# Delaware SS 1 for SB 282: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WRONGFUL CONVICTION COMPENSATION AND SERVICES. Delaware SS 1 for SB 282, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WRONGFUL CONVICTION COMPENSATION AND SERVICES., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SS1FORSB282-153 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SS 1 for SB 282 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WRONGFUL CONVICTION COMPENSATION AND SERVICES. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-22 - Last action: 2026-05-21, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (50 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State oversight of wrongful conviction payments: benefit, low. Delaware's Office of Management and Budget takes over the compensation fund from the State Treasurer. The fund sits within its legal services appropriation, can receive assets, and pays only as the Superior Court orders. Unspent money stays in the fund at the end of the budget year. When the office… - Legal fee help with payment limits: mixed, high. Successful wrongful-conviction claimants receive reasonable legal fees, costs, and expenses for overturning their conviction and winning compensation. Fees use reasonable hours and Delaware's market rate for similar work when damages are awarded. The law replaces the prior 15% fee cap, but total at… - New proof rules for wrongful convictions: mixed, high. The law took effect upon enactment. Claimants must prove their case is more likely true than not. They must have served incarceration, psychiatric institutionalization, probation, parole, or sex-offender registry time based on an overturned, reversed, or vacated conviction. Afterward, the charge mu… - Wrongful conviction payments and their limits: mixed, high. Successful claimants receive set amounts for harm beyond financial losses, replacing the former minimum-payment language. The base rates are $100,000 per year incarcerated awaiting a death sentence and $75,000 per year in other incarceration. Probation, parole, or sex-offender registry time pays $5… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Bush (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-19 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 19 | 1 | | ## Actions (6) - 2026-05-21: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-19: Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 10 ABSENT (House) - 2026-05-13: Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-04-30: Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-04-22: was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 282 (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143160&legislationTypeId=6&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=143160&legislationTypeId=6&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) - [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-SS1FORSB282-153 (as of 2026-10-19).