AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX RETURN.
Summary
Currently there are 17 "check-boxes" on the Delaware personal income tax return where taxpayers may designate a portion of their refund or send additional money with their payment due to be credited as a charitable donation to various organizations. The number of organizations has continued to grow over the years without any charities being removed. As a result, a relatively stable total amount of donations is being spread across a larger number of causes, reducing the utility for any single charity and increasing the administrative burden on the Division of Revenue. This bill eliminates the two lowest grossing charitable funds - for the US Olympic Committee and for the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund, and replaces them with Funds for the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children and the United Way of Delaware. It also adds a provision to the code capping the number of permissible charity check-offs on the return at 21.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2018
Signed into Law
Oct 2018
Introduced May 9, 2017
Signed Oct 1, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2018 · House Jun 29, 2017
How they voted
20–1
Passed
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Oct 1, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
upper
Jun 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jul 12, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 163 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 163 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 163 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 163 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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