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Delaware 153

HB 55

AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MILITARY STATUS.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 03:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Session
153
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-04-15 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Military Status/Protected Class/Add short title

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by Governor

    executive-signature
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  4. Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  7. Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 55, and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee

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