HB 255

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House Nov 13, 2025
  • Passed House Nov 13, 2025
  • Passed Senate Nov 19, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Nov 19, 2025

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Corporate And Personal Income Tax.

Abstract

This Act decouples select provisions of Delaware’s tax code from provisions of Public Law 119-21, also known as the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). Absent legislative action, most provisions of federal tax law are automatically incorporated into Delaware’s tax law. This Act does not eliminate depreciation of property or expensing, but instead modifies the timing of deductions that were impacted by the OBBBA. For corporations taxed as separate entities, commonly called “C corporations,” this Act does the following: (1) Continues expensing provisions for domestic research and experimental expenditures made after December 31, 2021, but on or before December 31, 2025, under the provisions in place before the OBBBA. (2) Decouples from the OBBBA provision for full expensing of certain business property acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025. (3) Decouples from the special depreciation allowance for qualified production property. For individuals with business income such as an S corporation or a partnership, the following changes are made to Delaware’s personal income tax code, beginning January 1, 2026: (1) Decoupling from the OBBBA allowance for full expensing for certain business property acquired and placed in service after December 31, 2025. (2) Decoupling from the special depreciation allowance for qualified production property acquired and placed in service after December 31, 2025.

Bill Sponsors (16)

Votes


Nov 19, 2025

Nov 13, 2025

Actions


Nov 19, 2025

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Executive

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT

Nov 13, 2025

House

Amendment HA 3 to HB 255 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 255 - Stricken in House

House

Amendment HA 2 to HB 255 - Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

House

Amendment HA 3 to HB 255 - Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 3 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

House

Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 13 NO 2 ABSENT

Senate

Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Executive

Nov 12, 2025

House

Amendment HA 2 to HB 255 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 255 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Nov 07, 2025

House

Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Administration

Nov 05, 2025

House

Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Administration

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
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HA 2 to HB 255 HTML PDF
HA 3 to HB 255 HTML PDF

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