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DE SB 40

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING AND TENANTS’ RECEIVERSHIP PETITIONS.

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

Description

Section 1 of this Act makes a pattern or practice of violations by a landlord of a Manufactured Home Community of subchapters I through V of Chapter 70 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code, or a provision of a rental agreement, an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act, subchapter II, Chapter 70, of Title 25, under specified circumstances. Section 2 of this Act authorizes the Attorney General to file a petition to establish a receivership of a Manufactured Home Community in a Justice of the Peace Court on specified grounds after notice to the landlord. Section 3 of this Act requires the Justice of the Peace Court to send written notice to the Director of Consumer Protection at the Department of Justice within 10 days of its receipt of a petition for tenants’ receivership under Title 25 of the Delaware Code, Sections 5901 or 7061, except in those cases where the Attorney General files the petition.

Introduced
2025-01-10
Status date
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Latest action
2025-09-03 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Madinah Wilson-Antonprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • William J. Carsonprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    Introduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-11

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 40 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  3. 2025-03-12

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-15

    Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-05-20

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 40 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-05-20

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    Assigned to Housing Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  9. 2025-06-10

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 8 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-06-11

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  11. 2025-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-06-25

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

    passage

  13. 2025-09-03

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-05-20 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: other
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: other
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: other
    • 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

  • SM

    2025-06-25 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: other
    • 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141763

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