Delaware bill links specific discrimination rules to broader protections

The signed bill ties rules for public activities to Delaware’s broader protections against discrimination. It covers riders, park users, jurors, students at private business and trade schools, veterans seeking burial, and applicants before four professional licensing boards.

The signed bill ties specific housing rules to Delaware’s broader fair housing protections. The rules cover rental decisions and rent, restrictions in property records, and comparable homes when manufactured home communities convert. “Familial status” means a household with children. Landlords may reserve rentals for seniors where federal and Delaware fair housing laws allow it. Those rentals must otherwise be offered without discrimination.

The signed bill ties specific job rules to Delaware’s broader protections against job discrimination. The rules cover New Castle County government jobs, state merit system workers, apprenticeships, and public works contracts. The public works contract rule applies when the state pays for all or part of the work.

The signed bill lists certain banking businesses and services among places serving the public. The businesses and services must be licensed or regulated under Delaware’s banking law. The definition excludes home sales and rentals and tourist homes with fewer than 10 rental units.