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HA2TOHB241 • 2025

This Amendment authorizes all 3 counties to accept tax payments on a quarterly or monthly basis.

This Amendment authorizes all 3 counties to accept tax payments on a quarterly or monthly basis.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Wilson-Anton
Last action
2025-08-12
Official status
Stricken 8/12/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not mention removing restrictions for New Castle County, so this claim was removed.

Allowing Counties to Accept Quarterly and Monthly Tax Payments

This amendment lets three counties in Delaware accept tax payments from people who own property, either every quarter or every month.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the receiver of taxes and county treasurer or director of finance to accept real estate tax payments on a quarterly basis.
  • Allows the same officials to also accept these payments monthly.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own property in Delaware's three counties.
  • The receiver of taxes and county treasurers or directors of finance in those counties.

Terms To Know

Quarterly
Every three months, four times a year.
Monthly
Once every month.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was stricken in the House on August 12, 2025, so it did not become law.
  • It is unclear if and when similar legislation might be introduced again.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2025-08-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Stricken in House

Official Summary Text

This Amendment authorizes all 3 counties to accept tax payments on a quarterly or monthly basis.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Wilson-Anton

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 241

AMEND House Bill No. 241 between lines 49 and 50 by inserting the following:

“Section 4. Amend § 8603, Title 9 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8603.

Quarterly payments.

Tax payments.

The receiver of taxes and county treasurer or director of finance of any county may accept payment of all taxes due and payable on real estate on a quarterly

or monthly

basis.

This section shall not apply with respect to New Castle County.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 241 on line 50 between “Section” and “enactment” by deleting “4. This Act expires 3 years after its” and inserting in lieu thereof “5. Sections 1 through 3 of this Act expire 3 years after”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment authorizes all 3 counties to accept tax payments on a quarterly or monthly basis.