DE HB 55
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MILITARY STATUS.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Did DE HB 55 pass?
Yes. DE HB 55 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-23): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 55 about?
This Act is intended to supplement protections under federal law for members of the military, their families, and veterans by adding “military status” as a protected class for purposes of the State’s public accommodations, housing, insurance, education, and employment laws. Technical corrections are also made to existing statutory language to conform with the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual. This House Substitute No. 1 adds language to clarify that distinctions or differential treatment based on military status that are allowed by State law or regulation, federal law or regulation, or government contract, are not unfair or discriminatory practices. It also updates existing statutory language that was changed by 84 Del. Laws c 429.
Who sponsors DE HB 55?
Stell Parker Selby, Claire Snyder-Hall, John "Jack" Walsh and 12 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 55.
Description
This Act is intended to supplement protections under federal law for members of the military, their families, and veterans by adding “military status” as a protected class for purposes of the State’s public accommodations, housing, insurance, education, and employment laws. Technical corrections are also made to existing statutory language to conform with the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual. This House Substitute No. 1 adds language to clarify that distinctions or differential treatment based on military status that are allowed by State law or regulation, federal law or regulation, or government contract, are not unfair or discriminatory practices. It also updates existing statutory language that was changed by 84 Del. Laws c 429.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-15
- Latest action
- 2025-07-23 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- William Bushprimary
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuochaprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-07-23
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-06-24
Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-17
Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-17
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-05-23
Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 55, and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
2/3
2025-06-17 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (41)
- 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: yes
- 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.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
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