House Substitute 1 for House Bill 145: Reverse Warrants

UPDATE: HS 1 for HB 145 w/HA 1 passed the Senate on June 30, 2026, and will now be delivered to Governor Meyer to be signed into law.

House Bill 145 (HB 145) greatly restricts reverse keyword searches and warrants in Delaware, protecting access to reproductive and gender-affirming care.

Reverse warrants are a controversial and invasive police tactic that allows the government to do widespread surveillance of people’s digital data without individuals’ consent. These warrants allow law enforcement to capture information about everyone who entered a geographic area or entered specific keywords into a search engine — a blatant violation of our core rights.

As the corporate home of many of America’s largest tech and data companies, Delaware plays an important role. Out-of-state or federal law enforcement could serve reverse warrants on companies headquartered in Delaware. By eliminating the use of reverse warrants in Delaware, we can limit the ability of states like Idaho, Florida, and Texas that have criminalized abortion or gender-affirming care to use these digital dragnets.

HB 145 is an important step to ensuring Delaware remains a state where every person can make decisions about their own health, happiness, and safety without fear that carrying a smartphone, using social media, or relying on internet search engines for critical information will be weaponized against them.