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HB 440 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING STATUS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES.

Summary
Delaware law prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics in employment and professional activities. This Act would add "housing status" as a protected characteristic.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Jun 6, 2024 Signed Sep 26, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 20, 2024

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
Sep 26, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 20, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT
lower
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
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Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
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Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
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Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Photo of Sophie Phillips
Sophie Phillips
DDemocratic
DE
18
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Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
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Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17