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State Government / Delaware / Legislation / HB 240

HB 240Session 153HouseBecame law

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL AND COUNTY TAXES.

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This Act requires a county to issue a refund to a taxpayer for property tax determined to have been overpaid for that year after an assessment appeal if the amount is $50 or greater. A county may elect to refund or credit the amount against future taxes due when the overpayment is less than $50. Amounts in school taxes determined to have been overpaid by a taxpayer after an assessment appeal will be refunded by the county following the same rule.

Latest development · Aug 12, 2025

Signed by Governor

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Session
153
Introduced
Aug 7, 2025
Latest passage
Aug 12, 2025
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesEducation

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBryan Townsend
Primary sponsorDavid P. Sokola
Primary sponsorDebra Heffernan
Primary sponsorEdward S. Osienski
Primary sponsorEric Morrison
Primary sponsorJohn "Jack" Walsh
Primary sponsorKerri Evelyn Harris
Primary sponsorKimberly Williams
Primary sponsorMelissa Minor-Brown
Primary sponsorNicole Poore
Primary sponsorRay Seigfried
Primary sponsorS. Elizabeth Lockman
cosponsorClaire Snyder-Hall
cosponsorCyndie Romer
cosponsorDaniel Cruce
cosponsorDeShanna U Neal
cosponsorFrank Burns
cosponsorFranklin D. Cooke
cosponsorJosue O Ortega
cosponsorKamela T Smith
cosponsorKendra Johnson
cosponsorKrista Griffith
cosponsorLarry Lambert
cosponsorLaura V. Sturgeon
cosponsorMadinah Wilson-Anton
cosponsorMara Gorman
cosponsorMelanie Ross Levin
cosponsorNnamdi O. Chukwuocha
cosponsorSpiros Mantzavinos
cosponsorStephanie T. Bolden
cosponsorStephanie L. Hansen
cosponsorWilliam Bush
cosponsorWilliam J. Carson

Action timeline

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View full action timeline6 actions⌄
  1. Aug 12, 2025

    Signed by Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Aug 12, 2025

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT

    PassageSenate
  3. Aug 12, 2025

    Suspension of Rules in Senate

    Senate
  4. Aug 12, 2025

    Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 4 NO 2 ABSENT

    PassageHouse
  5. Aug 12, 2025

    Suspension of Rules in House

    House
  6. Aug 7, 2025

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    IntroductionReferral CommitteeHouse

Related Delaware legislation

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SB 300Updated Sep 3, 2026

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS.

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HB 94Updated Sep 3, 2026

AN ACT AMENDING TITLES 10 AND 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

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HB 425Updated Sep 2, 2026

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

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HB 223Updated Aug 31, 2026

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS CONCERNING MENSTRUAL DISORDERS.

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Source data last updated Oct 22, 2026.