DE SB 206
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 135 OF VOLUME 85 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAX BILLS FOR THE 2025-2026 TAX YEAR.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 206 pass?
Yes. DE SB 206 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-11-14): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 206 about?
An extension of the deadline for payment of property tax bills in New Castle County for the 2025-2026 tax year established under Chapter 135 of Volume 85 of the Laws of Delaware (House Bill No. 242, as amended by House Amendment 1, of the 153rd General Assembly) is required because property tax invoices could not be timely delivered due to subsequent, unforeseen expedited litigation before the Court of Chancery (Newark Property Association, et al. v. State of Delaware, et al., C.A. No. 2025-1031-LWW). The current deadline is November 30, 2025, however this Act changes the deadline to December 31, 2025, to ensure that taxpayers have a commercially reasonable period to review and pay property tax invoices and to help prevent the inequitable imposition of statutorily-mandated penalties and interest.
Who sponsors DE SB 206?
Russell Huxtable, Edward S. Osienski, Kerri Evelyn Harris and 9 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 206, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
An extension of the deadline for payment of property tax bills in New Castle County for the 2025-2026 tax year established under Chapter 135 of Volume 85 of the Laws of Delaware (House Bill No. 242, as amended by House Amendment 1, of the 153rd General Assembly) is required because property tax invoices could not be timely delivered due to subsequent, unforeseen expedited litigation before the Court of Chancery (Newark Property Association, et al. v. State of Delaware, et al., C.A. No. 2025-1031-LWW). The current deadline is November 30, 2025, however this Act changes the deadline to December 31, 2025, to ensure that taxpayers have a commercially reasonable period to review and pay property tax invoices and to help prevent the inequitable imposition of statutorily-mandated penalties and interest.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-04
- Latest action
- 2025-11-14 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Trey Paradeeprimary
- Brian Pettyjohnprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- S. Elizabeth Lockmanprimary
- Kimberly Williamsprimary
- Melissa Minor-Brownprimary
- Debra Heffernancosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-11-14
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-11-13
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
passage
2025-11-07
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-06
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-11-06
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-11-06
Lifted From Table in Senate
2025-11-06
Suspension of Rules in Senate
2025-11-04
Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
SM
2025-11-06 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- 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
SM
2025-11-13 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: other
- 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: other
- Timothy D. Dukes: other
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- 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.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: other
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
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