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SB230 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBPOENA POWER.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBPOENA POWER.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
SS 1 for SB 230 - Signed by Governor
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 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBPOENA POWER.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBPOENA POWER.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBPOENA POWER.
  • This Act defines, for purposes of this section, “county authority” as the Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Finance, the Director of the Department of Finance of Kent County, and the Finance Director of Sussex County.
  • This Act expressly authorizes the county authority to compel the production of testimony and documentary evidence whenever a county relies upon, or defends its reliance upon, the income approach or cost comparison approaches to assess the fair market value of real property.
  • This Act permits the enforcement of subpoenas by order of the Superior Court and permits use of the court’s contempt powers.

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. 2026-03-12 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-03-11 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 1 NO 3 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  3. 2026-03-10 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  4. 2026-03-10 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT

  5. 2026-03-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 230

  6. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits

  7. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 230

  8. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 230

  9. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  10. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 1 NO 4 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  11. 2026-01-22 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 230 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  12. 2026-01-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  13. 2026-01-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBPOENA POWER.
This Act defines, for purposes of this section, “county authority” as the Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Finance, the Director of the Department of Finance of Kent County, and the Finance Director of Sussex County.
This Act expressly authorizes the county authority to compel the production of testimony and documentary evidence whenever a county relies upon, or defends its reliance upon, the income approach or cost comparison approaches to assess the fair market value of real property. This Act permits the enforcement of subpoenas by order of the Superior Court and permits use of the court’s contempt powers. This Act equates a corporate or business entity’s non-compliance with an order enforcing a subpoena under this section to abuse or misuse of corporate powers sufficient to permit the Attorney General to commence proceedings to revoke a corporate charter pursuant to Title 8 of the Delaware Code.