2025-2026 Regular Session • Delaware Legislature
HB55: An Act To Amend The Delaware Code Relating To Prohibited Discrimination On The Basis Of Military Status.
Legislative Summary
This Act is intended to supplement protections under federal law for members of the military, their families, and veterans by adding military status as a protected class for purposes of the States public accommodations, housing, insurance, education, and employment laws.
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Bill History
4/15/2025
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 55, and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House
5/23/2025
Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 15
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
William Bush
Democrat
Nicole Poore
Democrat
Spiros Mantzavinos
Democrat
Krista Griffith
Democrat
Kendra Johnson
Democrat
Eric Morrison
Democrat
Josue Ortega
Democrat
Melanie Ross Levin
Democrat
Jeff Hilovsky
Republican
Debra Heffernan
Democrat
Frank Burns
Democrat
Larry Lambert
Democrat
David Sokola
Democrat
Jack Walsh
Democrat
Kyra Hoffner
Democrat
Gerald Hocker
Republican