Daily Report for 11/13/2025

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BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SB 206SignedWalshAn extension of the deadline for payment of property tax bills in New Castle County for the 2025-2026 tax year established under Chapter 135 of Volume 85 of the Laws of Delaware (House Bill No. 242, as amended by House Amendment 1, of the 153rd General Assembly) is required because property tax invoices could not be timely delivered due to subsequent, unforeseen expedited litigation before the Court of Chancery (Newark Property Association, et al. v. State of Delaware, et al., C.A. No. 2025-1031-LWW). The current deadline is November 30, 2025, however this Act changes the deadline to December 31, 2025, to ensure that taxpayers have a commercially reasonable period to review and pay property tax invoices and to help prevent the inequitable imposition of statutorily-mandated penalties and interest. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 135 OF VOLUME 85 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO THE DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAX BILLS FOR THE 2025-2026 TAX YEAR.
HS 1 for HR 19Passed HouseOsienskiThis House Substitute for House Resolution No. 19, like the original, changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance and participation by members at a special session, so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover. Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation. The definition of “special session” in this substitute differs in that for purposes of remote participation by a member, it is only allowed “during any portion of the calendar year that does not fall between the second Tuesday in January and the first day of July.” The original House Resolution would have included a special session after 5:00 p.m. on June 30 as well. The definition of “special session” includes a convening of the General Assembly under § 16 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution. This substitute also differs from the original in that if the Speaker denies a request to participate remotely, the Speaker must include the reason for the denial in the Speaker’s written response. It also requires that a member participating remotely must appear on camera when voting or responding to an attendance roll call.AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.
HA 2 to HB 255PassedHarrisThis Amendment revises House Bill 255 for corporations taxed as separate entities, commonly called “C corporations” to limit the time interval for continuing the expensing provisions for domestic research and experimental expenditures under the provisions in place before Public Law 119-21 to a time interval ending on December 31, 2024, rather than one ending on December 31, 2025. 
HA 3 to HB 255PassedHarrisThis amendment adds a sunset for the changes to bonus depreciation in House Bill No. 255, and requires the Department of Finance to present a report regarding the actual revenue impact of this bill, as well as updates on federal law and recommendations for future tax policy at the December 2027 DEFAC meeting. The decoupling from §§ 70301 and 70307, P.L. 119-21, will sunset after the 2030 tax year. This is when the provisions of P.L. 119-21 for qualified production property are scheduled to expire under federal law. Property placed in service during the decoupling period will continue to be treated under the same schedules for depreciation after the decoupling sunsets. Property placed in service thereafter shall be treated under the then-current federal law. The research and development changes in House Bill No. 255 apply only to the 2022 through 2025 tax years, so there is no need to sunset them. This amendment is identical to House Amendment No. 1 except that it adds the requirement that copies of the Department of Finance report to DEFAC must be delivered to the Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate for distribution to all members of the General Assembly. 

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