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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF DEWEY BEACH RELATING TO THE POWER TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT A LODGING TAX."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "150"
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identifier: "SB 236"
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citation: "Delaware SB 236 (150)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ernesto B Lopez", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-06-10"
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last_action: "2020-08-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0fbb0d2-5796-4d39-a8ba-a5a4b185ccda"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48123"
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source_hash: "08aeeaf4996f6f49c225ee6679399a0bdd2987f3a81177940a730470f380e6e5"
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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 236 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF DEWEY BEACH RELATING TO THE POWER TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT A LODGING TAX.
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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.
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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=48123&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB236)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ernesto B Lopez — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-06-10** Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate `introduction`
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- **2020-06-16** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2020-06-16** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2020-06-16** Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-19** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2020-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2020-06-24** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2020-06-24** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2020-06-25** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2020-08-06** 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/c0fbb0d2-5796-4d39-a8ba-a5a4b185ccda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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