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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME TO APPLY FOR A DOCUMENT FEE REFUND FROM 15 DAYS TO 30 DAYS."
description: "This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "152"
identifier: "SB 234"
citation: "Delaware SB 234 (152)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryan Townsend", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Edward S. Osienski", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "Sean Matthews", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby", "Stephanie L. Hansen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-06"
last_action: "2024-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38964ae8-e7a0-4331-b856-ff8deb8e515d"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140960"
source_hash: "dc5fe30c5a84a0c1badf3d2c428c08fce64f7bab7ceb6a7f809d02c02c9a6608"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
---
# Delaware SB 234 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME TO APPLY FOR A DOCUMENT FEE REFUND FROM 15 DAYS TO 30 DAYS.
This bill will extend the timeframe for a customer to apply for a document fee credit refund from 15 days to 30 days. This change will improve customer service by allowing a customer more time to submit the applicable paperwork.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140960&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB234)
## Votes
- SM — **210** (pass) · upper
- SM — **400** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-06** Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-12** Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 9 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-25** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2024-07-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38964ae8-e7a0-4331-b856-ff8deb8e515d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).