Bill Sponsor
Delaware Senate Bill 116
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Right Of Redemption.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Jul 1, 2026
First Action
Jun 17, 2025
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
116
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Unknown
Sarah McBride
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
This Act allows tenants who are being evicted for failure to pay rent to remain in their homes if they pay all amounts owed prior to being evicted. It also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Drafting Manual. This Substitute differs from the original Act by incorporating the changes from Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 116 which includes the following changes: - Increased the time from 12 to 24 months for the lookback period for restricting the number of times the right of redemption is available to a tenant. - Puts a requirement to proactively file with the court a request for a stay of the writ if payment is made after the writ of possession has been posted. - Makes clear that payment after posting of the writ only stays the writ until the payment has cleared and dismissal is not required until such time. This Substitute also adds the following changes based on further input from stakeholders: - Makes it clear that this Act only applies to evictions based on failure to pay rent. - Clarifies that any rent that is due under the terms of the lease must also be paid, in addition to any demanded past due and per diem rent, for redemption to apply. - Adds language that the landlord may restrict any payments to methods accepted under the terms of the lease, and the landlord may further restrict any payments made after judgment is entered to certified checks or money orders.
Actions (11)
07/01/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING
06/30/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
06/30/2026
House
Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
06/30/2026
Senate
Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
06/30/2026
House
Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
04/14/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
03/19/2026
House
Assigned to Housing Committee in House
03/18/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
03/18/2026
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
03/17/2026
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
06/17/2025
Senate
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 116
Sources
Record Created
Apr 28, 2025 10:09:47 PM
Record Updated
Jul 1, 2026 1:32:19 PM