Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/30/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

2/26/21

S. McBride

Sen. Mantzavinos, Sturgeon
Reps. Heffernan, Wilson-Anton

Sen. Ennis, Gay, Hansen, Lockman, Paradee, Sokola, Townsend, Walsh
Reps. Baumbach, Bolden, Brady, Dorsey Walker, K. Johnson, Lambert, Mitchell, Morrison, Osienski

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS.

This Act clarifies that discrimination against any person because of religion is illegal under Chapter 45 of Title 6, the Delaware Equal Accommodations Act. Religion and religious beliefs were always intended to be protected under the Delaware Equal Accommodations Act through the word "creed" and this Act codifies that understanding, consistent with the Superior Court’s decision in Boscov’s Dep’t Store v. Jackson, 2007 Del. Super. LEXIS 37. This Act adds the term “religion” to the list of prohibited bases for discrimination and defines “religion” to include all aspects of religious observance and practice, not just belief. This Act also updates the forms of communication covered by the Delaware Equal Accommodations Act so the list includes notices or advertisements on television or the Internet. This Act is known as "The Religious Freedom for All Act". This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

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