HB 360 DE

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The Act, which shall be known as the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program, creates a “relief rebate” which is a one-time direct payment of $300 per Delaware resident taxpayer. This relief is intended to help Delawareans grappling with significant inflation at the grocery store and gas pump. Payment of the $300 will be made by the Delaware Department of Finance to resident individual income taxpayers who filed a 2020 personal income tax return. This payment will be made to each taxpayer, including those who jointly filed. No action on the part of a taxpayer is required to receive the $300. In order to quickly provide this payment to Delaware taxpayers, provisions pertaining to tax intercepts by other government entities and Delaware State agencies shall not apply. The amount received by individual taxpayers will not be subject to Delaware income taxes. Any written protest for the disallowance of the payment of the $300 relief rebate under this Act shall be processed consistently with existing provisions in Title 30. Records of the Department with respect to the provisions of this Act are subject to existing protections from disclosure under Delaware laws. A timely filed tax return includes extensions. This Act also temporarily suspends the limitation on refunds of taxes under Title 29 of the Code until DEFAC refund estimates include the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. Costs associated with the administration and issuance of payments under this Act will be funded by delinquent tax revenue authorized to be retained by the Department of Finance in the annual budget act. Finally, this Act requires the Department of Finance to establish a process to provide the relief rebate to resident adults who did not file a 2020 state income tax return by identifying adult residents through existing databases held by other state agencies, such as the Division of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Finance will then work with the Department of Technology and Information to implement a process by which eligible residents who have not been identified by other means can apply for and receive the relief rebate, subject to verification of their identity and eligibility.

• Valerie Longhurst · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
• Gerald W. Hocker Republican · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• John L. Mitchell · primary
• Daniel B. Short Republican · primary
• Timothy D. Dukes Republican · primary

1. Apr 1, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
2. Apr 6, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 Favorable · lower
3. Apr 7, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 360 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
4. Apr 7, 2022 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
5. Apr 7, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 360 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
6. Apr 7, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 3 NO 3 ABSENT · lower
7. Apr 7, 2022 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
8. Apr 13, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · upper
9. Apr 13, 2022 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
10. Apr 14, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
11. Apr 14, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
12. Apr 14, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive