DE SB240 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Passed on October 10 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-10-10 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Summary

This Act prohibits landlords from renting a dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation. This Act also obligates landlords to notify prospective tenants if an adjacent unit or units are currently infested with or are being treated for bed bugs. In addition, the Act sets forth the steps a landlord must take upon receiving notice of an actual or suspected bed bug infestation, including acknowledging the complaint, inspecting or obtaining investigatory services from a pest management professional, obtaining remedial services from a pest management professional, notifying tenants of inspection, remediation, notifying tenants of the pest management professional's determination regarding the infestation, and maintaining a written record of all complaints and control measures provided for a period of 2 years.

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Title

An Act To Amend Titles 25 And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Bed Bugs.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-05-03 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-10-10 Signed by Governor
2022-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2022-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
2022-05-04 Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House
2022-05-03 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2022-04-13 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2022-04-12 Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 240, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

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