DE HB440

Adds "housing status" as a protected characteristic in Delaware employment discrimination law, defined as an individual, family, or youth's overnight residence regardless of permanence or habitability.

Prohibits discrimination based on housing status in hiring, firing, compensation, terms and conditions of employment across all employment sectors covered by Delaware law.

Extends housing status protections to apprenticeship and training programs, labor organizations, employment agencies, and joint labor-management committees.

Applies housing status protections to professional licensing boards and activities in podiatry, chiropractic, medicine, and funeral services.

Includes housing status protections in state civil service employment and public works contracts financed by state appropriations.