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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 9, 21, AND 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. HS 2 to HB 48 seeks to streamline accessible parking laws and improve enforcement of accessible parking laws in Delaware. Although federal and state laws currently require specific design and construction requirements for accessible spaces, these laws are often ignored and rarely enforced. To that end, this Act requires that a permit be issued by the local county or municipal authority to ensure that accessible parking spaces are compliant with the design and construction requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any existing local laws. This Act permits a county or municipal government to assess a civil penalty of up to $500 on an individual or entity that does not construct and maintain ADA compliant parking spaces. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 153 HB 48 Delaware HB 48 (153)
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Claire Snyder-Hall
Cyndie Romer
David L. Wilson
DeShanna U Neal
Eric Morrison
John "Jack" Walsh
Melanie Ross Levin
Nicole Poore
Russell Huxtable
Spiros Mantzavinos
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Delaware HB 48 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 9, 21, AND 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES.

HS 2 to HB 48 seeks to streamline accessible parking laws and improve enforcement of accessible parking laws in Delaware. Although federal and state laws currently require specific design and construction requirements for accessible spaces, these laws are often ignored and rarely enforced. To that end, this Act requires that a permit be issued by the local county or municipal authority to ensure that accessible parking spaces are compliant with the design and construction requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any existing local laws. This Act permits a county or municipal government to assess a civil penalty of up to $500 on an individual or entity that does not construct and maintain ADA compliant parking spaces.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HA 1 to HS 2 for HB 48 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 210 (pass) · upper
  • SM — 277 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
  • Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
  • David L. Wilson — primary (person)
  • DeShanna U Neal — primary (person)
  • Eric Morrison — primary (person)
  • John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
  • Melanie Ross Levin — primary (person)
  • Nicole Poore — primary (person)
  • Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
  • Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-06-10 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 48 introduction
  • 2025-06-17 Amendment HA 1 to HS 2 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2025-06-17 Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 7 NO 2 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT passage
  • 2025-06-17 Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-06-18 Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-06-30 Laid On Table in Senate
  • 2025-06-30 Lifted From Table in Senate
  • 2025-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2025-09-25 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2994eec5-30ee-4f91-8cc0-b99b6b6cfe19. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).