Delaware · House Bill 297 · 152nd General Assembly

Developer Obligations/Increase Funding

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2024
  3. Passed the House Jun 26, 2024
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 30, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 29, 2024

What it does

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

Due to the rapidly increasing costs of materials and labor, combined with the frequency in which developers have gone out of business or otherwise been unable to complete work required within developments, this Act increases the funding required to be secured by a developer to ensure the developer fulfills the developer's obligations to construct and complete improvements within a subdivision. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in House · House Transportation
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Transportation
  3. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 297 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 297 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  5. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
  6. SenateLaid On Table in Senate
  7. SenateSuspension of Rules in Senate
  8. SenateLifted From Table in Senate
  9. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
  10. 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 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 7 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.