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HB 57 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN BUILDINGS SINGLE ROOM LEASE.

Summary
This bill requires a landlord to provide 15 days written notice to a single room tenant prior to the termination of a rental agreement for any reason other than a material violation. This notice provision ensures that the tenant has time to find suitable housing prior to the termination of their current lease, while still permitting a landlord to quickly remove a tenant renting a single room within a house.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced Dec 18, 2020 Signed Sep 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021 · House Mar 25, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 24, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Sep 17, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to HB 57 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to HB 57 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Housing Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Dec 18, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38