# Delaware SB 176: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES.

Delaware SB 176, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Russell Huxtable (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-03 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 176
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Last action: 2025-09-03, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (56 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sussex County permits can carry surcharges: cost, medium. Sussex County Council sets building-permit fees. The county can also add an optional surcharge of up to 1.25% of the construction value on permit applications. This money funds only the local share of school construction certified as necessary by Delaware's Secretary of Education. No surcharge appl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephanie  T. Bolden (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryan W. Shupe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 38 | 2 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Passed (3/4 required) | pass | 18 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-09-03: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-17: Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-12: Assigned to Housing Committee in House (House)
- 2025-06-12: Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-06-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142433&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 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=142433&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-SB176-153 (as of 2026-10-12).