Delaware · Senate Bill 177 · 152nd General Assembly

Wilmington Housing Authority/Remove Requirement/Commissioners/Same Political Party

  1. Introduced Jun 14, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 14, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 21, 2023
  4. Passed the House Jun 29, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 9, 2023

What it does

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

This Act deletes the requirement in Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Section 4304, that no more than 5 commissioners or interim commissioners of the Wilmington Housing Authority be of the same political party.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate · Senate Housing & Land Use
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Housing & Land Use
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT19–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 7 On Its Merits · House Housing
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT25–0 vote
  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 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 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.