A flurry of bills were filed at Legislative Hall earlier this week, including one measure that would void current tax bills with new bills reflecting figures before reassessment.
A special session of the General Assembly has been called for Aug. 12 to deal with the recent reassessment that led to big residential property tax increases, primarily in New Caatle County.
The bill voiding current tax bills was sponsored by Madinah Wilson-Anton, D-Bear., It appears that taxpayers in Wilson Anton's district would still be subject to a 10% property tax increase from the Christina School District. The Appoquinamink School District in southern New Castle County also added a 10% tax hike.
The bill would also extend the payment deadline for property taxes and refund taxpayers who aleady made a full payment.
Other bills from Wilson-Anton would allow property tax payments to be made on a quarterly or monthly basis and exempt homeowners from legal action while the state and county deal with reassessment issues. Yet another measure from Wison Anton would ask Public Education Funding Commission to come up with an equitable property tax system.
Anton Wilson's bills would appear to come with issues that include expenses to counties in reissuing bills.
A bill from State Rep. Kim Williams, D-Newport/Stanton with more co-sponsors than Wilson Anton's bills would allow any school district located in New Castle County to reset its tax rates for the 2025-2026 tax year and to reissue a tax warrant using different residential and non-residential tax rates.
The bill would credit downward changes to future property tax bills unless the taxpayer requests a refund.
A bill filed last year, sponsored by State Rep. Michael Smith, R-Newark with follow Republicans as co-sposnors, would remove the up to 10% increase in school property taxes allowed after reassessment.
Below are links to bills that were introduced after the Legislative session concluded.
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