Delaware · House Bill 159 · 153rd General Assembly

Counties/Reassessment/Exemptions/Modify

  1. Introduced May 13, 2025
  2. In committee May 13, 2025
  3. Passed the House May 22, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 12, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 13, 2025

What it does

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

This Act gives a county, upon a county-wide reassessment of real property under § 8306(b) of Title 9, the authority to adopt an ordinance modifying the school property tax exemption amounts that were put in place on or before January 1, 1998. In doing so, this Act protects seniors and individuals with disabilities from significant school tax increases related to county-wide reassessments of property values.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits · House Education
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT35–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Education
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT19–0 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 11 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

All 11 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.