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HB 333 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENT'S PROPERTY WITHOUT GRANT OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

Summary
This Act changes the probate dollar limit for administering a small estate without requiring Letters of Administration or Letters of Testamentary from $30,000 to $50,000. This Act also makes changes to conform with the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 25, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 23, 2026

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 20, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
22 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Carson
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Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
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Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
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Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
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Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
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Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
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Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
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Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
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Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
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Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
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Josue Ortega
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
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13
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Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
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12
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Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
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Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
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Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17