DelawareFire companies and departments outside Wilmington when the law starts would get combined insurance tax shares after same-county mergers
Fire companies and departments outside Wilmington that exist when the law starts would get their combined insurance tax shares after a later merger within the same county.
What it does
Fire companies and departments outside Wilmington that exist when the law starts would receive their combined insurance tax shares if two or more later merge within the same county.
In Kent and Sussex counties, and in New Castle County outside Wilmington, insurance tax shares would be split equally among fire companies and departments that exist when the law starts.
Argument forFire companies and departments outside Wilmington that exist when the law starts might find later same-county mergers easier because the merged group would receive their combined insurance tax shares.
Argument againstFire companies and departments formed outside Wilmington after the law starts could be left out of the equal split unless they result from a covered merger.
More detail
A merged fire company or department would receive the insurance tax shares its joining groups would have received separately. This covers groups in Kent County, Sussex County, and New Castle County outside Wilmington that exist when the law takes effect. At least two covered groups must merge or consolidate within the same county. The merger or consolidation must happen after the law takes effect.
Insurance tax shares would be split equally among covered fire companies and departments. This applies in Kent County, Sussex County, and New Castle County outside Wilmington. A group must exist when the law takes effect to be counted in the equal split.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jun 17Motion to Release FailedLatest
- Jun 5Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in HouseIntroduced
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