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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 159: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 159 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. Primary sponsor: Kim Williams (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Jack Walsh (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Debra HeffernanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Jack WalshPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Nnamdi ChukwuochaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tizzy LockmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Josue OrtegaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Ed OsienskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Nicole PooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Bryant RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Mike SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source