Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB90: Sussex County Vo-Tech/Remove Tax and Enrollment Limits
Status: Signed into law, September 2, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 14 of the delaware code relating to sussex county vocational-technical high school.
From the introduced text, March 20, 2025:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. Section 1. Amend § 2601, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: § 2601. Power of county vocational-technical high school districts and county vocational-technical school districts to levy taxes for school purposes [Effective until fulfillment of 80 Del. Laws, c. 19, § 2]. (a) Any county vocational-technical high school district or county vocational-technical center district may, in addition to the amounts appropriated to it by the General Assembly, levy and collect additional taxes for school purposes upon the assessed value of real estate in such district, as determined and fixed for county taxation purposes. purposes, however: (1) The amount to be raised by taxation for current expense must not exceed 26.50 cents on each $100 value of real property in Sussex County for the tax year 2021, 27.50 cents for tax year 2022, 28.50 cents for tax year 2023, 29.50 cents for tax year 2024 and all years thereafter. Section 2. Amend § 2605, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: § 2605. Enrollment in the Sussex County Vocational-Technical High School District. (a) …
Sponsors
- Daniel Short (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Timothy Dukes (R, 40)
- Brian Pettyjohn (R, 19)
- Jeff Hilovsky (R, 4)
- Shannon Morris (R, 30)
- Gerald Hocker (R, 20)
- Russ Huxtable (D, 6)
- David Wilson (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
- : Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
- : Amendment HA 1 to HB 90 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- : Amendment HA 1 to HB 90 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- : Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
- : Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
Votes
- Passed (SM) (May 22, 2025): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (April 8, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB90?
- HB90 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Sussex County Vo-Tech/Remove Tax and Enrollment Limits.
- What does HB90 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 14 of the delaware code relating to sussex county vocational-technical high school.
- What is the status of HB90?
- Signed into law as of September 2, 2025. Latest action: Signed by Governor (September 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB90?
- Daniel Short (R, 39), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB90?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141974
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