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SB 49 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOMELESS PERSONS.

Summary
An individual's housing status should not be a basis for discrimination. This bill establishes a "Homeless Individual's Bill of Rights" that provides rights to protections for individuals experiencing homelessness, including protections from discrimination while in public and while seeking access to housing, employment, and temporary shelter. This bill vests important investigatory and enforcement authority with the State's Division of Human Relations and the State Human Relations Commission, similar to their roles with Delaware's Equal Accommodations Law and Delaware's Fair Housing Act.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
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Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2017 Last action Mar 28, 2017
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Mar 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
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4 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Stephanie Bolden
Stephanie Bolden
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
RM
Robert Marshall
DDemocratic
DE
3