AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURED HOME OWNERS AND COMMUNITY OWNERS ACT.
Summary
This Act requires that if a home owner association has made an offer under this section and 2 years have passed since the community owner first provided notice of the decision to sell, transfer, or convey the manufactured home community, the notice and right of first offer process in this section must start again before an ownership interest in the community can be sold, transferred, or conveyed. This Act also allows the home owner association to make a counter offer any time a third party makes an offer higher than the alternative price offered by the home owner association.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2017
Last action Jan 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jan 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Manufactured Housing) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to SB 47 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jun 16, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Manufactured Housing Committee in House
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 1 NO 4 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
upper
Jun 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 47 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
Jun 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 47 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
P
BJ
Brian J. Bushweller
DDemocratic
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
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