# Delaware HB 147: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLE 18, TITLE 25, AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT. Delaware HB 147, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLE 18, TITLE 25, AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-09-05 (HS 1 for HB 147 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB147-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HB 147 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLE 18, TITLE 25, AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-15 - Last action: 2025-09-05, HS 1 for HB 147 - Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 12 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Heirs get temporary property insurance coverage: benefit, medium. Beneficiaries receiving property through a transfer-on-death deed inherit the former owner's insurance rights and duties for 60 days after death. Coverage reaches only the former owner's insurable interest. If the policy expires within those 60 days, coverage lasts 30 days after death or until poli… - Homeowners can pass property outside probate: benefit, medium. You can name one or more beneficiaries to receive your Delaware property at death without probate. You must have the capacity to make a will and use a properly prepared, acknowledged deed stating the transfer happens at death. Record it in the property's county before you die; beneficiaries need no… - Homeowners avoid deed taxes and forms: benefit, low. An authorized transfer-on-death deed is excluded from the state's specified document-based real-estate transfer-tax rules. Its effectiveness does not require a transfer-tax affidavit or a real-estate estimated-income-tax declaration. Other forms required under the related state, county, or municipa… - Heirs receive property with title limits: mixed, medium. Named beneficiaries who outlive the owner receive the property; the deed controls over conflicting will instructions. Multiple beneficiaries get equal shares without automatic inheritance of each other's shares; a lapsed share goes proportionally to the others. Surviving joint owners take first, so… - Inherited property remains reachable for debts: mixed, medium. Property received through a transfer-on-death deed is not shielded from all estate claims. If probate assets cannot pay allowed claims or legal allowances for a surviving spouse or child, the estate can pursue that property. For multiple transferred properties, liability is divided based on each pr… - Beneficiaries can reject property through disclaimers: mixed, low. A transfer-on-death beneficiary can reject all or part of the property interest by following Delaware's disclaimer rules. For beneficiary-designated interests, a disclaimer made while the designation can still be changed must go to the person who made it. Once the designation cannot be changed, a r… - Homeowners can revoke deeds through recording: mixed, low. You can cancel a recorded transfer-on-death deed using a later qualifying deed or a revocation document. The document must be acknowledged after the original deed and recorded in the same county before you die. Revocation requires the same capacity as making a will. An owner can revoke only their o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debra Heffernan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), House ## Actions (10) - 2025-09-05: HS 1 for HB 147 - Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-30: HS 1 for HB 147 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2025-06-18: HS 1 for HB 147 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-10: HS 1 for HB 147 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-10: HS 1 for HB 147 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT (House) - 2025-06-10: HS 1 for HB 147 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-06-06: Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 147 (House) - 2025-05-14: HS 1 for HB 147 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-05-13: Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 147 (House) - 2025-04-15: Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-04-15: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142128&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142128&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB147-153 (as of 2026-10-12).