Delaware Senate Bill 258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on May 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-17 - Reported Out of Committee (REVENUE & TAXATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act exempts from taxation by local government real property owned by the Hall Boards, Hall Corporations or Holding Companies of the Masonic Lodges in Delaware. All Lodges in Delaware are charitable organizations under federal law and raise funds for local and national charities. None of the property is held for investment purposes. Currently some Hall Boards of Masonic Lodges in Delaware are exempt from county property taxes. This will provide uniform treatment of these properties throughout the state.

An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Exemptions From Taxation For Certain Organizations.

Sen. George Bunting [D]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]
Rep. Robert Walls [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-17		Reported Out of Committee (REVENUE & TAXATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2010-06-03		Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2010-05-11		Assigned to Revenue & Taxation Committee in Senate

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Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/88216f84075e0a148525770a006c267c?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+258/$file/legis.html?open