# Delaware HS 1 for HB 450: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 17, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE.

Delaware HS 1 for HB 450, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 17, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by William Bush (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-13 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware HS 1 for HB 450
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 17, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-06-10
- Last action: 2026-07-13, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: William Bush (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 8

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State expands technology for safer roads: benefit, low. The transportation department must deploy, operate, and maintain technology to monitor and manage roads and traffic. It must also keep operating the Delaware Public Crash Database. For engineering studies and traffic investigations, it can use continuous data collection, remote sensing, digital ima…
- Developers get new traffic study thresholds: benefit, low. State and local traffic-study rules use peak-hour trips instead of daily trips. For development accessing state highways, the thresholds are 500 peak-hour residential trips or 500 nonresidential trips, excluding pass-by trips. County rules use 500 residential trips and 500 trips excluding pass-by t…
- Fee relief and roadwork delivery choices: benefit, low. Developers get credit against transportation impact fees for off-site improvements required through a state-required traffic study. The transportation secretary must waive or reduce fees for residential development financed partly or fully by the Delaware State Housing Authority. The law sets no fi…
- Growth areas must allow denser housing: benefit, low. Counties and municipalities must allow varied housing in growth areas, including townhouses, apartments, multifamily homes, and mixed-use housing. Local size, layout, and design rules must reasonably accommodate these homes and encourage compact, walkable, transit-supportive development. Growth are…
- Counties must coordinate development traffic reviews: cost, low. Each county must establish a traffic-analysis agreement with the transportation department by June 30, 2027. The county must approve it by resolution or ordinance. Agreements cover zoning applications, new road access tied to development, and other covered approvals before county decisions. Reviews…
- Developers pay required road improvement costs: cost, low. Developers remain responsible for road work directly serving their sites, including required auxiliary lanes. The transportation department can require entrance or frontage changes for safety, with the developer paying. Added payments apply when a traffic study requires off-site work beyond site ac…
- Higher development surcharge funds community programs: cost, low. The law raises the surcharge on transportation impact fees from 1% to 2% of the fee due. Developments that owe the fee also pay this surcharge. The transportation department sends collections quarterly to the Office of Management and Budget. At the Governor's direction, the money is divided among f…
- New development fees with growth limits: mixed, low. By January 1, 2027, Delaware's transportation department must establish county-based transportation impact fees for new development that adds vehicle trips. The fees apply inside and outside designated growth areas, but exclude established local or regional Transportation Improvement Districts. Fee…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William Bush (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alonna Berry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael F. Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: DeShanna U Neal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sophie Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-30 | Senate | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-18 | House | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 39 | 1 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-07-13: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2026-06-25: Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-06-24: Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-06-24: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-06-18: Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-06-18: Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT (House)
- 2026-06-16: Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits (House)
- 2026-06-10: Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House (House)
- 2026-06-10: was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 450 (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-06-10: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143497&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=143497&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB450-153 (as of 2026-10-12).