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HS1FORHB274 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.

Children Taxes
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
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.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.
  • Like House Bill No.
  • 274, House Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 274 increases the state child and dependent care expense tax credit from the current 50% match to a full 100% match with the federal child and dependent care expense tax credit.

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. 2026-03-19 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  2. 2026-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 10 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-03-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 274, and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.
Like House Bill No. 274, House Substitute for House Bill No. 274 increases the state child and dependent care expense tax credit from the current 50% match to a full 100% match with the federal child and dependent care expense tax credit. The substitute is different from House Bill No. 274 in that it makes this increase applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.