Delaware House Bill 427

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-06-21 - Not Enough Signatures to Release
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

This Act protects consumers by regulating home improvement contracts. Among other things, this Act provides the buyer with a right to cancel home improvement contracts within 3 days (5 days for those over the age of 62 or with a disability); limits contract deposits and material deposits; and time periods in which construction must begin. It also prohibits confessions of judgments and hasty debt transfers. Where the court finds a party to a home improvement contract wilfully violates a provision of this new subchapter, the court must award to the prevailing party costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys fees.

An Act To Amend Titles 6 And 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Home Construction Contracts.

Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]

Rep. Larry Lambert [D]

Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-21		Not Enough Signatures to Release
2024-06-12		Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 427, and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

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