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

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Did DE SB 40 pass?

Yes. DE SB 40 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-03): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 40 about?

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.

Who sponsors DE SB 40?

Madinah Wilson-Anton, Eric Morrison, Laura V. Sturgeon and 8 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 40, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-09-03
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
passage
2025-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-11
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-05-21
Assigned to Housing Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-05-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
passage
2025-05-20
Amendment SA 1 to SB 40 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2025-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-03-12
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-03-12
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11
Amendment SA 1 to SB 40 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-01-10
Introduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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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

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

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