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HB 159 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Summary
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.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProtects seniors/disabled from school tax hikes via property tax exemptions, providing targeted tax relief for vulnerable groups.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 13, 2025 Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
upper
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
lower
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
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Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Josue Ortega
Josue Ortega
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
P
Photo of Melanie Ross Levin
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7