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HA5TOHB241 • 2025

This amendment requires a taxpayer to be current in payment of real estate taxes and fees owned the county for prior years to be eligible to enter into a payment plan.

This amendment requires a taxpayer to be current in payment of real estate taxes and fees owned the county for prior years to be eligible to enter into a payment plan.

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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
Dukes
Last action
2025-08-12
Official status
Defeated 8/12/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was defeated by the House (15 YES, 24 NO), so these rules do not apply in reality.

Amendment on Real Estate Tax Payment Plans

This amendment would have required taxpayers to pay all past real estate taxes and fees owed to the county before they could join a new payment plan.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires taxpayers to be current in paying all real estate taxes and fees owned by them to the county.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Taxpayers who want to enter into a payment plan for real estate taxes

Limits and Unknowns

  • The amendment was defeated by the House and did not become law.
  • No effective date is listed because the bill failed in the legislature.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2025-08-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 24 NO 2 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

This amendment requires a taxpayer to be current in payment of real estate taxes and fees owned the county for prior years to be eligible to enter into a payment plan.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Dukes

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 5

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 241

AMEND House Bill No. 241 by inserting after line 32 and before line 33 the following”

“

(c) The taxpayer is current in payment of all real estate taxes and fees owned by that taxpayer to the county.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment requires a taxpayer to be current in payment of real estate taxes and fees owned the county for prior years to be eligible to enter into a payment plan.