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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY."
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description: "For purposes of clarity regarding Delaware's commitment to supporting Delawareans with disabilities, including military service-related disabilities, this Act codifies existing county-level tax exemptions. Absent this Act, Delaware will continue to be one of the only states, if not the only state, that is silent at the state level with regard to exemptions for service-related disabilities."
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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: "SB 38"
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citation: "Delaware SB 38 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryan Townsend", "Earl G. Jaques Jr."]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-21"
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last_action: "2017-08-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db40b725-9c33-42cb-84a9-e89c91367d05"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25506"
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source_hash: "ffc33234bb78bc604f4b05c7276340803175f79f0e38dc72c9e1a1a018ed25ac"
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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 SB 38 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.
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For purposes of clarity regarding Delaware's commitment to supporting Delawareans with disabilities, including military service-related disabilities, this Act codifies existing county-level tax exemptions. Absent this Act, Delaware will continue to be one of the only states, if not the only state, that is silent at the state level with regard to exemptions for service-related disabilities.
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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=25506&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB38)
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## Votes
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- SM — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Earl G. Jaques Jr. — primary (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
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- Quinton Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-21** Introduced and Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-30** Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-18** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-06-01** Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-21** Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 15 On Its Merits `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-21** Amendment HA 1 to SB 38 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-06-30** Amendment HA 1 to SB 38 - Stricken in House
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- **2017-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-08-30** 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/db40b725-9c33-42cb-84a9-e89c91367d05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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