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SS1FORSB23 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

Housing Land
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
  • This Act aims to increase this State’s supply of housing.
  • Despite rapid development, Delaware is facing a significant and growing shortage of affordable housing.
  • Senate Joint Resolution No.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 2 for SB 23 - Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 11 NO 1 NOT VOTING

  2. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 2 for SB 23 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 2 for SB 23 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT

  4. 2026-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 2 for SB 23 - Assigned to Housing Committee in House

  5. 2026-06-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 2 for SB 23

  6. 2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  7. 2026-05-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 23, and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
This Act aims to increase this State’s supply of housing. Despite rapid development, Delaware is facing a significant and growing shortage of affordable housing. Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 of the 1st session of the 153rd General Assembly created a pilot program designed to encourage local zoning reform efforts that would help increase affordable housing. While several local jurisdictions have taken advantage of the assistance offered by Senate Joint Resolution 8, the scope of the problem is statewide, and it will take more than isolated local reform to scale up housing production, particularly affordable housing production, to the degree necessary to meet this State’s needs. This Act seeks to address those needs by increasing access to housing for all income levels while allowing local jurisdictions the flexibility to develop their own strategies for doing so.

This Act is a Substitute for Senate Bill No. 23 and differs from Senate Bill No. 23 as follows:

(1) Senate Bill No. 2