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SB116 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
SS 1 for SB 116 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
  • This Act allows tenants who are being evicted for failure to pay rent to remain in their homes if they pay all amounts owed prior to being evicted.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING

  2. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  3. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  4. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  5. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  6. 2026-04-14 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

  7. 2026-03-19 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - Assigned to Housing Committee in House

  8. 2026-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  9. 2026-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 116 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  10. 2026-03-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 116

  11. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 116

  12. 2025-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

  13. 2025-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 116 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  14. 2025-04-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
This Act allows tenants who are being evicted for failure to pay rent to remain in their homes if they pay all amounts owed prior to being evicted.