2025HB 245

Limitation on School Property Tax Increases After Reassessment

2025 - Delaware House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill would have removed the ability of Delaware public school districts to raise property taxes by up to 10% following a general reassessment, effectively capping annual school tax increases. CPAC supports this bill because it limits government taxation, protects taxpayers from large, unexpected property tax hikes, and enforces fiscal restraint at the local level. The House defeated the bill on August 13, 2025, by a vote of 15 yeas to 6 nays but 21 yeas were required to reach a majority.

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Legislators · 41

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Stephanie Bolden DE	Democrat	11%	Did Not Vote
Frank Burns DE	Democrat	10%	Did Not Vote
William Bush DE	Democrat	26%	Did Not Vote
William Carson DE	Democrat	28%	Did Not Vote
Nnamdi Chukwuocha DE	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Richard Collins DE	Republican	87%	Conservative
Franklin Cooke DE	Democrat	12%	Did Not Vote
Timothy Dukes DE	Republican	67%	Did Not Vote
Mara Gorman DE	Democrat	8%	Did Not Vote
Ronald Gray DE	Republican	66%	Did Not Vote
Krista Griffith DE	Democrat	11%	Did Not Vote
Kerri Evelyn Harris DE	Democrat	3%	Did Not Vote
Debra Heffernan DE	Democrat	11%	Did Not Vote
Kevin Hensley DE	Republican	50%	Conservative
Jeff Hilovsky DE	Republican	77%	Conservative
Kendra Johnson DE	Democrat	10%	Did Not Vote
Valerie Jones Giltner DE	Republican	82%	Conservative
Larry Lambert DE	Democrat	5%	Did Not Vote
Sean Lynn DE	Democrat	12%	Leftist
Melissa Minor-Brown DE	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Sherae'a Moore DE	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Shannon Morris DE	Republican	69%	Conservative
Eric Morrison DE	Democrat	6%	Leftist
DeShanna Neal DE	Democrat	3%	Did Not Vote
Josue Ortega DE	Democrat	15%	Conservative
Edward Osienski DE	Democrat	16%	Leftist
Stell Parker Selby DE	Democrat	0%	Did Not Vote
Sophie Phillips DE	Democrat	3%	Did Not Vote
Charles Postles DE	Republican	79%	Conservative
Cyndie Romer DE	Democrat	3%	Did Not Vote
Melanie Ross Levin DE	Democrat	8%	Did Not Vote
Daniel Short DE	Republican	66%	Conservative
Bryan Shupe DE	Republican	71%	Conservative
Kamela Smith DE	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Michael Smith DE	Republican	53%	Conservative
Claire Snyder-Hall DE	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Jeff Spiegelman DE	Republican	65%	Conservative
Jesse Vanderwende DE	Republican	80%	Conservative
Kimberly Williams DE	Democrat	14%	Leftist
Madinah Wilson-Anton DE	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Lyndon Yearick DE	Republican	73%	Conservative