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DE SB143

Bill

Status

Passed

9/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Pettyjohn

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Origin

Senate

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires courts to treat applications for digital asset access as expedited when the fiduciary is a parent or legal guardian of a deceased minor, with a goal of resolution within 30 days after filing

  • Maintains the existing requirement that custodians of digital assets must comply with valid written requests for access within 60 days

  • Allows fiduciaries to petition the Court of Chancery for an order directing compliance if a custodian fails to respond to a valid request within the 60-day window

  • Modeled after Ohio's "Braden's Law," named after a high school student who died by suicide after online coercion, whose parents faced months of delays accessing his digital records

  • Makes technical corrections to capitalize "Court" to conform with Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual standards

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets And Digital Accounts.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

9/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce6/12/2025
Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology5/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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