Delaware · Senate Bill 244 · 152nd General Assembly

Lodging Tax/Allow/County/Workforce/Affordable Housing Programs

  1. Introduced Mar 21, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 21, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 17, 2024
  4. Passed the House Jun 30, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 9, 2024

What it does

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

This Act allows a county that imposes a lodging tax to spend money from that tax on workforce and affordable housing programs. This bill also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate · Senate Housing & Land Use
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Housing & Land Use
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT17–3 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
  5. SenateNot Worked in Committee
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Housing
  7. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
  8. 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: 12 Democrats, 4 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.