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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES."
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description: "This Act allows counties to use Realty Transfer Tax funds for recreational amenities and land preservation programs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "151"
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identifier: "HB 426"
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citation: "Delaware HB 426 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Daniel B. Short", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Timothy D. Dukes"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-05-12"
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last_action: "2022-07-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01458bd6-619a-4bda-9122-4d09d38c70b2"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109506"
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source_hash: "21f57078a59dc65b57bb659639948f4fc1bac558cd9b1dd52d55970b13b05174"
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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 426 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES.
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This Act allows counties to use Realty Transfer Tax funds for recreational amenities and land preservation programs.
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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=109506&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB426)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3/5 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
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- John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-05-12** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-05-18** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2022-05-18** Suspension of Rules in House
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- **2022-05-19** Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2022-05-19** Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-08** Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2022-06-28** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2022-07-22** 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/01458bd6-619a-4bda-9122-4d09d38c70b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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