Delaware · House Bill 37 · 153rd General Assembly

Place of Public Accommodation/Revise Definition

HB 37 Sponsored by Eric Morrison Became law

  1. Introduced May 14, 2025
  2. In committee May 14, 2025
  3. Passed the House Jun 17, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 30, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 20, 2025

What it does

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

The Delaware Equal Accommodations Law, Chapter 45 of Title 6, prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on the basis of race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. This Act ensures that all government services, including those provided directly by government entities and those that are government-funded or supervised…

Read the full title (138 words)

The Delaware Equal Accommodations Law, Chapter 45 of Title 6, prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on the basis of race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. This Act ensures that all government services, including those provided directly by government entities and those that are government-funded or supervised, are subject to the same non-discrimination requirements as private businesses by revising the definition of “place of public accommodation”. This Act also creates a definition of “person” that is consistent with similar definitions in the Code. Sections 2 through 4 of this Act provide enactment instructions because House Bill No. 36 (153rd General Assembly) also revises § 4502(19) of Title 6. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 26 YES 12 NO 3 ABSENT26–12 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 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  6. SenateAmendment SA 1 to HB 37 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 12 NO 3 NOT VOTING
  7. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO15–6 vote
  8. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 12 NO 3 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 26–12
Jun 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 26 No 12 Not voting 3
Democrats: 25 yes, 0 no Republicans: 1 yes, 12 no
How each member voted

Yes · 26

No · 12

Absent · 3

Amendment SA 1 to HB 37 · Full Senate

Failed 6–12
Jun 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 6 No 12 Not voting 3
Democrats: 0 yes, 12 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 6

No · 12

Not voting · 3

Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO · Full Senate

Passed 15–6
Jun 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 15 No 6
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 15

No · 6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 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.