Bill Text: DE HB278 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Taxes.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-27 - Reported Out of Committee (REVENUE & TAXATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits [HB278 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2011-HB278-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. D. Short & Sen. Bunting & Sen. Lawson;
	Reps. Lavelle, Hudson, Kenton, Manolakos, Miro, Willis, Wilson, Q. Johnson; Sens. Booth, Peterson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 278

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE TAXES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §545(b)(1), Title 30 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:

(b) Definitions. -- For purposes of this section:

(1) "Claimant agency" means:

a. Any department or agency of the State, including the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and Delaware Technical and Community College, but not school districtsany political subdivision and school district of this State, with respect to any debt owed to it; and

SYNOPSIS

This bill allows school taxes and property taxes to be collected by tax intercept.The current law specifically prohibits school taxes from being collected by tax intercept.Currently millions of dollars of property taxes are owed by homeowners and such taxes are difficult to collect.

Tax intercept programs have been successful in collecting child support and other obligations owed the State and will help collections for education and other taxes.