# Delaware HB 296: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

Delaware HB 296, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-24 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware HB 296
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-06-24, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (58 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Taxpayers face six years for large understatements: cost, low. Delaware can assess additional income tax within six years after a return is filed when a calculation misstatement substantially understates tax. The understatement must exceed 25% of the tax stated on the return. For license fees or taxes under Part III of Delaware’s tax code, the same threshold t…
- Businesses face shorter tax challenge deadlines: cost, low. The law defines trust fund taxes as taxes collected and sent to Delaware by a third party for another legally liable entity. Covered charges include 988 and E911 surcharges, HSCA tax, lessee tax, lodging tax, marijuana tax, and public utility tax. The list also includes scrap tire fees, short-term…
- Business license details lose tax privacy: mixed, low. The law removes tax-return privacy protections from information printed on current or former licenses that Delaware requires businesses to display. It also removes those protections from the license holder’s name and mailing address. This allows disclosure as otherwise permitted by law, but does no…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William J. Carson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-16 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-06-24: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT (House)
- 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee (Revenue & Finance) in House with 8 On Its Merits (House)
- 2026-03-05: Introduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142880&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related bills

- HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed)
- SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed)
- HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed)
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed)

## Sources
- [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142880&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related
- [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153)
- [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153)
- [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153)
- [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153)
- [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153)
- [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB296-153 (as of 2026-10-19).