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HR18 • 2025

REQUESTING THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, KENT COUNTY, AND SUSSEX COUNTY EACH STUDY, RESPECTIVELY, THE VIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR DELAWARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS.

REQUESTING THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, KENT COUNTY, AND SUSSEX COUNTY EACH STUDY, RESPECTIVELY, THE VIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR DELAWARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
S. Moore
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Out of Committee 4/22/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

REQUESTING THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, KENT COUNTY, AND SUSSEX COUNTY EACH STUDY, RESPECTIVELY, THE VIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR DELAWARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS.

REQUESTING THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, KENT COUNTY, AND SUSSEX COUNTY EACH STUDY, RESPECTIVELY, THE VIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR DELAWARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS.

What This Bill Does

  • REQUESTING THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, KENT COUNTY, AND SUSSEX COUNTY EACH STUDY, RESPECTIVELY, THE VIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR DELAWARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS.
  • This Resolution requests that each of the counties in this State study, respectively, the viability of implementing a property tax freeze for Delaware residents who are seniors and meet household income thresholds that each county establishes.
  • This Resolution includes a model for the counties to consider in creating property tax freezes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits

  2. 2025-08-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Official Summary Text

REQUESTING THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, KENT COUNTY, AND SUSSEX COUNTY EACH STUDY, RESPECTIVELY, THE VIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR DELAWARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS.
This Resolution requests that each of the counties in this State study, respectively, the viability of implementing a property tax freeze for Delaware residents who are seniors and meet household income thresholds that each county establishes. This Resolution includes a model for the counties to consider in creating property tax freezes.