An Act to Amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code Relating to School Taxes.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +8
- Latest action
- Aug 5
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Needs attention)
What it does
In 2025, the General Assembly passed House Bill No. 242 (now found at Chapter 135, Volume 85 of the Laws of Delaware), allowing school districts located entirely in New Castle County to use different tax rates for residential and non-residential properties. This Act amends the Delaware Code to continue the authority for non-vocational technical school districts in New Castle County to utilize a residential and non-residential tax rate for school tax purposes. Such a split rate may be established or adjusted in the year after a general reassessment or as part of a referendum. The rate must be uniform for each class of property. Under this Act, the non-residential rate must be at least equal…
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Who is involved
- Bryan TownsendLead sponsor
- Bryant L. RichardsonLead sponsor
- Claire Snyder-HallLead sponsor
- Cyndie RomerLead sponsor
- Eric MorrisonLead sponsor
- John "Jack" WalshLead sponsor
Sponsors
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