Bill Commons

DE HB 37

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Did DE HB 37 pass?

Yes. DE HB 37 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-20): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 37 about?

The Delaware Equal Accommodations Law, Chapter 45 of Title 6, prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on the basis of race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. This Act ensures that all government services, including those provided directly by government entities and those that are government-funded or supervised, are subject to the same non-discrimination requirements as private businesses by revising the definition of “place of public accommodation”. This Act also creates a definition of “person” that is consistent with similar definitions in the Code. Sections 2 through 4 of this Act provide enactment instructions because House Bill No. 36 (153rd General Assembly) also revises § 4502(19) of Title 6. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE HB 37?

Ray Seigfried, Sarah McBride, Melanie Ross Levin and 10 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 37, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

The Delaware Equal Accommodations Law, Chapter 45 of Title 6, prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on the basis of race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. This Act ensures that all government services, including those provided directly by government entities and those that are government-funded or supervised, are subject to the same non-discrimination requirements as private businesses by revising the definition of “place of public accommodation”. This Act also creates a definition of “person” that is consistent with similar definitions in the Code. Sections 2 through 4 of this Act provide enactment instructions because House Bill No. 36 (153rd General Assembly) also revises § 4502(19) of Title 6. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2025-05-14
Latest action
2025-08-20 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Sean M. Lynnprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • William Bushprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • DeShanna U Nealprimary
  • S. Elizabeth Lockmanprimary
  • Sean M. Lynncosponsor
  • Sophie Phillipscosponsor
  • Mara Gormancosponsor
  • Claire Snyder-Hallcosponsor
  • Melanie Ross Levincosponsor
  • Stephanie L. Hansencosponsor
  • Daniel Crucecosponsor
  • Ray Seigfriedcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-20

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

    passage

  3. 2025-06-30

    Amendment SA 1 to HB 37 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 12 NO 3 NOT VOTING

    amendment-failure

  4. 2025-06-25

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-06-17

    Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  6. 2025-06-17

    Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 12 NO 3 ABSENT

    passage

  7. 2025-06-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  8. 2025-05-14

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-06-17 · pass · 26-12

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: no
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: other
    • Timothy D. Dukes: no
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: no
    • Krista Griffith: other
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: no
    • Jeff Hilovsky: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: no
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: no
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Stell Parker Selby: other
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: no
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: no

  • SM

    2025-06-30 · pass · 15-6

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: no
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: no
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: no
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: no
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: no
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: no

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142287

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