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HB109 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hensley
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
House Elections & Government Affairs 4/8/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.
  • This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 10 years instead of the current 5 year requirement.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.
This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 10 years instead of the current 5 year requirement.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Hensley & Sen. Hoffner

Reps. Hilovsky, Michael Smith, Yearick; Sen. Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 109

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 8306, Title 9 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8306. Standard of assessment; frequency of reassessment.

(b) (1) All real property must be reassessed by the county in which the real property is located at least once every

5

10

years.

(2) Each

5-year

10-year

period under paragraph (b)(1) of this section starts on the date a county board of assessment adopts a certification under § 8314 of this title reflecting the completion of a general reassessment of all real property within that county.

SYNOPSIS

This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 10 years instead of the current 5 year requirement.