Delaware · House Bill 48 · 153rd General Assembly

Accessible Parking Spaces/Code Updates

HB 48 Sponsored by DeShanna U Neal Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Mar 6, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act adds provisions to Title 21 to better regulate, define, and enforce accessible parking spaces in Delaware. This Act expands on those design and construction rules required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and its implementing regulations, to provide additional requirements that enhance these standards and better reflect the needs of persons with disabilities in Delaware. When constructing or altering…

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This Act adds provisions to Title 21 to better regulate, define, and enforce accessible parking spaces in Delaware. This Act expands on those design and construction rules required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and its implementing regulations, to provide additional requirements that enhance these standards and better reflect the needs of persons with disabilities in Delaware. When constructing or altering accessible parking spaces, this Act requires that a permit be issued by the local county or municipal authority to ensure that accessible parking spaces are compliant with these new requirements. This Act permits a county or municipal government to assess a civil penalty of up to $500 on an individual or entity that does not comply with the design and construction requirements of this Act. This Act also increases the fine for unlawfully occupying an accessible parking space. Rather than imprisonment, the penalty for unlawfully occupying an accessible parking space may include community service. This Act adds provisions in Titles 9 and 22 to require county and municipal governments to adopt regulations and ordinances incorporating Title 21’s new accessible parking space requirements, including the requirement that property owners obtain a permit and that the permitting agency verify that the new or modified accessible parking spaces is compliant with the law.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  2. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 48
  3. HouseHS 1 for HB 48 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  4. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 48
  5. HouseHS 2 for HB 48 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  6. HouseHS 2 for HB 48 - Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 7 NO 2 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT
  7. SenateHS 2 for HB 48 - Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
  8. SenateHS 2 for HB 48 - Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
  9. SenateHS 2 for HB 48 - Laid On Table in Senate
  10. SenateHS 2 for HB 48 - Lifted From Table in Senate
  11. SenateHS 2 for HB 48 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  12. HS 2 for HB 48 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

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.