Delaware · House Bill 25 · 152nd General Assembly

Qualified Disaster Relief Payment/IRS

  1. Introduced Dec 15, 2022
  2. In committee Dec 15, 2022
  3. Passed the House Jan 12, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate Jan 18, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jan 19, 2023

What it does

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

This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief…

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This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT37–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 8 Republicans.

All 16 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.