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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF LAUREL RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT."
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description: "This act amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel to allow for tax abatements for a five year period on all improvements of properties, for all zoned properties, located within the Downtown Development District and establishing the condition that all town taxes, fees, etc., are current in order to qualify for such abatement."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 32"
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citation: "Delaware HB 32 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryant L. Richardson", "Timothy D. Dukes"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-11"
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last_action: "2017-03-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1d5b7a9-2a9d-43c8-8d03-61aacae33d1a"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25380"
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source_hash: "52a2fbafc9dee64fb48fe771ec29bd4d6b33664b4e43a82b40b3be539323553e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 32 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF LAUREL RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
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This act amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel to allow for tax abatements for a five year period on all improvements of properties, for all zoned properties, located within the Downtown Development District and establishing the condition that all town taxes, fees, etc., are current in order to qualify for such abatement.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25380&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB32)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-11** Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-18** Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-01-19** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2017-01-19** Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-16** Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-21** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-03-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1d5b7a9-2a9d-43c8-8d03-61aacae33d1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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