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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND QUALIFIED INVESTMENT IN BUSINESS FACILITIES."
+description: "This Act expands eligibility for the investment and employment credit against corporation income tax available under 30 Del. C. § 2011 to the operators of climate-controlled fruit or vegetable growing facilities with at least 400,000 square feet of enclosed space. Eligibility for the expanded tax credit is conditioned on a qualified investment of at least $40 million."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
+legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
+session: "152"
+identifier: "HB 219"
+citation: "Delaware HB 219 (152)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Daniel B. Short", "David L. Wilson", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "Sean Matthews", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Timothy D. Dukes", "William Bush", "William J. Carson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-06-08"
+last_action: "2023-08-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1dc494-2a9c-4065-942e-6f4663a170cf"
+source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140570"
+source_hash: "c2fc44c17f75406d5f0591afb40941c24453645c907b6e4c6dc0214f6976b650"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
+---
+
+# Delaware HB 219 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND QUALIFIED INVESTMENT IN BUSINESS FACILITIES.
+
+This Act expands eligibility for the investment and employment credit against corporation income tax available under 30 Del. C. § 2011 to the operators of climate-controlled fruit or vegetable growing facilities with at least 400,000 square feet of enclosed space. Eligibility for the expanded tax credit is conditioned on a qualified investment of at least $40 million.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140570&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB219)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
+- 2/3 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
+- Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
+- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
+- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
+- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
+- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
+- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
+- Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
+- William Bush — primary (person)
+- William J. Carson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-06-08** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2023-06-15** Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
+- **2023-06-15** Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-27** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2023-06-29** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
+- **2023-08-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e1dc494-2a9c-4065-942e-6f4663a170cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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