# Delaware HS 1 for 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 HS 1 for 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 signed, last action 2025-09-05 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB147-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HS 1 for 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: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-13 - Last action: 2025-09-05, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 14 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Death-transfer deeds avoid transfer tax paperwork: benefit, high. Qualifying transfer-on-death deeds are not subject to Delaware's real-estate transfer tax. Recording or making the deed effective does not require a transfer-tax affidavit or an estimated-income-tax declaration. Related state, county, and municipal transfer-tax forms are also not required. The law… - Simpler estate paperwork for deed transfers: benefit, low. Beneficiaries can file the owner's death certificate with the Register of Wills, which can provide a notice-of-death form. Delaware's Office of Vital Statistics must give beneficiaries a certified death certificate. The estate's inventory and appraisal, due within 3 months after estate authority is… - Inherited property can face estate claims: cost, low. Property received through a transfer-on-death deed can help pay estate debts when probate assets are insufficient. This includes allowed claims and legal allowances for a surviving spouse or child. If several properties were transferred, liability is divided according to their net values at death.… - Temporary insurance protects property heirs with limits: mixed, medium. Beneficiaries get insured status under the former owner's property policy for 60 days after death, limited to that owner's insurable interest. If the policy expires within those 60 days, coverage continues for 30 days after death or until expiration, whichever is later. Coverage beyond policy expir… - Beneficiaries can refuse property with paperwork: mixed, low. Beneficiaries can refuse all or part of property transferred by a transfer-on-death deed using Delaware's legal disclaimer process. Before a beneficiary designation becomes unchangeable, the refusal must be delivered to the person who made it. Afterward, a refusal of real property must be recorded… - Beneficiaries inherit property with existing limits: mixed, low. At death, the deed transfers the owner's property to named beneficiaries who outlive the owner and controls over contrary will provisions. Beneficiaries receive equal undivided shares unless the deed says otherwise; a lapsed share goes proportionately to the remaining beneficiaries. Surviving joint… - Homeowners get a new inheritance option: mixed, low. You can leave Delaware real property to people, but not trusts or companies, through a transfer-on-death deed separate from your will. You must have the same legal capacity needed to make a will. The deed must state that transfer happens at death, meet standard deed requirements, and have required… - Owners keep control but revocation takes steps: mixed, low. During your life, the deed leaves ownership and existing creditor rights unchanged; you can still sell or borrow against the property. Beneficiaries gain no current ownership, their creditors cannot claim the property, and neither person's public-assistance eligibility changes. You can revoke the d… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Buckson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debra Heffernan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate - 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 ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-30 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (9) - 2025-09-05: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT (House) - 2025-06-10: Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-06-06: Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (House) - 2025-05-14: Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-05-13: Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 147, and Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-05-13: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142272&legislationTypeId=6&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=142272&legislationTypeId=6&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-HS1FORHB147-153 (as of 2026-10-12).