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HB 178 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIENS FOR TAXES ASSESSED AGAINST REAL PROPERTY.

Summary
This Act reconciles discrepancies between § 8705 of Title 9 of the Delaware Code and § 2903 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code, clarifying that all taxes assessed against real estate by Kent or Sussex Counties are governed by § 8705 of Title 9 and that the date on which Sussex County considers a tax delinquent is July 1. The Act also clarifies that the duration of a lien for municipal taxes for a municipalities in Kent and Sussex Counties is 10 years unless a period greater than 10 years is provided for in the municipality’s charter.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jun 4, 2019 Signed Feb 10, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2019

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Feb 10, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 178 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 178 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
P
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
P
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18