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| Bill | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 25 AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BED BUGS. | This Act prohibits landlords from renting a dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation. This Act also obligates landlords to notify prospective tenants if an adjacent unit or units are currently infested with or are being treated for bed bugs. In addition, the Act sets forth the steps a landlord must take upon receiving notice of an actual or suspected bed bug infestation, including acknowledging the complaint, inspecting or obtaining investigatory services from a pest management professional, obtaining remedial services from a pest management professional, notifying tenants of inspection, remediation, notifying tenants of the pest management professional's determination regarding the infestation, and maintaining a written record of all complaints and control measures provided for a period of 2 years. | us/states/de | Delaware General Assembly | 151 | SB 240 | Delaware SB 240 (151) |
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Delaware SB 240 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 25 AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BED BUGS.
This Act prohibits landlords from renting a dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation. This Act also obligates landlords to notify prospective tenants if an adjacent unit or units are currently infested with or are being treated for bed bugs. In addition, the Act sets forth the steps a landlord must take upon receiving notice of an actual or suspected bed bug infestation, including acknowledging the complaint, inspecting or obtaining investigatory services from a pest management professional, obtaining remedial services from a pest management professional, notifying tenants of inspection, remediation, notifying tenants of the pest management professional's determination regarding the infestation, and maintaining a written record of all complaints and control measures provided for a period of 2 years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SM — 41–0 (pass) · lower
- SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
- Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Marie Pinkney — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-04-12 Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 240, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction, referral-committee - 2022-04-13 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2022-05-03 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2022-05-04 Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House
introduction, referral-committee - 2022-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2022-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
passage - 2022-10-10 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a41b1632-5e0b-4996-b1f2-3ff6ba89093c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).