republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/150/sb-236.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF DEWEY BEACH RELATING TO THE POWER TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT A LODGING TAX.	This Act amends the Charter of Dewey Beach to give the Town Commissioners the authority to impose and collect a lodging tax. The new lodging tax is distinct from the existing accommodations tax. A rental property may be subject to either the accommodations tax or the lodging tax, but not both. In addition, the lodging tax may not be imposed before April 1, 2021, the initial rate may not exceed 1.5%, and the rate may not be increased by no more than .5% annually until the maximum rate, 3%, is reached.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	150	SB 236	Delaware SB 236 (150)	bill		enacted	Ernesto B Lopez Peter C. Schwartzkopf	1	10	2	2020-06-10	2020-08-06	openstates	ocd-bill/c0fbb0d2-5796-4d39-a8ba-a5a4b185ccda	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48123	08aeeaf4996f6f49c225ee6679399a0bdd2987f3a81177940a730470f380e6e5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 236 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF DEWEY BEACH RELATING TO THE POWER TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT A LODGING TAX.

This Act amends the Charter of Dewey Beach to give the Town Commissioners the authority to impose and collect a lodging tax. The new lodging tax is distinct from the existing accommodations tax. A rental property may be subject to either the accommodations tax or the lodging tax, but not both. In addition, the lodging tax may not be imposed before April 1, 2021, the initial rate may not exceed 1.5%, and the rate may not be increased by no more than .5% annually until the maximum rate, 3%, is reached.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2/3 — 41–0 (pass) · lower
• 2/3 — 21–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ernesto B Lopez — primary (person)
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2020-06-10 Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate introduction
• 2020-06-16 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2020-06-16 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2020-06-16 Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-06-19 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2020-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2020-06-24 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2020-06-24 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2020-06-25 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2020-08-06 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c0fbb0d2-5796-4d39-a8ba-a5a4b185ccda. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).