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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO DECLARE THE 2022 DELAWARE RELIEF REBATES AS QUALIFIED DISASTER PAYMENTS."
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description: "This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "HB 25"
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citation: "Delaware HB 25 (152)"
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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", "Bryan Townsend", "Bryant L. Richardson", "Daniel B. Short", "David P. Sokola", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Lyndon D. Yearick", "Michael F. Smith", "Michael Ramone", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Richard G. Collins", "Russell Huxtable", "Ruth Briggs King", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sarah McBride", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby", "Trey Paradee", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-12-15"
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last_action: "2023-01-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff0ddf74-8bdb-4a0f-8b54-77f6bc381b52"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=129898"
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source_hash: "80c1336c02fea37093cc9d604b90d1fdfce574e61f3e8ebb6bbe10dd7a37cebe"
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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 25 (152) — AN ACT TO DECLARE THE 2022 DELAWARE RELIEF REBATES AS QUALIFIED DISASTER PAYMENTS.
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This legislation establishes that a relief rebate issued under the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program during the period that the federal major disaster declaration exists for the State of Delaware is intended to be a qualified disaster relief payment under § 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. It further provides that the State makes no representations or warranties to recipients regarding the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program and that civil actions of any nature and claims for any form of economic entitlement including but not limited to damages are prohibited with respect to this legislation. This legislation is effective as of the date on which the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program was enacted.
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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=129898&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB25)
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## Votes
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- SM — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
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- Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
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- Michael Ramone — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Richard G. Collins — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Ruth Briggs King — primary (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-12-15** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-11** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-12** Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-01-12** Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-18** Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-18** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-01-19** 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/ff0ddf74-8bdb-4a0f-8b54-77f6bc381b52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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