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DE HB 463

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL SCHOOL TAXES.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Did DE HB 463 pass?

The current status of DE HB 463 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-18): Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

What is DE HB 463 about?

This Act requires modifications to exemptions from county taxation to reasonably reflect changes in property value and inflation. This Act also requires New Castle County to use the same eligibility criteria and calculation formula for exemption from school taxes that it used for county taxes in the fiscal year that began July 1, 2025.

Who sponsors DE HB 463?

Josue O Ortega, David P. Sokola, Claire Snyder-Hall and 8 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 463.

Description

This Act requires modifications to exemptions from county taxation to reasonably reflect changes in property value and inflation. This Act also requires New Castle County to use the same eligibility criteria and calculation formula for exemption from school taxes that it used for county taxes in the fiscal year that began July 1, 2025.

Introduced
2026-06-04
Latest action
2026-06-18 — Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • David P. Sokolaprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Trey Paradeeprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary
  • Michael F. Smithprimary
  • Kimberly Williamsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-18

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-18

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

    passage

  3. 2026-06-16

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-06-11

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-06-10

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 14 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-06-05

    Re-Assigned to Education Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  7. 2026-06-04

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-18 · 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: other
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • 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

Related bills

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