# Delaware SB 56: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS. Delaware SB 56, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-09-03 (SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB56-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SB 56 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-09-03, SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Keep leased homes after death: benefit, medium. This would have let a manufactured-home lot lease transfer automatically to a buyer, heir, or the estate. A community owner could not end a lease just because a tenant died, including when the last tenant died. The bill would have required at least 90 days before a possession (eviction) case and le… - New sale rules for manufactured homes: mixed, medium. This would have required sellers to give the community owner at least 21 days' written notice before a covered sale and named buyer. The owner could buy the home for 110% of the contract price, had 7 days to accept, and would pay a 5% nonrefundable deposit and settle within 14 days. If the owner de… - Tenant damages and owner purchase rules: mixed, medium. This would have let a tenant or former tenant seek actual damages for covered willful conduct and, if a court found a willful violation, recover three times actual damages or three times monthly rent, whichever is higher, plus reasonable court costs. The bill would also have removed a prior rule th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William J. Carson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sherae'a Moore (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David L. Wilson (Republican), Senate ## Actions (9) - 2025-09-03: SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-26: SS 2 for SB 56 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT (House) - 2025-06-17: SS 2 for SB 56 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 8 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-06-12: SS 2 for SB 56 - Assigned to Housing Committee in House (House) - 2025-06-12: SS 2 for SB 56 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT (Senate) - 2025-06-11: SS 2 for SB 56 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Substituted in Senate by SS 2 for SB 56 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 56 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141856&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=141856&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-SB56-153 (as of 2026-10-12).