# Delaware HB 73: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.

Delaware HB 73, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CREDIT., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by William Bush (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB73-153
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Delaware HB 73
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
- Sponsor: William Bush (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (17 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William Bush (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel B. Short (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin S Hensley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave G. Lawson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-12 | House | Defeated (SM required) | fail | 17 | 10 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-12: Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House (House)
- 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-08-13: Motion to Suspend Rules Defeated By House. Votes: 17 YES 10 NO 12 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-12: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141933&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. (failed)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- 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)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (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=141933&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 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)
- [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)
- [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-HB73-153 (as of 2026-11-04).