---
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).