AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MILITARY STATUS.

What it does

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

This Act is intended to supplement protections under federal law for members of the military, their families, and veterans by adding “military status” as a protected class for purposes of the State’s public accommodations, housing, insurance, education, and employment laws. Technical corrections are also made to existing statutory language to conform with the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

1. Mar 6, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House · House Veterans Affairs
2. Apr 15, 2025HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 55
3. May 23, 2025HouseHS 1 for HB 55 - Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
4. Jun 17, 2025HouseHS 1 for HB 55 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
5. Jun 17, 2025SenateHS 1 for HB 55 - Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate
6. Jun 24, 2025SenateHS 1 for HB 55 - Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
7. Jun 30, 2025SenateHS 1 for HB 55 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
8. Jul 23, 2025HS 1 for HB 55 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• NO Nnamdi O. ChukwuochaD Primary sponsor · District 1
• NP Nicole PooreD Joint sponsor · District 12
• SM Spiros MantzavinosD Joint sponsor · District 7