Delaware House Bill 217
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Key Surrender In Residential Leases.
Active
Passed Senate on Jun 16, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jun 17, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
217
State
Delaware
Session
153
checkPassed on May 14, 2026
Motion Text
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House Roll Call Votes
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Summary
This Act requires a lease to set forth clear procedures for the surrender of rental unit keys at the end of the rental term in residential leases, and provides default procedures for key return when there is no lease provision or other agreement.
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06/16/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
05/20/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 Favorable
05/14/2026
Senate
Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate
05/14/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
05/14/2026
House
Amendment HA 1 to HB 217 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
05/12/2026
House
Amendment HA 1 to HB 217 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/10/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
06/17/2025
House
Introduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House
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Record Created
Jun 17, 2025 6:17:43 PM
Record Updated
Jun 17, 2026 1:25:21 AM