# Delaware SB 142: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL EXTORTION.

Delaware SB 142, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL EXTORTION., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Brian Pettyjohn (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-09-19 (SS 1 for SB 142 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB142-153
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 142
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL EXTORTION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Last action: 2025-09-19, SS 1 for SB 142 - Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools Teach Students To Recognize Sexual Extortion: benefit, low. Delaware school districts and charter schools must include sexual extortion laws and penalties in required employee safety training. Students in pre-K through grade 12 receive age-appropriate, evidence-based lessons on body safety, abuse, sexual exploitation, and protecting themselves. Lessons dist…
- Broader Sexual Extortion Protections And Harsher Penalties: mixed, medium. Delaware expands sexual extortion to cover intentionally forcing or inducing someone through threats to engage in sexual acts or create images showing nudity or sexual conduct. Covered threats include injury, property damage, other crimes, false accusations, exposing secrets, sharing sexual images,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Buckson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel B. Short (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave G. Lawson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David L. Wilson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2025-09-19: SS 1 for SB 142 - Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: SS 1 for SB 142 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-18: SS 1 for SB 142 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-12: SS 1 for SB 142 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House (House)
- 2025-06-12: SS 1 for SB 142 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: SS 1 for SB 142 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: SS 1 for SB 142 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 142 (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 142 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-05-13: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142276&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 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)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (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=142276&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 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)
- [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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB142-153 (as of 2026-10-12).