DE HB460

Proposes an amendment to Article I of the Delaware Constitution to establish that "the right of individual privacy is essential to the well-being of a free society and may not be infringed without a showing of a compelling state interest"

Creates a new Section 22 in Article I of the Delaware Constitution to codify an explicit right to individual privacy at the state constitutional level

Requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate to pass, as mandated by Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution for all constitutional amendments

Aims to secure privacy protections for Delawareans regarding matters such as marriage, procreation, contraception, family relationships, child rearing, and education in response to concerns about the stability of federal constitutional privacy precedents