AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ACQUISITION AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Summary
This Act amends section 137 of Title 17 of the Delaware Code to increase the requirement for a qualified independent appraisal from $10,000.00 to $25,000.00, to align with the current maximum threshold permitted by the Federal Highway Administration. This will allow DELDOT to more quickly complete smaller dispositions as property values continue to increase. This House Substitute corrects an error in the synopsis of the original bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jun 16, 2026
Signed Jul 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2026 · House Jun 18, 2026
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 30, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 6 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 16, 2026
Introduced
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 457, and Assigned to Transportation Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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