeShanna U Neal (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 12 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free trafficking training for body-art workers: benefit, low. Beginning one year after enactment, Delaware's health department must share a list of nonprofits offering online or in-person human-trafficking training. It must encourage tattoo and piercing shops to have employees, contractors, and other workers attend, but attendance is not required. Training is… - Tattoo shops must post trafficking awareness signs: benefit, low. Beginning one year after enactment, Delaware's health department must require tattoo shops to display a visible human-trafficking awareness sign. Shops must place it in a window or another suitable location. The Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council can provide or help develop the sign's wording… - Safety rules for tattoo and piercing shops: benefit, low. Beginning one year after enactment, the law gives Delaware's health department authority to set rules for safe, clean tattoo and piercing shops. Tattoo shops include businesses that make permanent skin marks using color or scarring. Body-piercing shops cover nonmedical piercing with inserted object… - Tattoo and piercing shops pay permit fees: cost, low. Beginning one year after enactment, Delaware tattoo and body-piercing shops face permit oversight. Permit applications carry a $100 fee, and applicants must meet state health department rules. Shops can renew annually by filing and paying another $100, unless their permit is suspended or revoked. T… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: DeShanna U Neal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Buckson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kamela T Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-25 | Senate | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 39 | 0 | | ## Actions (7) - 2026-09-14: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-25: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT (House) - 2026-03-25: Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-03-18: Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-18: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142968&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142968&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB324-153 (as of 2026-10-19).