Delaware House Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 26 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-05 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act adds the term “sexual orientation” to the already-existing list of prohibited practices of discrimination. As such, this Act would forbid discrimination against a person on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, public works contracting, public accommodations, and insurance. In addition, this Act would establish that the Superior Court, in the first instance, would hear and adjudicate alleged criminal violations under the Act of equal accommodations, fair housing and employment discrimination.

An Act To Amend Titles 6, 9, 18, 19, 25 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Discrimination In Employment, Public Works Contracting, Housing, Equal Accommodations And The Insurance Business.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. George Bunting [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]
Rep. Robert Gilligan [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]
Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. William Oberle [R]
Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Hazel Plant [D]	Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]
Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Rep. John Viola [D]
Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Rep. D.P. Williams [D]

2009-03-26 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-05		Stricken
2010-05-05		Administratively Returned to the House
2009-04-07		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2009-03-26		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 26 YES 14 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2009-03-26		Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2009-03-26		Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
2009-03-25		Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2009-03-10		Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/d7d37ab2de7c870a8525754d0055ca44?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+5/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/dcf763ecec6c66648525758500784a1b?OpenDocument