Delaware · Senate Bill 25 · 152nd General Assembly

Affordable Housing Units/Construction of/Exempt/Contracts/Realty Transfer Tax

  1. Introduced Mar 21, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 21, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 18, 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 exempts contracts for the construction of affordable housing units from the 2% realty transfer tax imposed under 30 Del. C. § 5402(f).

Every action

9 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 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Housing & Land Use
  3. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 25 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 25 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  5. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House · House Revenue & Finance
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Revenue & Finance
  8. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
  9. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment SA 1 to SB 25 · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Apr 18, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Absent · 1

Amendment SA 1 to SB 25 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Apr 18, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Absent · 1

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 40–0
Jun 30, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 25 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Absent · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 11 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 12 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.