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HA7TOHB241 • 2025

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

This Amendment authorizes all 3 counties to accept tax payments on a quarterly or more frequent 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
Passed 8/12/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text shows this is House Amendment No. 7 to House Bill No. 241, meaning it modifies another bill rather than standing alone.

Amendment Allowing Quarterly Real Estate Tax Payments

This amendment changes state law so that county officials in Delaware can choose to let people pay their real estate taxes four times a year or more often.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Title 9, Section 8603 of the Delaware Code regarding tax payments.
  • Allows county treasurers or finance directors to accept quarterly or more frequent payments for all due real estate taxes.
  • Removes a previous rule that stopped New Castle County from using this payment option.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County receivers of taxes, county treasurers, and directors of finance in Delaware counties.
  • Property owners who pay real estate taxes to any of the three Delaware counties.

Terms To Know

Quarterly
Happening four times a year or once every three months.
Real estate taxes
Fees paid to the government based on owning land or buildings.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not state when this law officially takes effect.
  • County officials may choose whether or not to accept these payment schedules; they are not required to do so.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Wilson-Anton

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 7

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 more frequent

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 more frequent basis.