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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REAL PROPERTY LIEN OF CRIMINAL-RELATED JUDGMENTS.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 22, 2022

Latest action (Oct 21, 2022) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act provides protection to homeowners from sellers that may have misled buyers (or their settlement attorneys) regarding a criminal judgment that attached to real property. It prevents innocent owners from potentially becoming a second victim by having a prior owner’s lien attach for more than 7 years after the settlement.

Sponsors (7)

6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (12)

  1. Mar 22, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · lower
  2. Apr 5, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · lower
  3. Apr 7, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 339 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  4. May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 339 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  5. May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 339 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
  6. May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 339 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
  7. May 3, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
  8. May 3, 2022 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
  9. May 6, 2022 Re-Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate · upper
  10. May 11, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · upper
  11. Jun 23, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  12. Oct 21, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive

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