Delaware House Bill 415

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-05-21 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act ensures that all individuals, regardless of housing status, have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations and enjoy equality of opportunities. To that end, this Act sets forth the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness, many of which are existing constitutional rights, and creates a process by which the State Human and Civil Rights Commission and the Division of Human and Civil Rights may accept and investigate complaints of discriminatory treatment, attempt conciliation, and refer enforcement actions to law enforcement Internal Affairs if necessary. These entities already exist and administer Delawares Fair Housing and Equal Accommodations laws. This act is intended to prohibit discrimination on the sole basis that one is experiencing homelessness. It does not give preferential treatment to those experiencing homelessness, but merely prohibits discriminatory treatment.

An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Individuals Who Are Experiencing Homelessness.

Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]
Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. DeShanna Neal [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-21		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141445
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141445&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB415