DE HB 460
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 460 pass?
Yes. DE HB 460 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-23): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 460 about?
This Act updates the Delaware Code section that requires municipalities in New Castle County to submit permit data to the County government. The Act clarifies that such information should be submitted monthly in a manner prescribed by the County and that only closed permits where a certificate of occupancy has issued should be reported. If a municipality fails to timely report permit data it must submit a report to the County and the General Assembly detailing the reason for the omission, what steps are being taken to address the problem, and when the information will be submitted. This permit data is necessary for the County to ensure the accuracy of property assessments.
Who sponsors DE HB 460?
Spiros Mantzavinos, Russell Huxtable, Josue O Ortega and 9 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 460.
Description
This Act updates the Delaware Code section that requires municipalities in New Castle County to submit permit data to the County government. The Act clarifies that such information should be submitted monthly in a manner prescribed by the County and that only closed permits where a certificate of occupancy has issued should be reported. If a municipality fails to timely report permit data it must submit a report to the County and the General Assembly detailing the reason for the omission, what steps are being taken to address the problem, and when the information will be submitted. This permit data is necessary for the County to ensure the accuracy of property assessments.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-04
- Latest action
- 2026-07-23 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- Brian Pettyjohnprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Trey Paradeeprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Cyndie Romerprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-23
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
passage
2026-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-16
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-16
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-04
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
SM
2026-06-16 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: other
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
SM
2026-06-30 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: other
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
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