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Delaware lawmakers return to Legislative Hall in Dover on Tuesday, picking up where they left off at the end of June. Lawmakers have frequented Dover after the end of session more often this year than in years past. They entered into a couple of special sessions to deal with high property tax bills and protecting corporate tax revenue from federal tax code changes and held a series of hearings on property reassessments.
Changes likely to how property reassessments are done
State lawmakers are likely to introduce more bills designed to make the property tax reassessment process go more smoothly in the future. They could also consider school district-related changes, such as changing how the school referendum system works. Districts are allowed to call for a referendum vote to raise additional revenue for expenses. State law also allows districts to realize a 10% increase after reassessments.
Legislators passed a package of bills in an August 2025 special session aimed at addressing the anger of New Castle County residents, who denounced increases of thousands of dollars in county and school taxes in some cases after property values were reassessed for the first time in decades…