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HA1TOSB159 • 2025

This amendment provides that this Act will sunset and no longer be of force and effect beginning January 1, 2027, except with respect to conditional use applications granted, deemed approved, or applied for and therefore subject to this Act prior to that date.

This amendment provides that this Act will sunset and no longer be of force and effect beginning January 1, 2027, except with respect to conditional use applications granted, deemed approved, or applied for and therefore subject to this Act prior to that date.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Snyder-Hall
Last action
2025-06-30
Official status
Passed 6/30/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Sunset Clause for Conditional Use Permits

This amendment makes a law expire on January 1, 2027, but keeps some conditional use permits valid if they were applied for before the deadline.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes the main Act stop working after December 31, 2026.
  • Allows conditional use permits that are granted or approved by this Act to stay in effect even after January 1, 2027.
  • Keeps pending conditional use applications valid if they were applied for before December 31, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have conditional use permits granted or approved by this Act.
  • Individuals with pending conditional use applications that meet the terms of this Act and are submitted before December 31, 2026.

Terms To Know

Sunset Clause
A provision in a law that sets an expiration date for the law to end automatically unless it is renewed.
Conditional Use Permit
A special permission needed for certain types of land use or development projects, which may have specific conditions attached.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on future conditional use applications after January 1, 2027 is not clear.
  • It does not specify what happens to permits that are applied for but not granted by the deadline.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

This amendment provides that this Act will sunset and no longer be of force and effect beginning January 1, 2027, except with respect to conditional use applications granted, deemed approved, or applied for and therefore subject to this Act prior to that date.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Snyder-Hall

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 159

AMEND Senate Bill No. 159, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, by inserting the following after line 19 of Senate Bill No. 159:

“Section 3. This Act shall sunset and be of no further force and effect after December 31, 2026; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, all conditional use permits granted or otherwise deemed approved as a result of this Act prior to December 31, 2026, shall continue in full force and effect, and any pending conditional use applications that meet the terms of this Act, but not yet granted or approved, shall continue to be governed by this Act.”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment provides that this Act will sunset and no longer be of force and effect beginning January 1, 2027, except with respect to conditional use applications granted, deemed approved, or applied for and therefore subject to this Act prior to that date.