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

SB 176: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES.

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

SB 176 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on June 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES. Primary sponsor: Russ Huxtable (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), Jeff Hilovsky (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 3, 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 allows Sussex County to apply an impact fee to building permits within the respective school district for the purpose of collecting funding for the local share of school capital construction programs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Russ HuxtablePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Brian PettyjohnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Claire Snyder-HallPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Jeff HilovskyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Stephanie BoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Bryan ShupeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36

“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 House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 VACANT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Housing Committee in House
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

Sources

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