Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB463: Local School Taxes/Exemptions/Criteria/Updates
Status: In committee, June 18, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL SCHOOL TAXES.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 14 of the delaware code relating to local school taxes.
From the introduced text, June 4, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL SCHOOL TAXES. Section 1. Amend § 1902, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: § 1902. Power of district to levy taxes for school purposes. (a) Any district may, in addition to the amounts apportioned to it by the Department of Education or appropriated to it by the General Assembly, levy and collect additional taxes for school purposes upon the assessed value of all taxable real estate in the district, except any of the following: (3) a. Real estate exempt from taxation under a county ordinance adopted on or before January 1, 1998, granting, clarifying, or expanding any exemption from county taxation. Upon a county-wide reassessment under § 8306(b) of Title 9, a county shall, by subsequent county ordinance, modify these exemption amounts. amounts to reasonably reflect changes in property value and inflation. b. Beginning in the 2027 fiscal year, for school tax exemption determinations, New Castle County must use the same eligibility criteria and exemption amount used for exemption from county property taxes that was required for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2025 based on county ordinances effective at that time. SYNOPSIS This Act requires modifications to exemptions …
Sponsors
- Kimberly Williams (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Michael Smith (R, 22)
- John Walsh (D, 9)
- Frank Burns (D, 21)
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D, 1)
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17)
- Eric Morrison (D, 27)
- Cyndie Romer (D, 25)
- Rebecca Snyder-Hall (D, 14)
- Sherae'a Moore (D, 8)
- Josue Ortega (D, 3)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
- : Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
- : Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 14 On Its Merits
- : Re-Assigned to Education Committee in House
- : Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Votes
- Passed (SM) (June 18, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB463?
- HB463 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Local School Taxes/Exemptions/Criteria/Updates.
- What does HB463 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 14 of the delaware code relating to local school taxes.
- What is the status of HB463?
- In committee as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB463?
- Kimberly Williams (D, 19), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB463?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143436
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