Delaware · Senate Bill 230 · 153rd General Assembly

Subpoena Power/County Authority/Real Property/Assessment

SB 230 Sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2026
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act defines, for purposes of this section, “county authority” as the Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Finance, the Director of the Department of Finance of Kent County, and the Finance Director of Sussex County. This Act expressly authorizes the county authority to compel the production of testimony and documentary evidence whenever a county relies upon, or defends its reliance upon, the income approach…

Read the full title (147 words)

This Act defines, for purposes of this section, “county authority” as the Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Finance, the Director of the Department of Finance of Kent County, and the Finance Director of Sussex County. This Act expressly authorizes the county authority to compel the production of testimony and documentary evidence whenever a county relies upon, or defends its reliance upon, the income approach or cost comparison approaches to assess the fair market value of real property. This Act permits the enforcement of subpoenas by order of the Superior Court and permits use of the court’s contempt powers. This Act equates a corporate or business entity’s non-compliance with an order enforcing a subpoena under this section to abuse or misuse of corporate powers sufficient to permit the Attorney General to commence proceedings to revoke a corporate charter pursuant to Title 8 of the Delaware Code.

Every action

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

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  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
  3. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 230
  4. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 230
  5. SenateSS 1 for SB 230 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  1. SenateSS 1 for SB 230 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 1 NO 4 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
  2. HouseSS 1 for SB 230 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House
  3. HouseSS 1 for SB 230 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
  4. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 230
  5. HouseSS 1 for SB 230 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  6. HouseSS 1 for SB 230 - Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
  7. SenateSS 1 for SB 230 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 1 NO 3 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
  8. SS 1 for SB 230 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 13 cosponsors: 13 Democrats.

All 13 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.