Delaware House Bill 92 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Passed on June 27 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-27 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill amends the landlord/tenant code to permit the use of a surety bond in place of a security deposit. Instead of paying a refundable security deposit, a tenant may, if the landlord permits, purchase a nonrefundable “surety bond” for a percentage of the security deposit amount. The issuer of the surety bond would then be liable to the landlord in the event the tenant does not pay for any damages sustained by the landlord due to non-payment of rent, breach of lease, or damage to the rental property.

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Surety Bonds For Rental Property.

Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Andria Bennett [D]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]
Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]

2013-06-11 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-05-02 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-27	House	Signed by Governor
2013-06-11	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-05-15	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (COMMUNITY/COUNTY AFFAIRS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2013-05-02	Senate	Assigned to Community/County Affairs Committee in Senate
2013-05-02	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-05-02	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2013-05-02	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-05-01	House	Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 5 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2013-04-25	House	Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/43ca510a273b7ef085257b2d00724b9f?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+92/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+92/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/479c280855158b6c85257b5f006f18ff?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/a31279e01ea55bb785257b8700674755?OpenDocument