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HS1FORHB376 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.

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Passed Legislature

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

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Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
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 THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.
  • This Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 376 removes provisions in the existing Town of Millville Charter that have been preempted or otherwise regulated by State law and makes technical changes.
  • The original Bill reorganizes the Town Charter’s sections into corresponding articles, adds a preamble, and modernizes wording.

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. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-06-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 5 ABSENT

  4. 2026-06-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

  5. 2026-06-04 Delaware General Assembly

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 376

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.
This Substitute for House Bill No. 376 removes provisions in the existing Town of Millville Charter that have been preempted or otherwise regulated by State law and makes technical changes.
The original Bill reorganizes the Town Charter’s sections into corresponding articles, adds a preamble, and modernizes wording. Also, the Bill removes sections related to a Town-only assessment process, given the Town’s use of county assessments and adds a property tax cap of 3% of the total assessed value in the Town. The municipal election process is amended to include an ultimate tie-breaking mechanism.