Delaware · House Bill 168 · 152nd General Assembly

Short-Term Listings/Updates

HB 168 Sponsored by Kimberly Williams Withdrawn

  1. Introduced May 18, 2023
  2. In committee May 18, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Section 1 of this bill requires every short-term listing service to obtain an occupational license and pay an annual licensing fee of $25.00. Section 2 of this bill defines short-term rental as any person who rents a bedroom or dwelling unit to overnight guests for a continuous period of 150 days or less using a short-term listing service. Short-term listing services is a person or business that facilitates or…

Read the full title (185 words)

Section 1 of this bill requires every short-term listing service to obtain an occupational license and pay an annual licensing fee of $25.00. Section 2 of this bill defines short-term rental as any person who rents a bedroom or dwelling unit to overnight guests for a continuous period of 150 days or less using a short-term listing service. Short-term listing services is a person or business that facilitates or arranges the renting of short-term rental units on a website or through other means. This bill also makes the lodging tax that applies to all hotels, motels, and tourist homes apply to short-term rentals. The bill also sets forth the obligations of a short-term rental listing service which is primarily to remit data as required by the Division of Revenue and the tax collected pursuant to the statute. Section 3 of the bill authorizes New Castle and Sussex Counties to impose a lodging tax of no more than 3 percent on short-term rentals. Section 4 applies the Act to all rent for a short-term rental after December 31, 2023 collected by a short-term rental listing service.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House · House Revenue & Finance
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Revenue & Finance
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 168
  4. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 168
  5. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 168
  6. HouseHS 2 for HB 168 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  7. HouseHS 2 for HB 168 - Passed By House. Votes: 32 YES 8 NO
  8. SenateHS 2 for HB 168 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
  9. SenateHS 2 for HB 168 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  10. SenateHS 2 for HB 168 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
  11. HS 2 for HB 168 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

All 6 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.