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SB 244 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Mar 21, 2024 Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Not Worked in Committee
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Housing Committee in House
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate
upper
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Bush
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Brian Pettyjohn
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Bryan Townsend
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Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
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Dave Wilson
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Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
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Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
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Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
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Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
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Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
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Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
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Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
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Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
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Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
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Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
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Tizzy Lockman
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Trey Paradee
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