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HB 131 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE BETWEEN SPOUSES.

Summary
This Act resolves ambiguities in the current law and confirms the ability of a spouse who owns real property as tenant by the entirety, acting alone, to convey that spouse’s interest in such real property to both spouses, as tenants by the entirety or otherwise, or to the other spouse.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Apr 27, 2023 Signed Jun 29, 2023
Floor votes · House May 4, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 8 On Its Merits
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Bill Bush
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Brian Pettyjohn
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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
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11
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Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
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9
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Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
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12
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Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Ron Gray
RRepublican
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38
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Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
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Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
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Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
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Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17