Delaware · House Bill 131 · 152nd General Assembly

Real Property/Spouse/Tenant/Interest

  1. Introduced Apr 27, 2023
  2. In committee Apr 27, 2023
  3. Passed the House May 4, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 20, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 29, 2023

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 8 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

All 9 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.