# Delaware HS 1 for HB 55: AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MILITARY STATUS. Delaware HS 1 for HB 55, AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MILITARY STATUS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-23 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB55-153 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HS 1 for HB 55 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MILITARY STATUS. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-15 - Last action: 2025-07-23, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Service access protections for military households: benefit, medium. Delaware businesses and facilities covered by public-accommodation law cannot deny services or privileges because of military status. This protects service members, reservists, veterans, and servicemembers’ dependents. Covered businesses also cannot publish messages saying they will deny access or… - Insurance protections for military households: benefit, medium. Delaware-licensed insurers cannot discriminate against insured service members, reservists, veterans, or servicemembers’ dependents because of military status. The ban covers policy writing, customer classifications, statements, ads, and discriminatory premium or policy-value calculations. The Insu… - Housing protections for military households: benefit, medium. Delaware bans housing discrimination against service members, reservists, veterans, and servicemembers’ dependents, including in senior rental units. Landlords cannot deny rentals, cancel leases, or charge higher rent because of military status. Protections also cover home sales, housing terms, ads… - Charter admission protections for military families: benefit, medium. Delaware charter schools cannot discriminate in admissions because of a student’s military status. This includes students who are service members, reservists, veterans, or servicemembers’ dependents. The charter-school race definition also includes hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as br… - State job protections for military households: benefit, medium. Delaware bans military-status discrimination in state classified-service jobs, which are covered by the state’s personnel system. This protects service members, reservists, veterans, and servicemembers’ dependents in hiring, promotions, demotions, dismissal, and other treatment. The law also bars f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Bush (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debra Heffernan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Josue O Ortega (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-30 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-07-23: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2025-06-24: Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT (House) - 2025-05-23: Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-04-15: Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 55, and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-04-15: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142125&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 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - 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) - 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=142125&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 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [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) - [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-HS1FORHB55-153 (as of 2026-10-19).