Senate Bill 134 Summary

• Adds Chapter 78 to Title 6 of Delaware Code, establishing a "Bill of Rights for Homeless Persons" providing legal protections against discrimination based on housing status.

• Guarantees homeless persons equal rights to use public spaces, access state and municipal services, seek employment and housing, receive emergency medical care, vote, and maintain privacy in personal property and records.

• Prohibits discrimination in temporary shelter access based on race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, or housing status (except for gender or family-specific facilities or funding requirements).

• Defines "homeless" to include persons in places unfit for habitation, emergency shelters, or transitional housing; those losing housing within 14 days; unstably housed families; and domestic abuse victims without resources.

• Prohibits political subdivisions from enacting laws contrary to these protections and authorizes civil actions for violations, with courts able to award injunctive relief, actual damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees to prevailing plaintiffs.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment.