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HB 214 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISABLED VETERANS’ SCHOOL TAX CREDIT.

Summary
This Act creates the Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief and Education Fund. Pursuant to this legislation, school districts are authorized to create a credit against school taxes for up to the full amount of school tax liability for property owned by a veteran with a 100% disability rating who is domiciled in this state. The full amount of such credit will be reimbursed by a transfer from the State’s General Fund to the County Receiver for distribution to such school districts. It has a delayed effective date to allow for implementation of the program.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Jun 3, 2021 Signed Aug 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · House Jun 23, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 30, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Aug 10, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 29, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 214 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 214 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 8 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced
Re-Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
8 primary · 28 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
P
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
P
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Bryan Shupe
Bryan Shupe
RRepublican
DE
36
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
Co
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6