republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/hb-24.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND INCOME TAX RETURNS.	This Act creates a new charitable donation option on the Delaware income tax return. It allows taxpayers to direct a donation to the SL24: Unlocke the Light Foundation out of their state tax refund or in addition to the payment of owed tax. The Foundation works to educate the community to end the stigma, myths, and barriers surrounding mental health and to encourage productive conversations regarding mental health and wellness; provide uninsured and underinsured young people the means to get the critical and ongoing health services they need through the SL24 Mental Health Scholarship program; and provide access to trained Peer24 Team Members, Support Groups, and safe spaces like Sean’s House and Sean’s Rooms;	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	HB 24	Delaware HB 24 (152)	bill		enacted	Darius J. Brown David P. Sokola Edward S. Osienski John "Jack" Walsh Michael F. Smith Nicole Poore Paul S. Baumbach Peter C. Schwartzkopf Russell Huxtable Sherry Dorsey Walker Stell Parker Selby Valerie Longhurst William Bush	2	9	2	2024-02-29	2024-06-27	openstates	ocd-bill/a5d641f0-8a30-4f8e-ae12-b30ca1487b45	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140951	eef9cfa37928ff26b1c1f724c3d835e9ed4bd823f255c9cb591701d298a93c04	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 24 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND INCOME TAX RETURNS.

This Act creates a new charitable donation option on the Delaware income tax return. It allows taxpayers to direct a donation to the SL24: Unlocke the Light Foundation out of their state tax refund or in addition to the payment of owed tax. The Foundation works to educate the community to end the stigma, myths, and barriers surrounding mental health and to encourage productive conversations regarding mental health and wellness; provide uninsured and underinsured young people the means to get the critical and ongoing health services they need through the SL24 Mental Health Scholarship program; and provide access to trained Peer24 Team Members, Support Groups, and safe spaces like Sean’s House and Sean’s Rooms;

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
2. HA 1 to HB 24 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper
• SM — 38–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
• David P. Sokola — primary (person)
• Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
• Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
• Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
• Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
• Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
• Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
• William Bush — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-29 Introduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-03-05 Amendment HA 1 to HB 24 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-05 Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 8 Favorable committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-14 Amendment HA 1 to HB 24 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2024-03-14 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT passage
• 2024-03-14 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-03-27 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-06-11 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2024-06-27 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a5d641f0-8a30-4f8e-ae12-b30ca1487b45. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).