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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUMMARY POSSESSION."
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description: "This Act provides a pathway for former defendants in eviction actions to have the eviction filings against them shielded from public view. Being the subject of an eviction filing can prevent an individual from securing housing for years after any judgment in the case has been satisfied. Even tenants who prevailed in eviction actions may be denied housing by landlords who turn away any applicant with a prior eviction filing, regardless of the outcome of the case. The well-known health, social, and economic consequences of eviction can thus linger for years after an eviction filing, and trap individuals – including many children and families – in a cycle of poverty and housing instability. The effects are particularly acute among already marginalized groups, such as Black and female renters. By shielding eviction records when an individual has met certain requirements, this Act will help break down barriers to stable housing and economic security."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "153"
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identifier: "SB 115"
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citation: "Delaware SB 115 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Josue O Ortega", "Mara Gorman", "Marie Pinkney", "Ray Seigfried", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sarah McBride", "Spiros Mantzavinos"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-06-11"
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last_action: "2025-07-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f55fb233-9bc8-4397-a03c-7f8e771329ad"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142511"
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source_hash: "c934cf223bb53af7f5d2a5c52f52b98574df27df54a45cd785a3faf00e487064"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware SB 115 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUMMARY POSSESSION.
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This Act provides a pathway for former defendants in eviction actions to have the eviction filings against them shielded from public view. Being the subject of an eviction filing can prevent an individual from securing housing for years after any judgment in the case has been satisfied. Even tenants who prevailed in eviction actions may be denied housing by landlords who turn away any applicant with a prior eviction filing, regardless of the outcome of the case. The well-known health, social, and economic consequences of eviction can thus linger for years after an eviction filing, and trap individuals – including many children and families – in a cycle of poverty and housing instability. The effects are particularly acute among already marginalized groups, such as Black and female renters. By shielding eviction records when an individual has met certain requirements, this Act will help break down barriers to stable housing and economic security.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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## Votes
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- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **27–12** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
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- Mara Gorman — primary (person)
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- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
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- Ray Seigfried — primary (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-11** was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 115 `introduction`
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- **2025-06-12** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2025-06-12** Assigned to Housing Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-17** Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-18** Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-25** Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-07-01** Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 12 NO 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT `passage`
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- **2025-07-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f55fb233-9bc8-4397-a03c-7f8e771329ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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